Where: Verizon Center (Formerly MCI Center)
Date: 2008-01-06 13:00:00
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The Washington Wizards host the Seattle Supersonics for this inter-conference matchup.
Where: DAR Constitution Hall
Date: 2008-02-14 20:00:00
Type:
Lalah Hathaway is the daughter of Donny Hathaway.
Where: Rock & Roll Hotel
Date: 2008-01-27 20:30:00
Type:
Westbound Train is ska/reggae band from Boston.
Where: Solly's Tavern
Date: 2008-02-07 20:00:00
Type:
Must Love Trash get down with their new friends, Shrine of the Silver Monkey at this U Street venue on Thursday, February 7th. $5 Cover, Music starting at 9 PM.
Where: DC Nine
Date: 2008-04-09 21:30:00
Type:
Riddle of Steel is band from St. Louis. City of Ships play rock/metal music and hail from Florida.
Where: National Press Club
Date: 2008-05-13 09:30:00
Type:
Host: Mercatus Center. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2008. Enacted in 1993, this legislation directs federal agencies to define the outcomes their agencies seek to produce, identify measures that show whether they are making progress on these outcomes, and disclose the results to Congress and the public. Federal agencies are supposed to be accountable to elected policy makers. Elected policy makers are supposed to be accountable to citizens. The GPRA-mandated disclosure of goals and results is a crucial step towards both types of accountability. On May 13, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University will host a special panel discussion to mark the release of our Annual Performance Report Scorecard. Each year, this study sheds light on which of the 24 largest federal agencies are supplying citizens and elected leaders with the information they need to make informed funding and policy decisions. The Report rates and ranks the major departments and agencies based on the fullness and accuracy of their disclosure. The Scorecard also highlights best and worst practices among the agencies’ annual performance and accountability reports. Mercatus researchers evaluate the reports according to transparency, public benefits, and forward-looking leadership.