White House Budget Drives Pay for Success and Social Impact Bonds Forward ArticleApr 23, 2013 White House Budget Drives Pay for Success and Social Impact Bonds Forward New proposals in the Obama administration’s budget will help promote an innovative method to changing the way government does business and will provide a new approach to financing social programs. Apr 23, 2013 Sonal Shah, Kristina Costa
A New Approach to Budgeting ArticleJun 26, 2012 A New Approach to Budgeting Jitinder Kohli weighs in on the potential of a recent Office of Management and Budget memorandum to spur agencies to focus on evidence and research in budgeting decisions. Jun 26, 2012 Jitinder Kohli
The American Community Survey Is Under Attack ArticleMay 15, 2012 The American Community Survey Is Under Attack The short-sighted vote in the House of Representatives to eliminate the American Community Survey is an antibusiness vote against informed government, writes Kristina Costa. May 15, 2012 Kristina Costa
Improving Customer Service at the Federal Government ArticleMay 9, 2012 Improving Customer Service at the Federal Government Gadi Dechter examines the Government Customer Service Improvement Act to highlight its strengths and suggest further steps to boost confidence in our government. May 9, 2012 Gadi Dechter
Slow Progress Toward a Representative Federal Workforce ArticleMar 26, 2012 Slow Progress Toward a Representative Federal Workforce James Hairston and Vanessa Cárdenas argue that the federal government must do more to increase the number of people of color, particularly Hispanics, throughout its workforce. Mar 26, 2012 James Hairston, Vanessa Cárdenas
Putting Big Oil Subsidies to Work ArticleFeb 21, 2012 Putting Big Oil Subsidies to Work Donna Cooper, Richard Caperton, Kate Gordon, and Daniel J. Weiss detail a plan to redirect billions of dollars in giveaways to Big Oil toward building infrastructure to put Americans back on the job. Feb 21, 2012 Donna Cooper, Richard W. Caperton, Kate Gordon, 1 More Daniel J. Weiss
Washington State Shows What Works ArticleFeb 10, 2012 Washington State Shows What Works Kristina Costa explores the state’s telling investment in an institute that judges the effectiveness of programs for beneficiaries and taxpayers. Feb 10, 2012 Kristina Costa
Finding ‘What Works’ in Education ArticleFeb 9, 2012 Finding ‘What Works’ in Education Kristina Costa explores “what works” platforms in education, pointing out their current limitations and also their importance in times of tight budgets. Feb 9, 2012 Kristina Costa
Doing What Doesn’t Work ArticleFeb 8, 2012 Doing What Doesn’t Work Jitinder Kohli outlines the importance of government agencies focusing resources on programs that work, not ones like this criminal-justice program run amok. Feb 8, 2012 Jitinder Kohli
The State of Our Tax Code Is Weak ArticleJan 20, 2012 The State of Our Tax Code Is Weak Seth Hanlon argues for trimming wasteful tax expenditures as Congress heads into the 2012 legislative session. Jan 20, 2012 Seth Hanlon