How Sunlight Can Improve Federal Contracting ReportMar 28, 2012 How Sunlight Can Improve Federal Contracting A single, streamlined database that tracks fraud, waste, and abuse in federal government contracts will help save taxpayers money and reward good companies, writes Pratap Chatterjee. Mar 28, 2012 Pratap Chatterjee
Insourcing ReportMar 28, 2012 Insourcing Pratap Chatterjee explains how insourcing can not only save money but can also improve services to the taxpayer if done wisely. Mar 28, 2012 Pratap Chatterjee
Better Auditing for Better Contracting ReportMar 28, 2012 Better Auditing for Better Contracting Pratap Chatterjee outlines the different reasons audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency sometimes fail, what’s been done to correct these failures in the past, and what should be done in the future. Mar 28, 2012 Pratap Chatterjee
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
Meeting the Infrastructure Imperative ReportFeb 16, 2012 Meeting the Infrastructure Imperative Donna Cooper takes a look at our nation's infrastructure spending needs, and explains how we can pay for them and put Americans back to work. Feb 16, 2012 Donna Cooper
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