As Moneyball for Government starts to take hold, evidence-based policymaking now has its own scorecard.
This week, Results for America launched the fifth iteration of their Federal Invest in What Works Index highlighting how federal agencies are making progress towards more evidence-based policymaking. The report measures the extent to which federal agencies are currently building the infrastructure necessary to be able to use data, evidence, and evaluation in budget, policy, and management decisions.
Coinciding with the release, Results For America invited representatives from participating agencies to present on their use of evidence and discuss evidence-based policymaking. Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan concluded the event with a keynote highlighting what evidence-based policymaking has already accomplished and its potential to grow in the future.