William D. Eggers 
William D. Eggers is the director of public-sector research at Deloitte. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including "If We Can Put a Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government," "The Public Innovators' Playbook," "Government 2.0" and "Governing by Network." His next book, "Revolution: How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises are Teaming up to Solve Society's Toughest Problems," will be published by Harvard Business Press in August 2013.
His writings have won numerous awards including the Louis Brownlow award for best book on public management, the Sir Antony Fisher award for best book promoting an understanding of the free economy, and the Roe Award for leadership and innovation in public-policy research. A former manager of the Texas Performance Review and director of e-Texas, he has advised governments around the world, and his commentaries have appeared in dozens of major media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Chicago Tribune.
Recent Articles
- How to Save Education
- Cost-savings ideas that don't come at the expense of a good education.
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- How New Governors Can Renew Public Trust
- New governors are being greeted by a flood of red ink and a public that doesn't trust the state governments they run.
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- The Secret to Successful Change
- It involves resolving the political leadership's and the bureaucracy's different appetites for change.
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- Too Many Governments?
- It’s too early to call it a movement, but state and local officials are beginning to ask hard questions about the multiplicity of government agencies.
- Overload: Streamlining Governments
- Too much government? Maybe. Too many governments? Definitely.
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- Tips for Serious Cost Cutters
- Learn how to make structural changes that will bend the cost curve of government down.
- Serious Cost Cutters Only, Please
- This column is for those public leaders who are looking to make structural changes that will bend the cost curve of government down.
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- A Terrible Thing to Waste
- The saying may have its merits, but getting out ahead of a crisis is more sustainable and attainable.
- Sustainable Government is Attainable Government
- Don't wait for a crisis to drive change, make change a constant feature of government.
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- Fiscal Crisis? Let the Games Begin
- Games and simulations can be important tools as governments around the globe grapple with the grim reality of their fiscal situation.
- Debt, Deficits, and the Road to Fiscal Sustainability
- States, cities and many nations around the globe are facing an existential threat in the form of a massive fiscal imbalance.
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- Navigating the Journey to Sustainable Government
- The numbers do not lie. States, the federal government and many nations around the globe are facing an existential threat in the form of massive...
- Navigating the Journey to Sustainable Government
- The road to fiscal sanity requires the kind of big changes that our current democratic system makes difficult.
- Health Care, Chaos, and the Challenge of Chickens in Manhattan
- The debate surrounding the massive health care system overhaul that has been raging in Washington leaves one thing clear: Redesigning roughly one-seventh of the economy...
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- Arne, Katrina and Schumpeter
- In politics, nothing is more dangerous than the truth. Hence, the kerfluffle over Education Secretary Arne Duncan's recent statement about New Orleans. "Let me be...
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