Fenty: Government lacks hard performance metrics that politicians actually meet
Adrian Fenty · Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty: Courage, Accountability, Better Schools, and Safer Cities · Joe Lonsdale · Aug 24, 2021 · at 8:39
Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty argues for private-sector accountability in public service during a discussion with Joe Lonsdale.
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“And that's what we find missing from government too much is real hard for performance metrics that are actually met by the politicians.”
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