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Implementing the Four-Day Workweek

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Christine Rush

Government organizations are in a perpetual state of change. A key element to the introduction of change, as well as its eventual success or failure, is the human resource manager. Author Paul Light notes in his book The Four Pi... More »

Achieving Community Preparedness Post-Katrina

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Christine Gibbs Springer

Improving disaster response capabilities within this country requires better coordination not only within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but also across the federal government, within state and local governments... More »

Government-Wide Collaboration Boosts National Trade

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Leah Green

When Congress established the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) in 1992, it authorized the commerce secretary to act as a messenger of commerce, communication, and innovationlike the Roman god Mercury. Housed in ... More »

Public-Private Partnerships: BID Collaboration in Philadelphia

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Seth Grossman

Neighborhood improvement districts (NIDs) are the same as business improvement districts (BIDs), also known as business assessment or improvement areas or special improvement districts. The Chestnut Hill NID, which was establish... More »