TrackDC and One City • One Hire Recognized as Bright Ideas in Government Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government today recognized the District's TrackDC and One City • One Hire initiatives as "Bright Ideas" in government innovation. The programs are among 111 government initiatives from across the United States recognized as highly innovative problem-solving efforts.
"One of my goals is to make the District government work better for everyone in our city, and it's gratifying to be recognized by Harvard for the innovative work we're doing on behalf of District residents," said Mayor Vincent C. Gray. "Both Track DC and the One City • One Hire initiative demonstrate the standard we've set for ourselves as a government, in creating and implementing programs and initiatives that change lives."
This year's cohort of honorees hails from all levels of government, including school districts; municipal, state, and federal agencies; and public-private partnerships. The programs honored demonstrate a creative range of solutions to issues such as education, crime, environmental problems, urban and rural decline and economic development and unemployment.
TrackDC
TrackDC allows residents to track the performance of individual District government agencies and learn about agencies' performance plans and key performance indicators; previous years' performance accountability reports; operational budgets and spending; and recent newsworthy developments. Users are also able to access agency data when it is present in the data catalog and connect directly to an agency via links to the agency's website and "Ask the Director" page.
The goal of TrackDC is to lessen the gap between citizens and their government, and present operational data in as transparent and up-to-date a manner as possible.
"We're honored that the Kennedy School has chosen to recognize TrackDC as being among the most innovative government programs in the country in delivering on Mayor Gray's promise of transparency about government operations," said Rob Mancini, the District's Chief Technology Officer. "I am proud of our Citywide Data Warehouse team, who are as dedicated as they are hard-working."
