Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene

Recent Articles

• Flawed Thinking About Auditors, the Truth Behind Conferences, and the Value of Field Trips
• Oct 3, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you need to know.

• Is Earmarking the Best Way to Fund Projects?
• Oct 1, 2013
• It's not black and white, but understanding the pros and cons increases your chances of coming to the right answer for a particular project.

• Treating Medicaid Users Like Birds, Why Government Can Use More Jokes, and a Pension Guide for Politicians
• Sep 19, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you need to know.
• 1 Comments

• High CIO Turnover, Civic Engagement Ideas and States with Sin-Tax Dependency
• Sep 5, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you need to know.
• 5 Comments

• Why Do So Many Governments Resist Benchmarking?
• Sep 1, 2013
• Beyond fear of disclosure, there are a number of reasons states and localities may not want to engage in benchmarking.
• 3 Comments

• New Yorkers Lose Homes to the Homeless, a Bright Spot for Detroit, and the Key to Increasing Home Values
• Aug 22, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you need to know.
• 1 Comments

• How Detroit Bankruptcy is Exaggerated, Dangers of Facebooking When Hiring, and Value of Pensions to Millennials
• Aug 8, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you need to know.
• 4 Comments

• To Keep Up with the Private Sector, Governments Must Focus on More Than Just Pay
• Aug 1, 2013
• Thanks to recent revenue increases, some states are unfreezing public workers’ pay for the first time since before the recession. But looking at pay levels rather than total compensation hides a great deal of the story.
• 2 Comments

• Drought of Data Experts, How Much the Highest Paid Governor Makes, and Another Tax Loophole
• Jul 25, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you need to know.

• A Warning for Big Data, 3 Ways to Handle Citizen Feedback, and Why "Experts" Are Often Wrong
• Jul 11, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you need to know.

• States and Localities Realize the Importance of IGs
• Jun 28, 2013
• Although not every city and state is eager to form inspector general offices -- New York City leaders, for example, are currently debating the benefits of one for the police department -- the trend toward more of them has been steady.
• 1 Comments

• Transportation Trends, the Good News About Bridges, and Funeral Directors' Push to Modernize
• Jun 20, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you should know.
• 1 Comments

• Atheist Treasurers Not Allowed, the Merits of Revenue-Raising, and How Neb. Wound up with a Unicameral Legislature
• Jun 6, 2013
• All the public-sector management news you need to know.
• 3 Comments

• When to Use Performance Measurement
• May 31, 2013
• Performance measures are a key management tool -- but not for everything.

• Odd License Requirements, How Oklahoma City Lost 1M Pounds, and New Government Jargon
• May 23, 2013
• Public-sector management news you should know.
• 3 Comments