• How Two Princetons Became One
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   February 27, 2013
• Taking advantage of a state law encouraging local-government consolidations, the two New Jersey municipalities found a path that other places might follow.

• The Political Reality of the Stimulus
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   February 20, 2013
• Given the decentralization of our modern governmental system, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the nation isn't showering President Obama with the gratitude it felt for FDR.

• Mobile Technology, Co-Creation and the Empowered Citizen
• BY: William D. Eggers,Jason Salzetti   |   February 13, 2013
• Mobile devices are powerful platforms for engaging citizens as partners in transforming the public sector. Governments need to move faster to take advantage of this opportunity.
• 2 Comments

• The Costs of Budget Uncertainty
• BY: Philip Joyce   |   February 6, 2013
• The routine dysfunction of the federal budget process creates real costs that are felt by all levels of government. Will Washington ever get its act together?
• 2 Comments

• 'Best Practices': the Enemy of Innovation
• BY: Patrick Ibarra   |   January 30, 2013
• Real improvement in government isn't a cut-and-paste process. The best leaders look forward to what might be, not backward to what was.
• 2 Comments

• The Life-Saving Power of Crowdsourcing
• BY: Russ Linden   |   January 23, 2013
• It's hard to imagine a better demonstration of its potential than the worldwide volunteer effort that helped rescue thousands of people after the earthquake in Haiti.
• 2 Comments

• Collaboration, Technology and the Lessons of Election Day
• BY: Susan K. Urahn   |   January 16, 2013
• Last year's elections demonstrated how teamwork between governments and the technology sector can make voting information more accessible, save taxpayer dollars and improve the efficiency of the voting process.

• Technology's Real Value for Government
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   January 9, 2013
• IT investments bring their own direct productivity improvements, but the big payoff is in the much larger productivity boost that digital tools can give to government services.
• 1 Comments

• Is It Time for a Set of 'Localist Papers'?
• BY: Robert J. O'Neill Jr.   |   January 2, 2013
• In the Federalist Papers, the Founders articulated their goals for a new system of government. Today's local governments need something similar to be ready to deal with the challenges they face.
• 2 Comments

• Three Keys to Breaking Government Gridlock
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   December 19, 2012
• Overcoming it is not a hopeless challenge. The trick is to look for the issues that lie beneath the surface.
• 2 Comments

• The Folly of Praying for a Crisis
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   December 5, 2012
• The fiscal and environmental disasters that we know are going to happen need to be dealt with now.
• 3 Comments

• Can 'Talent Injection' Remake Social Services?
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   November 28, 2012
• A foundation's experiment with providing experts to public agencies is showing promise as a way to make a big difference at a relatively modest cost.

• Politics, Governing and Ever-Elusive Truth
• BY: Philip Joyce   |   November 14, 2012
• Even with fact-checking at an all-time high, we're finding it harder and harder to agree on basic facts. How can we ever agree on effective policy?
• 2 Comments

• Taking the Fear Out of Change
• BY: Russ Linden   |   November 7, 2012
• Most of us are all too comfortable in our habits. The lesson for leaders in an era of change: Make the novel seem familiar.

• The Unknown Impact of Federal Fiscal Decisions
• BY: Susan K. Urahn   |   October 31, 2012
• The "sequester" and other looming federal budget actions will affect governments at every level. These fiscal decisions will be made without adequate data and without the intergovernmental forums we need.
• 5 Comments

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