G. Martin Wagner

Mr. Wagner was a Senior Fellow of the IBM Center for The Business of Government. Mr. Wagner joined the Center after 31 years of public service. He had most recently restructured and ran GSA's Federal Acquisition Service - the largest government organization delivering acquisition, technology, and management services to federal agencies.

Frank B. Strickland

Frank B. Strickland is a Senior Fellow Emeritus with the IBM Center for The Business of Government.

Kenneth W. Stockman

Ken Stockman is a Senior Managing Consultant in IBM’s Public Sector Strategy & Innovation Practice.  He is an evangelist for aligning enterprise business strategy with technology, people, and process in order to achieve sustainable business outcomes.  Ken has supported several large business model transformation efforts for public sector clients while at IBM, including USDA, the VA, the FAA, and, most recently, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service. 

The Innovation Agenda: Private Sector Action, Government Benefit

President Obama has made private sector innovation a centerpiece of the Administration’s agenda for growth and job creation.  This is a subject that has broad support across the spectrum:  citizens, businesses and governments all look to commercial activity as an economic engine; new technologies play a key role in this pursuit.  The Nation’s Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, has been a very visible leader of this activity, with frequent and recent blogs through the White House and media web sites (

What We Know Now: Ensuring Success for the Government's Financial Systems

Debra Cammer HinesImproving the cost, quality, and performance of financial management operations and systems is one of the Obama’s administration’s top management priorities. While the financial management community has made significant progress over the years, it continues to face challenges in meeting some of the basic standards for accounting and reporting.

The IBM Center for The Business of Government - A Video Overview

Learn more about The IBM Center for The Business of Government through this short video overview.

The IBM Center for The Business of Government connects public management research with practice. Since 1998, we have helped public sector executives improve the effectiveness of government with practical ideas and original thinking. We sponsor independent research by top minds in academe and the non-profit sector, and we create opportunities for dialogue on a broad range of public management topics.