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Mercatus Center at George Mason University
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is a research, education, and outreach organization that works with scholars, policy experts, and government officials to connect academic learning and real world practice.
Our mission is to promote sound interdisciplinary research and application in the humane sciences that integrates theory and practice to produce solutions that sustainably advance a free, prosperous, and civil society.
The Mercatus Center’s research and outreach programs: Capitol Hill Campus; Government Accountability Project; Regulatory Studies Program; and Global Prosperity Initiative support this mission.
The Mercatus Center is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
About the Mercatus Center’s Government Accountability Project
Created in 1997, the Mercatus Center’s Government Accountability Project uses a variety of tools to help improve the public sector management process, by which government decision-makers identify and quantify the specific public benefits their actions and agencies generate. The program’s goal is to help improve government funding and policy decisions by making transparent the benefits produced with citizens’ resources. Full transparency brings praise and criticism of results – and eventually, change. Mercatus Center scholars use consulting opportunities, written analysis, testimony, educational programs, opinion pieces, and other products (such as the Annual Performance Report Scorecard) to affect how government agencies manage themselves and generate quality information to demonstrate their effectiveness.
Contact:
Lisa Korsak
Director of Outreach
Government Accountability Project
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
3301 N. Fairfax Drive
Suite 450
Arlington, VA 22201
lkorsak@gmu.edu
(703) 993-4911
Head of Organization:
President- Tony Woodlief
Director, Government Accountability Project - Maurice McTigue
Presidential Address
Notable Quotes
“The Federal government has made significant progress recently under both Republican and Democratic administrations in increasing its focus on the performance of its programs. However, developing comprehensive, effective performance management and reporting is a long term project that has only begun.”
John Koskinen, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, William J. Clinton Administration
“The Federal Government is results-oriented. We ask ourselves if we're accomplishing the desired result at an acceptable cost. If the answer is "no" or "we don't know," we are committed to do something about it. This volume contributes to our continuing effort to improve government’s results for the American people.”
Clay Johnson III, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, George W. Bush Administration