• New Column on Leadership: The Federal Coach
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   April 9, 2010
• In a unique collaboration, The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service produce The Federal Coach, a leadership column and blog hosted by Tom...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Getting Big Things Done in Government
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   March 30, 2010
• John O'Leary on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" talks about his recent Washington Post piece, "Can the U.S. Still Tackle Big Problems? Lessons from the Health...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Does Privatization Work for Cities?
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   March 21, 2010
• It is an age-old debate: Can competitive outsourcing help struggling cities stretch scarce tax dollars? In this 8 minute video from the John Stossel show, Stephen...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Navigating the Journey to Sustainable Government
• Posted By: William D. Eggers |   March 10, 2010
• 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...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Health Care, Chaos, and the Challenge of Chickens in Manhattan
• Posted By: William D. Eggers |   February 25, 2010
• 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...
• Categories: Management and HR
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• Burdening the Future: It's Not Just the Feds
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   February 19, 2010
• The recently released federal budget has shed a harsh spotlight on government's tendency to spend today while leaving the bill for our children to pay....
• Categories: Management and HR

• Making Mergers Work in Government
• Posted By: Jonathan D. Breul |   February 9, 2010
• One of the first official acts Bob McDonnell took last month as the newly inaugurated governor of Virginia was to create a Commission on Government...
• Categories: Management and HR

• The New Political Reality
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   February 8, 2010
• For decades, public officials viewed voters either as passive recipients of government largesse or as active advocates for special treatment. Getting reelected generally meant launching...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Nominate a Public Sector Hero
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   January 27, 2010
• The Partnership for Public Service is accepting nominations for its "Service to America" medals, looking to honor the very best of the nation's federal work...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Making 311 Work
• Posted By: Jonathan D. Breul |   January 24, 2010
• Baltimore mayor Shelia Dixon announced she will resign in February after being convicted of misuse of gift cards donated to her office. Interestingly, many citizens...
• Categories: Management and HR