Welcome
Welcome to Evaluation.gov, the home for Federal program evaluation and the Evaluation Officer Council. Evaluation.gov brings together the plans and activities that drive evaluation efforts across the Federal Government.
Learning Agenda Questions Dashboard
Explore the dashboard to view the full range of questions included in Agency and Cross-government Learning Agendas. Sort and filter the questions by topic and agency, or search by keyword, to explore where evidence is most needed and discover shared areas of inquiry across the government.
Our Vision
Evaluation plays a critical role in evidence-based policymaking, helping agencies determine what is and is not working well and answer questions regarding why, for whom, and under what circumstances. Evaluation.gov provides a central home to learn about the Federal evaluation community and the activities it undertakes.
The Federal Evaluation Toolkit
The Federal Evaluation Toolkit offers curated resources on evaluation - what it is, why it is important, and how it can help agencies execute their missions more effectively. It’s designed for staff at all levels who work with evaluators, need to learn more about evaluation, or want to use evaluation findings to inform decisions.
News & Highlights
Building Evidence for Better Management: Inside the PMA Learning Agenda End of Year Report
By The Performance.gov and Evidence Teams · March 11, 2024
On March 4, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) Learning Agenda Fiscal Year 2023 Year End Report on Performance.gov and Evaluation.gov.... Read more
Building the Foundation Needed to Achieve the Evidence Act’s Potential for Transforming Federal Policymaking
By Kelly Bidwell (GSA), Joseph Clift (USDA/FNS), Mary Hyde (AmeriCorps), and Lauren Supplee (HHS/ACF/OPRE) · January 29, 2024
The five-year anniversary of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (the Evidence Act) provides a point of reflection on the journey to ensure the Federal government centers its work in evidence building and use... Read more
Actionable Learning about Economic Recovery
By Jed Herrmann, U.S. Department of the Treasury · January 23, 2024
Treasury is using evidence to inform program implementation and is looking for opportunities to collaborate with researchers on evaluations (who can express interest by emailing OSPPI@Treasury.gov)... Read more
Celebrating Five Years of the Evidence Act
By The Evidence Team, OMB · January 17, 2024
January 2024 marks five years since passage of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, or Evidence Act... Read more
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