Iby Martin Stewart-Weeks t is instructive in these unpredictable times to consider the answer to a simple question: Is government part of the solution or part of the problem? ... More »

Government

Change Management , Economy , Intermediate-level Content , Trends

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, released its page-turner, Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency, in December 2008. The report covers ... More »

Government

Change Management , Competencies , Economy , Intermediate-level Content , Skills Gap , Trends

Consider how the world has changed in the last twenty-five to thirty years, since the work of the Grace Commission, the launching of the Reform 88 initiative in the Reagan administration, and ... More »

Government

Change Management , Economy , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Jobs , North America , Trends , World Events

Undoubtedly, many public managers are scrambling to identify cost-saving ideas and to otherwise cope with the economic malaise that has gripped our country. While the impact of the ... More »

Government

Economy , Intermediate-level Content , North America , Trends

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