The Measurement Maven of the Month: Kenneth Duberstein

The Measurement Maven of the Month:

Kenneth Duberstein

This month's Measurement Maven, Kenneth Duberstein, is calling for a national dashboard of Key Performance Indicators. In a recent New York Times Op-Ed piece "1000 Points of Data," Duberstein wrote:

What we need now is a Web-based system for measuring our changing society with key national indicators — in a free, public, easy-to-use form. Ideally, it would be run by the nonpartisan National Academy of Sciences, which would ensure it has the best quality of information and is kept up to date. The system would enable us to offer in one place statistical information that we spend billions of dollars collecting but that is now underused and undervalued.

Imagine everyone having at their fingertips answers to questions like: How many quality jobs are we adding to the American economy? How many more students are getting into college? How many more people are gaining access to affordable health insurance? Are we increasing economic growth along with savings and investment? Are we reducing our greenhouse gas emissions?

What a notion. A government that measures success in real terms!-- Be still my beating heart! Now, if we could just get corporations to think the same way about their PR and Communications programs! --KDP

Comments

[Alan]

How about tracking Ken's regulatory consulting fees from Fannie Mae. How much did he ring up during his years of board service?

SEC reports show at least $1.8 million.

[Bill Paarlberg]

It would be interesting to come up with a "How much did they profit from government service" measure for each politician and government employee. Would that be a Corrupt-O-Meter?