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Openness and Transparency: Is E-Government Learning to Listen?
Openness and improving transparency are two of the cornerstones of electronic government (e-government) policies. In this month’s column, we discuss some of the challenges of building the next phase of e-government. Making Information Available When the term “electronic government” was introduced by the Clinton-Gore administration in…
Intrapreneurship and the Public Sector: A Missing Capability
Retaining talented employees within an organization is one of the most severe challenges facing our public agencies. In recent times, public agencies have taken a beating on a number of fronts from budget cuts to having to contend with a frustrated citizenry and an increased demand for…
Adoption of Sustainability Policy Innovations and Green Local Governance
Executive Summary This essay points out that local government should be a critical entity to create innovative polices for climate change protection and implement efficiently these policies reducing less cost and providing better benefits. In order to achieve these goals, I suggest two solutions. First, well-organized state…
Obama, Presidential Power and the Boston Marathon Bomber
The initial decision by the Obama Administration and the FBI not to read Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, the accused Boston Marathon bomber, his Miranda rights was wrong on at least two counts. The first is from a perspective of the law, the other by way of a broader…
A Form of Modern Day Patronage
Recently, the Atlantic Cities website reported that Atlanta and its professional football team, the Falcons, are considering replacing the not-so-old Georgia Dome with a $1 billion “pantheon inspired” stadium. From a community development standpoint, the plans border on absurdity. The city is planning to cover $200 million…
Conjunction Junction, What’s Your Function? An Assessment of Coproduction in Atlanta
Coproduction is not a new concept, as it has been recognized in academic and practitioner circles since the 1970s. Its popularity subsided in the 1990s and 2000s, but in recent years, it has reemerged in both practice and theory. Scholars have differing opinions about what constitutes coproduction.…
Intrapreneurship and the Public Sector: A Missing Capability
Retaining talented employees within an organization is one of the most severe challenges facing our public agencies. In recent times, public…
Recruitment in the Public Sector
We have been hearing for the past four years that government is becoming the biggest job supplier and taking over that…
Social Security Administration Talent Retention
The Partnership for Public Service reported the Social Security Administration (SSA) dropped from second to sixth rank for employee satisfaction and…
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