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Institute Praises Voinovich Performance
Appraisal Bill


The Institute has praised Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) for introducing the Federal Workforce Appraisal and Management Improvement Act of 2006. The bill would mandate that employees receive a written evaluation each year linking their performance to agency strategic goals

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Feds Train to Achieve Six Sigma Results
By Sara Michael | October 3, 2005

Carl DeMaio, president of The Performance Institute, said Six Sigma's success in the private sector is a good indicator that the federal government will.

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TOUGH COMPETITION; Thousands of civilian federal employees are fighting against contractors to keep their jobs
By Jason Peckenpaugh | March 2003

Competitive sourcing is still in its infancy at civilian agencies. As of early February, none had completed a full job competition, leading some observers to call the program a failure. "Progress has been dismal," says Carl DeMaio, president of the Performance Institute, an Arlington-Va.-based think tank. But the program already is having a major effect on certain types of employees.

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OMB to Push Performance Pay Government Wide in '05
By Tim Kauffman | January 3, 2005

Civil service reform took a big step forward with the personnel management reforms Congress approved for senior executives, said Carl DeMaio, president of the Arlington, Va.-based Performance Institute, a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to improving government results.

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San Diego Playing a Blame Game;
As multiple probes of the pension crisis go forward, finger-pointing is rampant. Some observers fear that bankruptcy is possible

By E. Scott Reckard | May 1, 2005

The city has been in an utter state of paralysis for more than a year," said Carl DeMaio, president of the Performance Institute in San Diego, a nonpartisan think tank. He said his group began advising the city on how to deal with state budget cuts last year, and gradually realized the problems were far worse than described at that time.

If we don't take immediate action, the city of San Diego will be forced into bankruptcy," he said.

Fall From Frugality Puts San Diego on Fiscal Brink
By Tony Perry | August 1, 2004

We found that the emperor has no clothes," said Carl DeMaio, executive director of the San Diego-based Performance Institute, a Libertarian think tank, studying the city's budget and budgeting process.

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Fiscal Chicanery City 's Budget Practices Alarm Wall Street
Editoral Page | April 10, 2004

In a report last month, Carl DeMaio, president of The Performance Institute, a San Diego-based think tank, aptly described the sales tax accrual as "phantom" revenue.Now that Moody's Investors Service has raised the same alarm, perhaps City Hall will begin to listen.

2004 Press Releases & Media Clips

11/04

Government Computer News - Chiefs Might Change, but Management Stays the Same

11/04

GovExec.com - With Bush Victory, New Phase of Reform Effort Seen

11/04

Press Release - With $422 Billion Federal Deficit Looming, Spending Limits, Taxpayer Bills of Rights are Focus of Half-Day Summit

11/04

Press Release - Institute Applauds Congress’ Support for Competition in Government

10/04

USA Today - San Diego now 'Enron by the Sea'

09/04

Press Release - Taxpayers Shelling Out More Than $3.2 Million to Investigate City Financial Crisis

09/04

The New York Times - Sunny San Diego Finds Itself Being Viewed as a Kind of Enron-by-the-Sea

09/04

The Washington Post - Web of Financial Woes

09/04

Press Release - Environmental Program Performance Will Be Focus of Half-Day
Capitol Hill Summit

09/04

Press Release - Spending Limits, Taxpayer Bills of Rights are Focus of Half-Day Summit

09/04

Press Release - Voter Education Campaign to Focus on San Diego’s Financial Crisis

08/04

GovExec.com - OMB To Work On Capturing Potential Savings From Management Agenda

08/04

Press Release - Report Demonstrates Broad Commitment to Improving Federal Government Management

06/04

Press Release - Institute Proposes Clear Criteria for Audit of City’s Water and Sewer Funds

06/04

Press Release - 10 Citizens’ Budget Reforms Released

06/04

Press Release - GSA and Institute Award Excellence in Performance-Based Service Acquisition

05/04

Press Release - Officials and Experts to Consider Effort to Make Florida Government “Citizen-Centered”

05/04

Press Release - Schwarzenegger’s Overhaul of State Government is Focus of Public Forum

05/04

GovExec.com - Bush Administration Touts Savings From Job Competitions

05/04

Press Release - Officials and Experts to Examine Schwarzenegger’s Efforts to Overhaul State Government

04/04

Press Release - Competition Needed in California State Government (SCA-15)

04/04

Press Release - Four Local Governments Recognized for Management Excellence

04/04

Press Release - Confirmation of Administrator for Office of Federal Procurement Policy Vital for Government Efficiency and Accountability

03/04

Press Release - Congress Must Engage Before Full Results Can be Demonstrated
from GPRA

03/04

Press Release - Institute, GSA Partner to Recognize the Best in Performance-Based Service Acquisition

03/04

Press Release - City Manager Defies Mayor and Council on Budget Information Referral

03/04

Press Release - City Manager Defies Mayor and Council on Budget Information Referral (2)

03/04

Press Release - Institute to Host Hill Forum on Budgeting and Education Programs

03/04

Press Release - OPM, Energy Recognized for Excellence in Management

02/04

Press Release - Providing Performance-Based Flexibilities to Improve Recruitment in Government

02/04

Press Release - President's FY05 Budget Delivers Big Dividends on Performance Budgetingn

02/04

Press Release - President’s Budget Sends Strong Message to Conservatives

02/04

Press Release - President’s Budget Delivers Big Dividends on Performance Budgeting

02/04

GovExec.com - Program Cuts Figure Into Bush Plan to Control Deficit

02/04

GovExec.com - Lawmakers Call For Five Year Program Reviews

01/04

Press Release - Congress Refuses to Reward Federal Employees

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