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 »

Government

Change Management , Economy , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General , World Events

Many local governments are accustomed to reporting their performance to management officials. Reporting the effects of stimulus spending offers a new and much-expanded audience that includes U.S. citizens, the media, and nationa... More »

Government

Beginner Level Content , Economy , Jobs , Measuring and Evaluating

In this new era of responsibility and accountability, the passage of economic stimulus fundingalong with demands for successful government performancepresents contemporary challenges for public managers. The challenges demand th... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Assessment , Economy , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating

My wife, Katherine Barrett, and I have written a great deal about state and local government. Along the way, evaluation has emerged as our area of specialty. We try to discern how effectively ... More »

Government

Assessment , Competencies , Economy , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating