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Thursday, July 5, 2012
A perennial lament by advocates of the use of performance measures is that Congress seems to rarely use them in making decisions. Here’s a guide prepared by GAO, along with three examples of how congressional committees have used performance information
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Public participation begins to take more advantage of social media, and its capacity to connect people to their government and one another, at stage two: consulting.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Jonathan Breul retires today from his role as executive director of the IBM Center. He has had a long and storied career in public service for the past four decades, where he has left a lasting mark.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of June 25.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
How social media can be used for public participation in government: first step - inform.
Monday, June 25, 2012
How do you tackle a large-scale, complex challenge that evolves over time, involves thousands of stakeholders, and where there is no clear solution? For example, is there a road map for how the Internet evolved? Could we do it again?
Thursday, June 21, 2012
With more than 220 years of service to the nation, the U.S. Coast Guard is a military, multi-mission maritime organization that safeguards the U.S. economic and security interests. From the oil platforms of the northern Arabian Gulf to the interior
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
This edition of The Business of Government magazine provides a glimpse into the many challenges, risks, and opportunities facing today’s government executives. More importantly, it introduces a select group of government leaders who offer their insights,
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
What works when developing a cross-agency collaborative network? A six-year long study of 266 existing collaborative networks of public safety organizations distills valuable lessons for how to design and sustain similar networks in other policy arenas.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of June 11, 2012.