Government Services

10/19/18

Preventing the Next State Budget Crisis: A Conference Summary

Commentary: Rick Mattoon

Over 100 researchers, academics, policymakers, and business people gathered at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago...

Government Services

8/2/18

Expiration Dates in Government: How to Know When to Ditch a Regulation

Commentary: Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene

Regulatory review can be an important management tool that helps government run more efficiently ...

Government Services

7/10/18

Supreme Court won't fix gerrymandering soon, so it's up to voters

Commentary: Thomas W. Ross

Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court tell us that we should not count on the courts to fix the problem of partisan gerrymandering.

Government Services

6/22/18

With Supreme Court punting on gerrymandering, states must act

Commentary: Thomas W. Ross

The onus for action is on the states to stop gerrymandering for political purposes and to end its destructive impact on our democracy ...

Public Service

5/29/18

Is 'Innovocracy' Hurting the Public Sector?

Commentary: Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene

When Tom Shack took over the comptroller’s office for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which has administrative and audit oversight ...

Government Services

4/2/18

In Government Procurement, Buying Local Is Popular. But Is It Beneficial?

Commentary: Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene

Rita Ferguson is president and co-founder of a 37-year-old specialty concrete company, G&F ...

Government Services

1/22/18

The Costs of Shutdown: Beyond the Balance Sheet

Commentary: Peter Morrissey

As the government shutdown of 2018 moves to its first full week, we have been treated to a fun parade of articles and commentary tallying up ...

Government Services

1/11/18

How's My Program Doing? The Question That Doesn't Always Have a Good Answer

Commentary: Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene

Program evaluation offices have yet to become common throughout government -- and where ...

Public Service

12/22/17

Making Government Work For All

Commentary: Terry Gerton

Leaders at all levels of government face tremendous challenges today. One of the most significant is the growing divide among ...

Government Services

12/12/17

Learning from Experience for Better Government

Commentary: Shelley H. Metzenbaum

We need government. We need government to work well. More precisely, we need government to be effective, efficient, fair, ...

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