• The Bureaucrat and the Telescope
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   June 9, 2010
• NASA, James Webb, and networked government...
• Categories: Networked Government
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• Government Bashing:
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   May 3, 2010
• Anger at government and its employees is in the news, amped up in part by a bad economy and fueled by broad dissatisfaction with politicians....
• Categories: Networked Government

• Strange But True Tales of Privatization
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   March 3, 2010
• Those in favor of privatization have a new slogan: "Privatization saves puppies." It's true. When Kansas City privatized its animal shelter, it knew it would...
• Categories: Networked Government

• Innovations and Social Edge: Join the Conversation
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   February 9, 2010
• You may have heard President Obama speak about the need for a new approach to community problem solving, or heard that he's created a White...
• Categories: Networked Government

• Shared Services: Less Costly than "Free" Services
• Posted By: Jonathan D. Breul |   December 6, 2009
• Would you be willing to pay for your administrative services if you are already receiving them for "free?" But what if, by making a shift...
• Categories: Networked Government

• Collaboration Isn't Easy
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   November 23, 2009
• How can different levels of government and a variety of public agencies work together effectively? That's a challenge with implications for crime, health, and a...
• Categories: Networked Government

• Collaboration: First Step or Last Resort?
• Posted By: Jonathan D. Breul |   November 23, 2009
• Collaboration, governing-by-network, public-private partnerships, shared authority--whatever you call it, it's a hot topic in government circles. Renowned public administration expert Donald Kettl in his book "...
• Categories: Networked Government

• Outsourcing, Insourcing, Rightsourcing
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   October 21, 2009
• If you outsourced your angels, would more of them dance on the head of a pin? It's a nonsense question, of course. Here's another: What...
• Categories: Networked Government
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• Information for Innovation
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   September 23, 2009
• Last week, Harvard Kennedy School through its Innovations in American Government Awards Program recognized a group of government programs for their contribution to the public...
• Categories: Networked Government

• The Future of Public-Private Partnerships
• Posted By: |   August 9, 2009
• Andrew Bary's piece on "The Long and Binding Road," in Barron's has been widely noticed, especially after it was picked up by the Wall Street...
• Categories: Networked Government