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In today's Federal Newscast, A bipartisan pair of lawmakers want to give some federal employees a new retirement flexibility.
Having data behind which programs work and which don't can make some tough budget decisions at TSA go a little more smoothly.
In today's Federal Newscast, an IG report said the FBI’s current notification system lacks complete and reliable data, making it harder for the agency to determine whether all cyber-crime victims had been informed.
The Trump administration is asking for 2020 funding for IT modernization at both for governmentwide and specific agency needs.
Amid a push to make government data more accessible, the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service is moving away from structured data silos in favor of an open "data lake" approach.
While agency IT officials recognize the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and OPEN Government Data Act present opportunities to get more value out of their data, they also see challenges in preparing the workforce to manage all that data.
The new law requires agencies to appoint a chief evaluation officer, whose job will involve asking key questions about the effectiveness of agency programs, and finding ways to measure their effectiveness.
Robert Shea and Robert Hahn, members of the U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, offer six ideas for agencies to begin taking advantage of new evidence-based policymaking law.
The Office of Management and Budget says some agencies have acknowledged the administration's initiative to build evidence-based policy agendas with varying degrees of success. Agencies that have become leaders in this space are embracing employee feedback.
Among the ideas included in the Trump administration's reorganization proposal are recommendations to create a new public-private research center and move some aspects of FEMA and TSA to the Transportation Department.
NAPA and Heritage release papers promoting evidence-based policymaking while the Reason Foundation highlights the lack of public-private competition under Circular A-76.