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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

2023 Oct 24

PEN Training: Using Process Mapping to Save Time & Money

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

Zoom

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Are you struggling with how to address an overly administrative, confusing, and lengthy contracting process? Process mapping is an excellent first step toward cutting down cycle times and engaging members across different departments to jumpstart procurement reform. Process maps help you come to a shared understanding of all steps involved in a procurement process and foster discussion around which of those...

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2023 Sep 19

PEN Roundtable: Moving Procurement from Administration to Activation: Unlocking Procurement's Potential as a Strategic Tool

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Zoom

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In many governments, procurement is undervalued or misunderstood by leadership, leading to purchasing offices that are overworked, under-resourced, and underutilized. In a government where procurement is elevated, valued, and...

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