Funds for training are up about 40 percent since 1998. A new emphasis has also been placed on recruitment. C- Individual agencies in Idaho have been responsible for developing goals and performance measures, with little input from the administration. As a result, Idaho forgoes some of the benefits of centralization, such as standardized information, evaluated and communicated in a consistent way. Agency-level planning has been useful in pockets, but hasn't achieved many of the desired goals.
Some agencies have extremely good data and good reporting systems.
Others are just going through the motions. Ultimately, however, no one entity is empowered to sift through the measures and put together a report prioritizing the most important ones for the governor. So with a vast array of measures and a part-time legislature, insufficient attention is paid. Until recently, there was little if any serious effort toward coordinating IT efforts in Idaho. But that's changing fast.