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Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Expands Pretrial Initiative to Five Jurisdictions

October 3, 2023

Jurisdictions to Receive Applied Research Support and Technical Assistance to Improve Outcomes and Make Supervision Less Restrictive for People Awaiting Trial 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced five jurisdictions which will receive applied research support and technical assistance from its Pretrial Initiative. The Initiative is designed to support state and local jurisdictions seeking to improve outcomes for those awaiting trial while making pretrial supervision less restrictive....

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Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Launches New Initiative to Accelerate State and Local Homelessness Prevention and Rehousing

August 29, 2023

Chicago, Colorado, Detroit, and Los Angeles selected to join the GPL’s inaugural Homelessness Prevention & Rehousing Accelerator; jurisdictions will test innovative local solutions to nationwide challenges in homelessness response

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced four jurisdictions will participate in the inaugural Homelessness...

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Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Announces 2023–2024 Alternative 911 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort

August 22, 2023

Largest-Ever Cohort Set to Receive Applied Research Support and Technical Assistance to Advance Unarmed Alternative Emergency Responses
 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced 14 members will participate in its 202324 Alternative 911 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort, an initiative...

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Events

2024 Feb 27

PEN Training: How to Design and Deliver Effective Trainings

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Zoom

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Are you looking to train your department or agency staff on a procurement process, policy or new initiative—such as the basics of procurement in your government, how to write an RFP, or how to form an evaluation committee—but unsure where to start? While you could queue up a slide deck and talk to your staff for an hour, it’s...

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2024 Feb 22

Homelessness in the US: Insights from the Annual Homeless Assessment Report

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Zoom

Join us on February 22, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET for a virtual event featuring insights from Jeff Olivet, Executive Director of The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), as he discusses the recent Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). Following his remarks, ...

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2024 Jan 18

PEN Training: Actively Managing Contracts to Improve Results

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

Zoom

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Actively managing contracts is a crucial technique that helps your government improve the quality of goods it procures and services it provides to residents. Without strong contract management practices, you could see poor-quality service, missed deadlines, unfulfilled deliverables, or unspent sums. If you were unable to join us last...

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2023 Nov 15

PEN One-Year Anniversary Event: Key Insights Shaping Public Procurement in 2023

2:00pm to 2:30pm

Location: 

Zoom

The Procurement Excellence Network (PEN) is turning one year old! With your support, we have grown to over 1,000 members from across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. We have hosted over 20 events, released more than 70 publications, and conducted dozens of office hours. This engagement has provided powerful insights on the state of public procurement in 2023 that we are eager to share with the Network during this exciting celebration event....

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