Katherine Barrett Richard Greene and Donald F. Kettl

Over the course of about 30 years, Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, principals of Barrett and Greene, Inc. have done much-praised analysis, research and writing about state and local governments. Described by Peter Harkness, founder of Governing Magazine as "by far the most experienced journalists in the country covering public performance," they pioneered "grading the cities, counties and states" in management.

The Little Guide to Writing for Impact

As long ago as 2010, the federal government’s Plain Writing Act required that all federal agencies write "clear government communication that the public can understand and use."

Future Shocks Case Studies: A Challenge Grant Competition

To be announced on 29 April 2024

Shocks transcend geographic, jurisdictional, political, and organizational boundaries. Furthermore, adaptation, preparation, and response to shock events cannot be the responsibility of a single sector, program, agency, or level of government. Instead, the key to success—and the root cause of many failures— lies within the capabilities of individual network participants and the strength of the network before, during, and after an upheaval. Simply put, complex problems cannot be solved in silos.

Weekly Roundup: March 4-8, 2024

Navy is Using AI Training Models at the Edge, CIO Says.  Navy CIO Jane Rathbun says the service is infusing AI at the edge to improve decision-making.

Insights on VENTURE MEETS MISSION -- A Case for Government-Venture Arrangements

Recently, Arun Gupta, co-author of Venture Meets Mission joined me on The Business of Government Hour to discuss his new book, which he wrote with Gerard George and Thomas J. Fewer. Gupta says the book shows how we can harness the innovativeness of entrepreneurship with the scale of government in a new model of collaboration that he claims will reinvigorate America’s competitiveness and tackle some of the world’s most intractable problems.

NEW REPORT: The Role of Risk Leadership in Defining ERM Readiness in Government

On behalf of the IBM Center for The Business of Government, we are pleased to release this report, The Role of Risk Leadership in Defining ERM Readiness in Governmentby Peter C. Young of the University of St. Thomas and Trang Hoang of University of Nebraska at Omaha.

The Role of Risk Leadership in Defining ERM Readiness in Government

Government orga­nizations must tackle risk and uncertainty in a more systematic and enterprise manner. The authors of this new report, Peter Young and Trang Hoang, provide timely and insightful perspectives that underscore the connection between lead­ership actions that support government risk management and successful efforts to implement enterprise risk management (ERM). The report explores two dis­tinct concepts—risk leadership and ERM readiness.

Dylan Desjardins

Dylan is a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science student at GW, and a Research Assistant at the GW Regulatory Studies Center.

Discussing Agile Regulation

On November 16, 2023, the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center and the IBM Center for the Business of Government co-hosted an event, Building on Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Executive Order 12866 and 20th anniversary of Circular A-4.

Trang Hoang

Trang Hoang, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Finance in the School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dr. Hoang’s research focuses on public pension, state and local governmental budgeting and financial management, nonprofit financial management, and risk management.

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