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B&G REPORT.

The B&G Report features newsy items relating to a wide variety of state and local government management topics, including state and local performance audit, state and local performance management, government budgeting, state and local human resource issues, and a variety of other public sector issues.

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THE PUBLIC SECTOR TOWER OF BABEL

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THE PUBLIC SECTOR TOWER OF BABEL

We were involved in a meeting the other day, in which a couple of participants were talking about agile government. We hear that term...

SEVEN REASONS FOR THANKS ON THURSDAY

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SEVEN REASONS FOR THANKS ON THURSDAY

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and we thought this was an appropriate time to dig into some of the state and local government news...

CAN WE HAVE A DATE?

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CAN WE HAVE A DATE?

A couple of weeks ago, our B&G Report published a series of answers to the question: “What should members of the press know in order to...

RX FOR PERFORMANCE PITFALLS

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RX FOR PERFORMANCE PITFALLS

Last week’s B&G Report included the second in a series of lists, compiled by experts, about managing performance. The first such list,...

PERFORMANCE READER’S GUIDE (PART 2)

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PERFORMANCE READER’S GUIDE (PART 2)

We received a tremendous response a few weeks ago when we published “A Reader’s Guide to Government Performance” by John Kamensky, a...

HOW TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT COVERAGE

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HOW TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT COVERAGE

Over the years, we’ve written a great deal about ways in which government officials can improve their relationship with the press. We...

LOOKING BEHIND THE HEADLINES

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LOOKING BEHIND THE HEADLINES

We recently came across an online report by a local NPR station that began with a headline that stated that, “Philadelphia and Wilmington...

A READER'S GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

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A READER'S GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

Several decades ago, when we first developed a passion for performance management, we leaned upon a cadre of people who were pioneering...

BURIED ACADEMIC TREASURES

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BURIED ACADEMIC TREASURES

When we were attending the most recent Southeastern Conference for Public Administration in Memphis (SECOPA), we sat in on a number of...

ARE BEST PRACTICES REALLY THE BEST?

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ARE BEST PRACTICES REALLY THE BEST?

Just the other day, we were editing a Guest Column for this website (we won’t bother to mention the name of the author) and discovered...

WHY DO PEOPLE LAUGH WHEN WE TELL THEM WHAT WE DO?

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WHY DO PEOPLE LAUGH WHEN WE TELL THEM WHAT WE DO?

When we attend social gatherings like weddings and are seated with people who don’t know us, one of the obligatory first questions...

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