Welcome to the Council on Virginia's Future website. The Council was established to develop a Roadmap for Virginia's Future and to assess the state's progress toward long-term goals.
Putting Virginia's Future First
Virginia has a well-deserved reputation for good governance and sound financial management. Striving for a better future will help ensure that Virginia remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
What's New
Top Performance State 2008
Virginia
has again been named a Top
Performance State by
Governing and the Pew Center on the
States Government Performance Project
(GPP). The
GPP evaluates how well states manage
people, money, information, and infrastructure
-- and Virginia's grade of A- puts
it at the top for the second
time in a row.
- Access the GPP's specific materials
on Virginia
- Download the full GPP 2008 50 State Report (pdf, 784k)
- Read Gov. Tim Kaine's news release
The GPP report specifically cites
Virginia
Performs -- a signature
initiative of the Council --
as one of the performance
measurement tools key to keeping
the Commonwealth a leader among
states. (Also
cited: VDOT's
Dashboard and Commonwealth
Datapoint.)
For comprehensive information on the GPP, visit Governing.com and the Pew Center for the States.
Council Reauthorization
After a successful first five years, the Council on Virginia's Future has been reauthorized. Senate Bill 574 extends the Council's mandate through 2013.
Virginia Performs Updates
If you haven't perused the Virginia Performs website recently, be sure to take another look. Every societal indicator (e.g., Personal Income, Traffic Fatalities) was recently updated with new data and analyses. Agency performance measures also offer the latest data available.
Recent Presentations
- Leaders in Alabama state government invited Council representatives to Montgomery to discuss Virginia's journey in developing the Virginia Performs performance accountability system. Get the pdf (1.6 mb).
- Executive Director Jane Kusiak addressed LEAD Virginia, an educational forum for diverse leaders to grapple with the major opportunities and issues facing the Commonwealth. Kusiak spoke on the development of Virginia Performs and the benefits and challenges performance transparency, accountability and planning create. Get the pdf ( 2.5 mb).