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		<title>Government-Wide “Expert Networking” Wiki Released</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2011/01/04/government-wide-%e2%80%9cexpert-networking%e2%80%9d-wiki-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[White house Open Gov Initiative, GSA and OMB Performance Team Seek to Obtain Citizen Input Through “ExpertNet” Wiki]]></description>
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		<title>Performance bill to expand agency reporting</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2011/01/04/performance-bill-to-expand-agency-reporting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2011/01/04/performance-bill-to-expand-agency-reporting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PI Policy Director Jon Desenberg discusses on Federal News Radio how the new GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 will impact Federal agency performance reporting.]]></description>
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		<title>Listen to the PMO Podcast</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/11/19/pmo-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/11/19/pmo-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to Mark Price Perry, keynote speaker of The Strategic PMO Summit being interviewed by The Performance Institute's producer Janice Griggs.]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News: Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 Passes the House</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/11/18/telework-enhancement-act-passed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/11/18/telework-enhancement-act-passed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1722, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 with a bipartisan vote of 254 to 152. The proposed legislation grants Federal employees eligibility to telework and requires Federal agencies to establish telework policies and designate a Telework Managing Officer.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Managing the Federal Telework Process</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/11/18/managing-the-federal-telework-process/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/11/18/managing-the-federal-telework-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, you can to listen “Managing the Federal Telework Process,” a free webinar hosted by The Performance Institute, Kronos and Telework Exchange.]]></description>
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		<title>OMB Simplifying Federal Hiring Process</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/11/05/omb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/11/05/omb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal hiring process is about to become a lot easier, according to Jeffery Zients, acting chief of the Office of Management and Budget. Thanks to major efforts on behalf of the Obama administration, hiring within the government has become  profoundly more...]]></description>
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		<title>The Performance Institute Outlined in Amtrak’s Strategic Plan Evaluation Report E-10-01</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/09/20/amtrak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/09/20/amtrak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Performance Institute was quoted and cited extensively in Amtrak’s recent Strategic Plan.

The report, dated August 17, lists PI as a chief training provider for assisting Amtrak in reaching it’s strategic vision and performance objectives.]]></description>
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		<title>PI’s Senior Policy Director, Jon Desenberg, Featured on Federal News Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/09/09/pi%e2%80%99s-senior-policy-director-jon-desenberg-featured-on-federal-news-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/09/09/pi%e2%80%99s-senior-policy-director-jon-desenberg-featured-on-federal-news-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jon Desenberg, PI’s Senior Policy Director, was recently featured on the August 27th edition of Federal News Radio’s Federal News Countdown with Francis Rose. This weekly recap of the top Federal news stories featured discussions on OMB’s targets for IT improvements, computer breaches at DOD, midterm elections, former USDA official Shirley Sherrod, and more. ]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Desenberg Featured on Federal News Countdown</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/08/26/jon-desenberg-featured-on-federal-news-countdown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/08/26/jon-desenberg-featured-on-federal-news-countdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jon Desenberg, PI’s Senior Policy Director will be appearing on the Friday, August 26 edition of Federal News Radio’s <em>Federal News Countdown</em> with Francis Rose. Mr. Desenberg will be discussing the week’s most pressing news items with several subject matter experts.]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Desenberg, PI’s Senior Policy Director, Discusses Federal Performance Metrics on Federal News Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/08/10/jon-desenberg-pi%e2%80%99s-senior-policy-director-discusses-federal-performance-metrics-on-federal-news-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/08/10/jon-desenberg-pi%e2%80%99s-senior-policy-director-discusses-federal-performance-metrics-on-federal-news-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Performance Institute’s Senior Policy Director, Jon Desenberg, was recently featured on Federal News Radio’s “In Depth: with Francis Rose” to discuss setting successful performance metrics for Federal agencies.]]></description>
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		<title>The Performance Institute Forms Partnership with Telework Exchange</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/08/04/the-performance-institute-forms-partnership-with-telework-exchange/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/08/04/the-performance-institute-forms-partnership-with-telework-exchange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few short weeks after the passage of HR 1722, the Telework Improvement Act of 2010, The Performance Institute (PI) and Telework Exchange have entered a partnership to promote Federal telework initiatives. ]]></description>
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		<title>OMB Releases Memo on Performance Improvement Guidance:</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/07/15/omb-releases-memo-on-performance-improvement-guidance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/07/15/omb-releases-memo-on-performance-improvement-guidance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has collaborated with the Performance Improvement Council (PIC) to announce new guidelines for all Federal agencies in the areas of performance management. The Administration will place a greater emphasis on three performance improvement strategies...]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Performance Management News</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/05/25/breaking-performance-management-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2010/05/25/breaking-performance-management-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[H.R. 2142 was reported from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (HCOGR) to the House floor. This measure proposes to amend the introduced version of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA).]]></description>
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		<title>The Performance Institute Supports the “Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009”</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/12/04/the-performance-institute-supports-the-%e2%80%9croosevelt-scholars-act-of-2009%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/12/04/the-performance-institute-supports-the-%e2%80%9croosevelt-scholars-act-of-2009%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In support of Congressional bill H.R. 3510, the Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009, The Performance Institute urges constituents to contact their congressmen and show their support.]]></description>
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		<title>Testimony on Government Federal Performance</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/10/30/testimony-on-government-federal-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/10/30/testimony-on-government-federal-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chief Performance Officer Zients testified the Obama Administration's efforts to improve the performance of the Federal government. The following is an excerpt: "We do not track progress on goals that cut across agencies."]]></description>
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		<title>The Performance Institute paves the way for $20 MIL Natural Science Foundation plan</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/09/08/the-performance-institute-paves-the-way-for-20-mil-natural-science-foundation-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/09/08/the-performance-institute-paves-the-way-for-20-mil-natural-science-foundation-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Performance Institute was chosen to design, facilitate and assist in developing the strategic plan for a $20 million National Science Foundation grant to South Carolina, the largest competitive award the foundation has ever granted in that state. ]]></description>
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		<title>Agencies to outline their own performance framework</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/06/16/agencies-to-outline-their-own-performance-framework/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/06/16/agencies-to-outline-their-own-performance-framework/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration has taken another step to differentiate itself from past administrations’, in a June 11 memorandum, OMB Direct Peter Orszag directed agencies to set their own performance framework. ]]></description>
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		<title>OMB Sets Goals for Federal Hiring Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/06/15/omb-sets-goals-for-federal-hiring-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/06/15/omb-sets-goals-for-federal-hiring-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal hiring process has been criticized by many as a long, complicated and exhaustive process; creating the need for a hiring reform, which both OMB Director Peter Orszag and OPM Director John Berry have put amongst their top priorities. Agencies are expected to accomplish four specific goals within the next six months. ]]></description>
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		<title>Some Advice for OPM’s Pay-for-Performance Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/06/12/some-advice-for-opm%e2%80%99s-pay-for-performance-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/06/12/some-advice-for-opm%e2%80%99s-pay-for-performance-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Performance Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As OPM focuses on implementing a government-wide pay-for-performance plan, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) has some advice to share. Connolly and The Performance Institute’s Senior Policy Director, Jon Desenberg, participated in a panel discussion which addressed some major issues of the federal workforce.]]></description>
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		<title>What’s in the future of the Federal Workforce?</title>
		<link>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/06/12/what%e2%80%99s-in-the-future-of-the-federal-workforce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.performanceweb.org/2009/06/12/what%e2%80%99s-in-the-future-of-the-federal-workforce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Performance Institute’s Senior Policy Director, Jon Desenberg, joined Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., in a breakfast panel to discuss the future of the federal workforce. ]]></description>
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