Shelley Metzenbaum

Do federal grants need tweaking for better results?

The federal government spends more on grants each year than it does on procurement. Yet procurement seems to get the constant reform attention.

Management

In this March 18, 2021 photo, the White House is shown in Washington. Five White House staffers have been fired because of their past use of drugs, including marijuana. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday

Biden undoes Trump memo skeptical of agency performance metrics

Agency Oversight

The fiscal chopping block: How programs are saved, sliced in the federal budget

Budget

Agencies set 92 priority goals for final years of Obama administration

Management

Shelley Metzenbaum, President, Volcker Alliance

Federal Drive

Analysis: Cobert must avoid second term pitfalls

Management

Former OMB performance guru Metzenbaum lands new job

Management

OMB’s Metzenbaum leaves behind an invigorated performance culture

Management

Performance guru Metzenbaum leaving OMB

Management

OMB ratchets up accountability on high-priority goals

Federal Drive

Major changes to performance management in OMB budget guidance

Performance improvement has ‘turned the corner’ in government

Shelley Metzenbaum said agencies are doing a better job in setting outcome-based goals and using data to measure their progress. OPM is finalizing guidance…

Management

‘Do more with less’ lessons from Hollywood

In the Hollywood blockbuster Moneyball, Oakland A\’s general manager Billy Beane develops a new method of evaluating players and assessing overall team…

OMB wants to bring expert help to agencies

Budget

The White House and the Office of Science and Technology Policy issued an RFI on how to develop a new platform called Expert-net to solicit ideas for solving mission-critical problems.