The Obama Performance Approach

Abstract

The Obama administration has taken steps to adapt the traditional hierarchical approach to governance to a more results-focused and cross-agency collaborative approach. These steps are reflected not only in administration commitments but also in parallel initiatives that reinforce the use of results-focused and cross-agency efforts, such as the implementation of the Recovery Act and the passage of legislation revising the government's approach to performance improvement. Taken together, these initiatives will significantly influence the work of professionals in the "performance community."

Keywords:

• collaboration
• governance
• GPRA
• Obama
• performance
• strategy