• 5 Reasons Why the Feds Shouldn't Bail Out CA
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 31, 2009
• Even before California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger began issuing IOU's in July, some pundits (Michael Maiello, for one) were calling on President Obama to bail out...
• Categories: State

• Missions and Measures: Two Paths to Greater Effectiveness
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 28, 2009
• Two articles below include two totally different takes on how New York is dealing with the problem of homelessness. Steve Goldsmith writes here about "the...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 26, 2009
• The dog days of August are upon us, and everybody, including President Obama, is on vacation. But government never stops working--sort of. Both Chicago and...
• Categories: State

• New York's HHS-Connect: IT Crosses Boundaries in a Shared-Mission World
• Posted By: Zachary Tumin |   August 24, 2009
• New York's HHS-Connect: IT Crosses Boundaries in a Shared-Mission World A new initiative is underway in New York City that will boldly, literally, go where...
• Categories: Technology

• Better at Doing What?
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   August 19, 2009
• Private companies think about their "value proposition" all the time. What are we doing for our customers that make them happy to pay our price?...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Digital Crime Fighting
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 17, 2009
• It was William Bratton who brought criminal justice into the information age, launching New York City's CompStat under Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He's stepping down now...
• Categories: Technology
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• Fighting Crime with Zeroes and Ones:
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 17, 2009
• When you say "infrastructure" most people think roads, bridges, and tunnels. That's fine. But these conduits of physical goods were more crucial to the economy...
• Categories: Technology

• Foreclosure Nation: Who Mows the Lawn?
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 13, 2009
• Today, the word "foreclosure" evokes an unfortunate reminder of the nation's economic meltdown, particularly the speculation and collapse in the real estate market. For city...
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Taking Reservations at the Jail
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 12, 2009
• The Santa Clara County Department of Correction had a problem. The system couldn't handle the daily onslaught of those coming to visit the more than 4,500...
• Categories: Technology

• 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