• A Decade of Living Dangerously
• BY: Robert J. O'Neill Jr.   |   January 25, 2012
• The fiscal challenges facing local governments won't go away soon. Here's why that's a good thing.

• The Public Sector, Disrupted
• BY: William D. Eggers,Ruben Gonzalez   |   January 18, 2012
• Government needs the kind of innovation that allows us to really get more for less.
• 7 Comments

• Technology and the Productivity Promise
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   January 11, 2012
• IT is the most important tool for improving government output. Budget directors need to be ready to answer some important questions.

• The Perils of Evidence-Based Government
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   January 4, 2012
• It’s a powerful tool, but sometimes it might really be better to reinvent the wheel.
• 6 Comments

• Regaining the Public’s Trust
• BY: G. Edward DeSeve   |   December 21, 2011
• It’s easy to get lost in the techniques of public management. But for people to have confidence in government, we need to get back to the basics.
• 5 Comments

• Eating 4 Education
• BY: Jim Chrisinger   |   December 14, 2011
• A Virginia city found a way to make a tax increase for its schools easy to swallow.

• Moneyball Government
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   December 7, 2011
• The way evidence-based analysis—rather than what ‘passes for wisdom’—turned a losing baseball team into a winner has powerful lessons for government decision-making.
• 2 Comments

• Should Washington Budget Like the States?
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   November 30, 2011
• Balanced-budget mandates and biennial budgeting are popular ideas for fixing the federal budgeting process. But what works in state capitols isn’t the right approach for Capitol Hill.
• 1 Comments

• The Hidden Cost of Human-Capital ‘Savings’
• BY: Philip Joyce   |   November 16, 2011
• When governments must reduce their workforces, they need to find ways to minimize the damage to long-term performance.
• 3 Comments

• ‘Hire for Attitude, Train for Skills’
• BY: Russ Linden   |   November 9, 2011
• The way a successful airline finds employees who fit in with its distinctive culture holds lessons for the public sector.
• 3 Comments

• Leading in Distrustful Times
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   November 2, 2011
• At a time when government is held in low esteem, public service needs people with the qualities that Canada's Reg Alcock had in abundance.

• The Politics of Outcomes
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   October 25, 2011
• Accountability-based government requires a culture shift for elected officials. It’s a change they’re not always ready to make.
• 3 Comments

• The Local Jobs Machine
• BY: G. Edward DeSeve   |   October 19, 2011
• Washington is debating how to reduce unemployment. But job creation is a local affair, and it’s a management challenge.

• Microtasking: the Next Frontier in Government Work?
• BY: William D. Eggers,Charles Tierney   |   October 12, 2011
• It’s a way for governments to unleash the talents and energies of hundreds or thousands of people to solve problems and get big jobs done.
• 2 Comments

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• The Perils of Evidence-Based Government
  
  "I suggest that the "dichotomy" of innovation vs. evidence-based approaches can..."
• The Public Sector, Disrupted
  
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• A New Operating System for Government
  
  "Although I'm a latecomer to this article I'd like to add my two cents: as a long time..."
• Regaining the Public’s Trust
  
  "You mention "Efficiency" and that it is making sure that government delivers..."
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  "There is an alternative to the meters. See http://spothero.com for parking options...."