Stories indexed under: Government

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• UW study: Federal government making progress in showing results April 15, 2013 A new study by La Follette School of Public Affairs public management expert Donald P. Moynihan describes the evolution of the federal performance management system since the passage of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
• Chancellor Martin reacts to proposed budget repair bill Feb. 14, 2011 Chancellor emails the campus community her reaction to Gov. Walker's budget repair proposal of Feb. 11
• Federal investment in basic research yields outsized dividends May 13, 2010 Investment in basic scientific research may be one of the best ways to foster long-term economic growth locally and nationally, according to a report released this week by The Science Coalition.
• Chancellor’s statement on Obey announcement May 5, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin issued the following statement in response to U.S. Rep. David Obey's announcement that he will not seek re-election and will step down after 41 years in Congress:
• Students urged to participate in Census 2010 March 11, 2010 Census 2010 has officially begun. All are encouraged to participate.
• Innovative government ideas, programs sought for Gladfelter competition Nov. 20, 2008 Public workers with innovative ideas on how to improve the quality and efficiency of government in Wisconsin are invited to compete for the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards.
• Wisconsin Advertising Project analyzes tone of ads in White House race Oct. 16, 2008 During the Wednesday (Oct. 15) presidential debate, both candidates made claims about the tone of the other's television advertising campaign.
• Obama dominated TV ads in Ohio, outspending Clinton almost two-to-one March 12, 2008 Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama spent nearly twice as much on TV advertising in the Ohio primary campaign than did Hillary Clinton, according to a report by the Wisconsin Advertising Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Seventeen state government officials complete Certified Public Manager program May 7, 2007 Seventeen managers from Wisconsin state and local government will become Wisconsin Certified Public Managers at a ceremony at the State Capitol on May 11. The nationally accredited certification is achieved through completion of 300 instructional hours in the Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Susan Paddock: Making government work for people April 11, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Susan Paddock founded Wisconsin’s Certified Public Manager Program in 1990, giving students a chance to see how branches of government operate and how the decisions they make at their level affect people who work at other levels and settings.
• State, local governments benefit from professor's planning expertise March 7, 2007 Thinking ahead generally does not top America's to-do lists. But professor Brian Ohm's area is land use and community development, and he is on a mission to help improve planning practice in Wisconsin and beyond.
• Literary award granted to political science professor Feb. 21, 2007 Scott Straus, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently received an "Award for Excellence" in political science and government by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers.