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Government Accountability Project
The Government Accountability Project of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University helps policy makers improve the public sector management process by bringing research and analysis to agencies to develop quality information about their effectiveness. Better information about the effectiveness of programs enables policy makers to make informed decisions about allocating resources to programs that provide the maximum benefits to the public.
Annual Performance Report Scorecard
The Accountable Legislation Test
Outcome-Based Scrutiny
Publications
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9th Annual Performance Report Scorecard
ScorecardMaurice McTigue, Jerry Ellig, Henry Wray
May 13, 2008
This study evaluates and ranks the 24 largest federal agencies under the Chief Financial Officers Act on the quality of disclosure they provide in their fiscal year 2007 performance and accountability reports.
Mercatus on Policy - Ending Translucent Government: Putting Government Data Online
Mercatus On PolicyJerry Brito
April 28, 2008
Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Jerry Brito examines government transparency regulation and the need for greater access to public information online.
The Trillion-Dollar War
News Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy
April 15, 2008
This article by Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy appeared as the May 2008 cover story in Reason. The article addresses the current spending levels and process used to fund the War on Terror.
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The Never-Ending Emergency: Trends in Supplemental Spending
Mercatus Policy SeriesVeronique de Rugy
April 14, 2008
In this Mercatus Policy Series paper, Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy takes a look at the use of supplemental spending over the last 25 years. The paper addresses the budget rules that lawmakers are subject to, it looks at trends in supplemental spending, demonstrates how the White House and Congress have abused their powers to request and pass supplemental bills, and also offers four different and complementary ways to fix the supplemental spending process.
Fire in the National Forest System
Mercatus On PolicyRobert Nelson
March 4, 2008
In this paper, Robert Nelson proposes three decentralization alternatives for the U.S. Forest Service that would allow state and local governments to address directly the increasing instances of forest fires.
Recent Events
Which Federal Agencies Best Inform the Public?
Start: April 3, 2007 08:30 AMThe Mercatus Center at George Mason University hosted a panel discussion to kickoff the release of our annual Performance Report Scorecard. The scorecard looks to shed light on which of the 24 largest federal agencies are supplying vital information that citizens and their elected leaders need to make informed funding and policy decisions.
Access Academia: Out of the Ivory Tower and onto the Hill
Start: January 24, 2007 11:30 AMThe Mercatus Center hosted an exclusive series of welcome events for the staff of the 110th Congress.
For more information about this program, contact:
Kyle McDonald
703-993-4930
kmcdona5@gmu.edu
