Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene

Recent Articles

• Overtime for Sick Time, States' Off-Cycle Fiscal Plans, and Knowing What You're Buying
• Feb 9, 2012
• Plus: No love for committees, and more management news

• 'Constraints Management' Breaks Down Barriers to Efficiency
• Jan 31, 2012
• Government efficiency initiatives come and go. But Utah has had continued success with one in particular.
• 1 Comments

• Top Issues for 2012, Library User Fees and Charging for School Buses
• Jan 19, 2012
• Plus: A better way to rate hospital care, and more management news
• 2 Comments

• Evaluation of Evaluations
• Jan 19, 2012
• Do public employee appraisals actually accomplish anything?

• Management Resolutions, States' Varied CAFRs, and an Energy-Saving Tool
• Jan 5, 2012
• Plus: Employee self-motivation and more management news
• 1 Comments

• Fighting Government Fraud
• Jan 1, 2012
• How much fraud actually occurs is debatable, but the benefits of eliminating it are clear. And many governments are taking steps to stop schemes, scams and public-sector swindles.
• 1 Comments

• The Reliability of Performance Appraisals, Ads on Chicago City Property, and the Cost of Employee Turnover
• Dec 8, 2011
• Plus: Welfare rules in the 50 states, and more management news.

• In Government We Don’t Trust
• Nov 30, 2011
• People have gradually lost trust in government. How can public leaders get it back?
• 18 Comments

• Reading the Fine Print on Financials, A Gold-Plated Tunnel in San Diego, and a Useful Source for Public Policy News
• Nov 17, 2011
• Plus: Assessing corruption in the public sector, and more management news
• 3 Comments

• Balanced-Budget Bollocks, The Price Tag of Transparency, and Tracking Government Collaborations
• Nov 3, 2011
• Plus: Questions about pension investments, and more management news
• 3 Comments

• Performance Auditors Lose Influence in Tight Times
• Oct 31, 2011
• Groups that assess the value of government programs inevitably make some enemies. That’s one reason the programs are always first on the chopping block.

• Cost-Savings of Telecommuting, the Perils of Part-Timers, and a Council Meeting Erupts
• Oct 20, 2011
• Plus: The soothing power of shelter dogs, and more management news

• Facebook in Government, The Value of Coloring Books, and Defining 'Waste, Fraud and Abuse'
• Oct 6, 2011
• Plus: Cheaper tech for schools, and more management news
• 1 Comments

• Do States Really Balance Their Budgets?
• Sep 30, 2011
• Loopholes, unexpected expenses and glorified revenue predictions make balanced budgets an unattainable reality for some legislatures.
• 2 Comments

• Analysis After the Fact, Why DOTs Should Act Like Retail Stores, and Slippery Stats on Road Safety
• Sep 22, 2011
• Plus: Defining a good boss, and more management news
• 2 Comments