Donald F. Kettl is Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, USA.

• Introduction: The Government Performance and Results Act at 30: Looking Forward from the Foundation of the Past. 1. Are We There Yet? The Evolution of the US Federal Performance Management Framework: 1993–2022. 2. Federal Performance Management: Purpose, Tools, Progress, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities for Improvement. 3. Policy That Doesn’t Burn Out, but Merely Fades Away: Ageing and Drift of Performance Specification in New Zealand. 4. Decisional Convergence in Reforms? — Evidence from a Comprehensive Study of Performance Budgeting Foundations in the US and China. 5. Back to Basics: A Comparative Analysis of Government Performance in Governing. 6. Politics and Planning: How Do China and the United States Differ in Their Strategic Planning Approaches for Government Performance Management? 7. GPRA’s Incomplete Institutionalization: A Story of Roots and Branches. 8. Strategic Planning and Goal Setting in a Politicized Environment: The Case of HUD, USICH, and Homelessness.

Donald F. Kettl is Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, USA.

• Introduction: The Government Performance and Results Act at 30: Looking Forward from the Foundation of the Past. 1. Are We There Yet? The Evolution of the US Federal Performance Management Framework: 1993–2022. 2. Federal Performance Management: Purpose, Tools, Progress, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities for Improvement. 3. Policy That Doesn’t Burn Out, but Merely Fades Away: Ageing and Drift of Performance Specification in New Zealand. 4. Decisional Convergence in Reforms? — Evidence from a Comprehensive Study of Performance Budgeting Foundations in the US and China. 5. Back to Basics: A Comparative Analysis of Government Performance in Governing. 6. Politics and Planning: How Do China and the United States Differ in Their Strategic Planning Approaches for Government Performance Management? 7. GPRA’s Incomplete Institutionalization: A Story of Roots and Branches. 8. Strategic Planning and Goal Setting in a Politicized Environment: The Case of HUD, USICH, and Homelessness.

Donald F. Kettl is Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, USA.

• Introduction: The Government Performance and Results Act at 30: Looking Forward from the Foundation of the Past. 1. Are We There Yet? The Evolution of the US Federal Performance Management Framework: 1993–2022. 2. Federal Performance Management: Purpose, Tools, Progress, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities for Improvement. 3. Policy That Doesn’t Burn Out, but Merely Fades Away: Ageing and Drift of Performance Specification in New Zealand. 4. Decisional Convergence in Reforms? — Evidence from a Comprehensive Study of Performance Budgeting Foundations in the US and China. 5. Back to Basics: A Comparative Analysis of Government Performance in Governing. 6. Politics and Planning: How Do China and the United States Differ in Their Strategic Planning Approaches for Government Performance Management? 7. GPRA’s Incomplete Institutionalization: A Story of Roots and Branches. 8. Strategic Planning and Goal Setting in a Politicized Environment: The Case of HUD, USICH, and Homelessness.