🏛Executive BranchFiscal Management
Federal Budget Execution Accuracy
How closely do actual federal outlays match congressionally enacted budgets?
97.2%
%
vs. FY prior year
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
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All 30 performance indicators tracked across the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. federal government. Each KPI links to a full detail page with data sources, methodology, caveats, and suggested dashboard layouts.
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🏛Executive BranchMacroeconomic Performance
Inflation Trend vs. Federal Reserve Target
Is inflation converging toward the Federal Reserve's 2% long-run target?
3.1%
%
vs. prior month
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
🏛Executive BranchMacroeconomic Performance
Non-Farm Employment Growth Rate
How many jobs is the U.S. economy adding or shedding each month?
187K
K jobs/month
vs. prior month
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
🏛Executive BranchAgency Operations
Federal Agency Service Delivery Time
How long does it take federal agencies to fulfill applications, claims, and requests?
214 days
days (SSA disability avg)
vs. prior year
Updated MonthlyMedium data quality
🏛Executive BranchFiscal Management
National Debt Growth Rate
At what rate is the federal debt growing relative to GDP?
98.2%
% of GDP
vs. prior year
Updated QuarterlyHigh data quality
🏛Executive BranchEmergency Management
Federal Disaster Response Speed
How quickly does FEMA declare disasters and deploy resources after major events?
8.4 days
days (avg request to declaration)
vs. prior year avg
Updated MonthlyMedium data quality
🏛Executive BranchAgency Operations
Federal Procurement Efficiency
How efficiently does the federal government award contracts, and what share uses competitive bidding?
62.3%
% competitive
vs. prior FY
Updated QuarterlyHigh data quality
🏛Executive BranchRegulatory Activity
Regulatory Processing Time
How long does it take federal agencies to move rules from proposal to final publication?
524 days
days (avg NPRM to final)
vs. prior year
Updated MonthlyMedium data quality
🏛Executive BranchBorder & Immigration
Immigration and Border Case Throughput
How many immigration cases are being processed, and what is the backlog?
3.4M
pending cases
vs. prior year
Updated MonthlyMedium data quality
🏛Executive BranchPublic Confidence
Public Trust in Federal Government
What share of Americans say they trust the federal government to do what is right?
22%
%
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualMedium data quality
📜Legislative BranchLegislative Output
Bill Passage Efficiency
What share of introduced bills are enacted into law each Congress?
4.8%
% enacted
vs. prior Congress
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
📜Legislative BranchFiscal Responsibility
Federal Budget Timeliness
How often does Congress pass a budget or appropriations bills before the October 1 deadline?
176 days
days late (FY2024)
vs. prior FY
Updated AnnualHigh data quality
📜Legislative BranchOversight Activity
Committee Hearing Productivity
How many hearings are committees conducting, and are they leading to legislative action?
1,820
hearings/year
vs. prior Congress year
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
📜Legislative BranchLegislative Process
Bipartisan Voting Rate
On what share of recorded votes do majorities of both parties agree?
38%
% of roll-call votes
vs. prior Congress
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
📜Legislative BranchConstituent Service
Constituent Responsiveness
How responsive are congressional offices to constituent communications?
Data pending
Updated AnnualLow data quality
📜Legislative BranchMember Performance
Congressional Attendance and Voting Participation
What share of votes do members of Congress actually participate in?
93.2%
% avg participation
vs. prior Congress
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
📜Legislative BranchOversight Activity
Congressional Oversight Effectiveness
Is Congress effectively exercising its oversight authority over the executive branch?
78%
% GAO recs implemented
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualMedium data quality
📜Legislative BranchLegislative Process
Legislative Cycle Time
How long does it take from bill introduction to enactment for major legislation?
186 days
days (median enacted bills)
vs. prior Congress
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
📜Legislative BranchTransparency & Ethics
Lobbying Disclosure Compliance
Are lobbying organizations filing required federal disclosures on time and completely?
94.2%
% on-time filings
vs. prior quarter
Updated QuarterlyMedium data quality
📜Legislative BranchPublic Confidence
Congressional Public Approval
What percentage of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing?
18%
% approve
vs. prior month
Updated MonthlyMedium data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchCourt Capacity
Federal Court Case Clearance Rate
Are federal courts keeping up with incoming caseloads, or is the backlog growing?
96.4%
% (district courts, civil)
vs. prior year
Updated QuarterlyHigh data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchCourt Efficiency
Average Case Resolution Time
How long does a typical federal civil or criminal case take to resolve?
10.2 mo.
months (median civil)
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualHigh data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchCourt Capacity
Federal Court Caseload Backlog
How many cases are pending in federal courts, and how long have they been waiting?
462,000
pending district court cases
vs. prior year
Updated QuarterlyHigh data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchJudicial Quality
Appellate Reversal Rate
At what rate do appellate courts reverse lower court decisions?
12.4%
% reversed/remanded
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualMedium data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchCriminal Justice
Pretrial Detention Duration
How long are federal defendants held in custody before their cases are resolved?
9.2 mo.
months (median federal detained)
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualMedium data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchCourt Capacity
Federal Judicial Vacancy Rate
What percentage of federal judicial seats are currently vacant?
8.2%
% vacant seats
vs. 6 months ago
Updated MonthlyHigh data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchAccess to Justice
Access to Counsel Rate
What share of federal defendants have legal representation throughout their case?
82%
% with counsel at all stages
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualMedium data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchAccess to Justice
Digital Court Access and E-Filing Availability
How accessible are federal courts to litigants through digital channels?
94%
% districts with full CM/ECF
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualHigh data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchJudicial Quality
Sentencing Consistency
How consistently do federal courts apply Sentencing Guidelines across similar cases?
58.4%
% within-guidelines sentences
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualHigh data quality
⚖️Judicial BranchPublic Confidence
Public Confidence in the Federal Judiciary
How much confidence does the public have in the federal court system?
40%
% confidence (Gallup)
vs. prior year
Updated AnnualMedium data quality