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Making Broadbanding Work in State Government
In the late 1990s, Georgia implemented state civil service reforms aimed at improving government efficiency and effectiveness. In 2001, Florida implemented similar reforms. Both Georgia and Florida’s reforms were considered…
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Serious Goal in Need of a Comprehensive Solution
The writer Augusten Burroughs wrote, “If you have your health, you have everything. If you don’t have your health nothing else matters.” In the United States there are millions of…
Pitfalls and Promises: How to Set Competitive Compensation
Recent front page controversies involving excessive pay for nonprofit executives have brought the issue of nonprofit executive compensation under scrutiny. Stories like the ousting of former United Way of the…
Using Technology to Increase Access and Transparency in Local Government
Today’s public administrator is facing challenges to inform and engage the public about the issues that confront our cities, counties and agencies. Citizens have to balance the demands of work,…
Labor-Management Relations: Return to Collaboration
Lately, the news has been riddled with stories about public unions and adversarial union and organizational leaders (called labor-management relationships). High-profile examples that you have likely seen include the Chicago…
Change U at GVSU
Our experience working in a nonprofit organization in the public service sector has made us recognize the importance of confronting social justice issues, both within our agency and with other…
To Blog or Not to Blog: Furthering Transparency Through Interactive Websites
The Benefits of Blogging: It was Feather O’Connor Houstoun, a senior adviser to the Wyncote Foundation, who astutely pointed out, “Government is moving toward transparency in fits and starts, and…
Public Service, Social Justice and Equity
Suspicion should be invoked when “public service,” “social justice” and “equity” are displayed in such close proximity, much more so when used in the same sentence. Connotations associated with each…
Telework in the Federal Government: Benefits and Pitfalls
Over the last two decades, telework has increasingly become an essential element in the federal government’s operations, making it a subject worthy of careful study. As technological capabilities to facilitate…
Reasonable or Unreasonable Expectations: Accountability in Emergency Management
For decades, there has been a call for greater accountability in government. This is appropriate, given that, in a democracy, the government derives its powers from the people and should…
How to Embed Transparency into Collaborative Governance
What is the proper role of government transparency in collaborative governance? Is it just about improving information management practices such as processing and storing huge data sets? Otherwise, is something…
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