Data and Grants: Patterns and Performance
The ability to identify and communicate patterns—through performance measurement in grants work—is an essential skill in an environment of limited resources for policy implementation.
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Five Months Until the DATA Act Deadline: An Implementation Update
On December 8, 2016, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing entitled “DATA Act Implementation Check-in.” The Subcommittee heard from representatives from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and three Federal agencies. On the same day as the hearing, the GAO released a new report, “DATA Act: OMB and Treasury Have Issued Additional Guidance and Have Improved Pilot Design But Implementation Challenges Remain,” which examined the government’s progress to meeting the law’s requirements.
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It’s About Control
I had the opportunity to spend two days with a local agency and our instructor Patrick Smith. We had a good time tackling the issues of 2 CFR 200 implementation. But we know that this agency has identified a lot of follow up tasks. Some are small, while others will require full project and communications […]
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Federal Grants in 2016 – Pulse Check
We’ve reached that point in the year when we start thinking about next year’s Federal Grants Update course. This process starts with reviewing our FGU 2016…
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Choosing the Right Consultant for the Right Results
Every now and then, I encounter professionals that appear to have a love/hate relationship with contractors and/or consultants working with organizations in…
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