Creating Public-Private Partnerships as a Fiscal Strategy

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Mark Pisano

The public-sector environment has changed in the past four years. Reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other researchers note that all levels of government will experience fiscal shortfalls stretching far into the future, even assuming normal econ... More »

Do We Need a New Model for Government?

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Alan Balutis

In the aftermath of the September 11 tragedies, we heard again and again that government needs to be better managed. "Everything has changed" was the constant refrain. "Never has American history seen a time when management has been more important but the stock of new i... More »

Memos to National Leaders: Opportunites for Innovation

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Alan Balutis

Our president has the opportunity to set policy that improves government management, operations, and execution. Experienced public managers offer suggestions to get it done. More »

Recommendations to Strengthen the Federal Budget Process

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Steve Redburn

The federal government faces a large long-term mismatch between projected spending and projected revenues. Closing this fiscal gap will require hard choices to yield trillions of dollars in budget savings. Achieving these savings while sustaining the nation's highest pu... More »

Smorgasbord of Topics

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Paula Ketter

The last four months have been filled with political ads, debates, and a presidential election, and while we couldn't completely rid ourselves of this once-every-four-years event, we could approach it from a totally different angle. This issue of the journal takes... More »