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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The Chief Financial Officers Act marks its 20th anniversary this year. Did it achieve its goal of greater transparency in federal spending? Is it time for a re-do?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I’ve been reading federal agency Open Government plans over the past few weeks. Many plans don’t describe what agencies are doing to improve collaboration – between agencies and programs, or with the public.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Highlights from the second week of August, 2010.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Teleworking saves people and offices money and helps protect the environment, but employees who want to telework often face stiff barriers.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
The Business of Government Hour: Conversation with Cas Holloway, Commissioner of the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Emerging Public-Private Approaches to Enhancing Food Safety
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Grumblers are complaining the Obama Administration has not proactively defined a performance agenda, even as it approaches the half way point of its first term. But I think they have a fairly radical agenda. They just happen to be using a stealth approach
Friday, August 6, 2010
This week: transparency vs. privacy? and OMB
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Surveys show that the public would have more confidence in government if it could get rid of duplicative and overlapping programs. Can we do this? Should we do this? GAO has been mandated to figure this out.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Center for American Progress (CAP) created a 16-point agenda for “building a government that delivers greater value and results to the American people.” A recent independent poll surveyed Americans on how they would prioritize the agenda.