<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><title>LawGov.net | Law & Government</title><meta name="description" content="Law & Government"><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0"><meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://lawgov.net/logo/lawgov.net.png"><link rel="canonical" href="https://lawgov.net/"><link rel="icon" href="https://lawgov.net/logo/lawgov.net.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://lawgov.net/logo/lawgov.net.png"><link rel="preload stylesheet" href="https://lawgov.net/s.css?1750364400" as="style" type="text/css" media="all"><link rel="preload" href="https://lawgov.net/LFR.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin><style>header{background:linear-gradient(to bottom right,#ecdfcc,#697565)}menu{background:#1e201e}a{color:#1e201e}footer{background:#1e201e;border-top:8px solid #3c3d37}aside{border-left:4px solid #3c3d37}</style><script async src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-WHD4M6EDZD'></script><script>window.dataLayer=window.dataLayer||[];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}gtag('js',new Date());gtag('config','G-WHD4M6EDZD');</script></head><body><header><div><a href="https://lawgov.net" target="_top"><img src="https://lawgov.net/logo/lawgov.net.png" width="90" height="90" alt="LawGov.net"></a><a href="https://lawgov.net"><span>LawGov.net</span></a></div><form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="https://lawgov.net"><input type="search" name="s" placeholder="Search..."><button type="submit">🔍</button></form></header><menu><li><a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/federal-employees/'>federal employees</a></li> <li><a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/donald-trump-attend/'>Donald Trump attend</a></li> <li><a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/president-donald-trump/'>President Donald Trump</a></li> <li><a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/nascent-trump-administration/'>nascent Trump administration</a></li> <li><a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/social-security-administration/'>Social Security Administration</a></li> <li><a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/opm-attorneys-contend/'>OPM attorneys contend</a></li> <li><a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/national-security/'>national security</a></li> </menu><main id='arch'><article id='a0'><a href='https://lawgov.net/541/boosting-performance-goal-setting-accountability-and-employee-engagement/'><hr><img src='https://lawgov.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/07/boosting-performance-goal-setting-accountability-and-employee-engagement.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Boosting Performance: Goal Setting, Accountability, and Employee Engagement'><h2>Boosting Performance: Goal Setting, Accountability, and Employee Engagement</h2><p>Improve performance through goal setting, accountability, and employee engagement. 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