What we measure is what we get. Measure what matters; focus on outcomes not paperwork; and reward genuine achievement not the number of pages in a report. If we can’t get the numbers right we will never understand why 45 million Americans live in poverty
Articles by DC Authors
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NYC March For Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
In Union Square a group gathered to express outrage at the shooting by Dylann Roof of nine black men and women during a bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Launching National Conversations About the Big Issues
The American people and the federal government are not having the kinds of conversations that matter. I don’t mean screaming at each other or watching people on television
On Building Partnerships Across Government Agencies
We have no mechanisms to support partnerships across agencies. Indeed, we have laws and policies that prevent cooperation even for programs where different agencies work together in the field
Safe Passing For Colibrí on the US Mexican Border
The Spanish for hummingbird is colibrí. Colibrí are an indigenous symbol for safe passing. They soar as messengers between life and death, and their hundreds of species have been found migrating across the Mexico border
Marking 9 Months of Ayotzinapa Global Action
On Friday, June 26th at 7 pm, at the Puente Blanco in Dallas — or the Continental Bridge at 1001 Continental Street Via — please join us in our monthly Global Action For Ayotzinapa!
Designing Conversations With America to Fix Government
In Conversations with America, every department and agency will re-establish their true purpose and priorities. I do not mean listening sessions. I mean the American public will drive how we define the new purpose and priorities of our government
Multiply Solutions and Find Best Practices For National Scale
The federal government is lost in the muddy swamps of bad bureaucracy where pushing paperwork overwhelms any effort to look around the country and find programs that deliver results people care about.
The 33rd Annual Art-Themed Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Tens of thousands came out, as they usually do, for the 33rd Annual Mermaid Parade at Coney Island, despite the March-like weather, dressed in their mermaid, pirate and jelly fish best!
5 Strategies to Cut One Trillion Dollars of Government Waste
5 strategies can cut one trillion dollars of waste from our inefficient bureaucracies: Require Accountability, Eliminate Duplication, Stop Funding Stupid, Eliminate Fraud and Require Financial Responsibility at the Pentagon.