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State Department Bets Big on Data-Driven Diplomacy

GovLoop

In introducing the change , Lisa Vickers, then-Director of the Office of Performance Evaluation in the Global Talent Management Bureau, wrote, “The way we do work has changed; today our employees need to make data-driven decisions and policies, so they need to know how to interpret data.”

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January 2017 | Thinking about Undergraduate Education in Public Affairs, By Mary K. Feeney*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Public affairs programs across the country are developing undergraduate certificates, concentrations, minors, and majors in public administration, affairs, policy, and service. Especially for public universities, there is a need to generate revenue and students in seats translate to revenue.

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One Working Capital Management Strategic Tool: Interfund Transfers

Death and Taxes

Working capital management is a managerial strategy that monitors and uses current assets (e.g., This integral part of sound financial management uses a variety of strategic tools to manage cash flows. In our research study, we evaluate one working capital management strategic tool: interfund transfers.