The Center for the Business of Government: Business of Government

The Business of Government is a magazine dedicated to improving the management of government. You will need Adobe Acrobat to access the electronic versions (PDF format) below.
Spring 2008 Business of Government Magazine
	Download the entire magazine (9,509 Kb) or download individual articles. Conversations with Leaders, which include: General James Cartwright, Sir Nigel Hamilton, and Commissioner Robert Hess. Profiles in Leadership, which include: Roy A. Bernardi, Elaine C. Duke, Tyler D. Duvall, Ambassador Patrick F. Kennedy, Robert M. Kolodner, M.D., Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Marcus C. Peacock, Linda Jacobs Washington, and James A. Williams. Our Viewpoints, which include: Federal Government Reform, Acquisition, and Lean Six Sigma. Management articles, which include: Analytics in Government, Homeland Security, Baltimore's CitiStat Performance Strategy, Conflicts in Collaborative Networks, and Measuring and Reporting Community Conditions. Research report abstracts Order Here.

Fall 2007 Business of Government Magazine
	Download the entire magazine (4,610 Kb) or download individual articles. Conversations with Leaders, which include: Clay Johnson III and the Honorable Timothy M. Kaine. Profiles in Leadership, which include: Jayson P. Ahern, Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, Nina Rose Hatfield, Michael P. Jackson, Lt. Gen. Michael W. Peterson, Dr. Jeff T. H. Pon, Dr. Ronald P. Sanders, Jonathan "Jock" Scharfen, and David M. Wennergren. Our Forum, "Five Management Challenges in an Internet-Enabled World." Management articles on performance management, payband systems, and human resources shared services. Research report abstracts Order Here.

Spring 2007 Business of Government Magazine
	Download the entire magazine (4,035 Kb) or download individual articles including Conversations with Leaders (678 Kb), which include Rob Portman, Clay Johnson III, Linda Combs, Paul Denett, Karen Evans, Robert Shea, and Solly Thomas; Profiles in Leadership (1,881 Kb), which include Admiral Thad W. Allen, Douglas J. Bourgeois, Josefina G. Carbonell, Karen S. Evans, Dr. George M. Gray, Vice Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., Dr. Stephen L. Jones, R. David Paulison, and R. Allen Pittman; Forum: Collaborative Governance (1,111 Kb); management articles, "A Model for Increasing Innovation Adoption: Lessons Learned from the IRS e-file Program" and "Lessons from Katrina for Improving the Delivery of Emergency Benefits" (212 Kb); and research report abstracts. Order here.

Fall 2006 Business of Government Magazine
	Download the entire magazine (4,035 Kb) or individual articles including conversations with David Walker and Preston Jay Waite; leadership profiles of Russell Chew, Judy Davis, John Dyer, Lisa Fiely, W. Todd Grams, Donald Lindberg, M.D., Phyllis Scheinberg, Linda Springer, and Admiral Robert Willard; a forum on "Successful Performance Management;" the management article, "Sharing an Understanding of Shared Services;"and research report abstracts. Order here.

Winter 2005 Business of Government Magazine
	Download the entire magazine (2.26 MB) or individual articles including conversations with Martin O'Malley and Clay Johnson III; leadership profiles of W. Ralph Basham, Marion Blakey, Johnnie Burton, Rose O. Parkes, Roberto Salazar, Gwendolyn Sykes, Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., and Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.; a forum on "Transforming Government;" and research report abstracts. Order here.

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