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Comments of Others
- “The next witness we will hear from is John Mercer, widely known
as the 'Father of GPRA'.”
Hon. Todd R. Platts, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government
Efficiency and Financial Management – March 31, 2004
- “Mr. Mercer … as the father of GPRA, you provided the
audience with valuable and insightful guidance as to how the act should
be used to better government.”
House Majority Leader Richard Armey – April 16, 1996
- “John Mercer, former counsel to the Senate Governmental Affairs
Committee and so-called father of the Government Performance and Results
Act …”
Government Computer News – November 2, 2001
- “Mercer relentlessly plugged ‘performance-based budgeting
– Sunnyvale’s unique contribution to government –
from practically his first day in Washington …”
San Jose Mercury News – August 5, 1993
- “Mercer pioneered spending/performance tie.”
Federal Computer Week – December 10, 2001
- “[G]ood-government guru … Mercer is … considered
by many a foremost expert on performance-based budgeting.”
Federal Times – April 9, 2001
- “… John Mercer, now Republican counsel to the Senate Governmental
Affairs Committee. He helped make ‘outcomes-based budgeting’
the basis of the Government Performance and Results Act …”
New York Newsday – September 11, 1993
- “… John Mercer, the former counsel to the Senate Governmental
Affairs Committee widely considered the architect of GPRA.”
Government Computer News – April 17, 2000
- “John Mercer, a former counsel to the Senate Governmental Affairs
Committee who wrote the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA) …”
Government Executive Magazine – May 18, 2001
- “… John E. Mercer, a former mayor of Sunnyvale, Calif.,
a city that pioneered the idea of measuring quantity, quality and cost
of service.”
Washington Post – February 3, 1994
Additional biographical information is provided on the About
John Mercer page and the News Media Coverage
page.
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