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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.

2005 Press Releases & Media Clips
11/05

Fed Tech Magazine - Raise the Bar

11/05

Governing Magazine - PARADISE INSOLVENT

10/05

Press Release - Institute Applauds Release of National Security Personnel System Guidance

10/05

Press Release - Institute to Assess Progress of Performance Management in Government

10/05

The New York Times - THE END OF PENSIONS?

09/05

Press Release - Institute Calls on City Council to Reject Taxes and Asset Sales in Pension Solution

09/05

Federal Computer Week - 6 Strategies for Transforming Federal Hiring Practices

07/05

Washington Post - Three Mayors, One Bad Week

05/05

Press Release - Good Government Coalition Calls on Congress to Consider Program Assessments and Results Act

05/05

Union Tribune - Newcomer businessman wants a shot at fixing S.D.

05/05

Government Computer News - The lowdown on Business Case Tools

05/05

Governement Computer News - Assembling a Business Case

05/05

Washington Technology - Government Programs Drive Use of Performance-Based Management Tools

04/05

Press Release - DeMaio to Release "Financial Recovery Plan" for San Diego

04/05

Press Release - Transportation Receives Excellence in Performance Management Award from Institute

04/05

Press Release -Summit to Focus on Performance and Accountability Reforms in Federal Government

04/05

Press Release -Measurement Database and Maturity Model Launched to Improve Performance Management in Governmen

03/05

Press Release - List Reveals Excessive Compensation to San Diego City Employees

02/05

Press Release - City Busts Budget Again; $5.6 Million Spent on Federal Investigation

02/05

Press Release - President's Budget Uses Performance Budgeting to Help Make Tough Decisions

02/05

Press Release - White House Appoints Performance Institute President to the Acquisition Advisory Panel

02/05

GovExec.com - Acquisition Panel Considers Ethics In Contracting

02/05

Government Computer News - Panel Encourages Coordination In Measuring, Tracking Performance

02/05

Government Computer News - OMB Picks 14 Experts for Acquisition Panel

01/05

Press Release - City Violated Tax Code in Granting Union Presidents’ Benefits Package in 2002

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