B&G Report

Fighting Fraud: Advice for Smaller Cities

Whatever their size, all state and local governments must contend with the possibility that federal grant money or taxpayer revenues will...

The Fight for Independent Oversight

In 2018, a regional ballot measure in nine counties in the San Francisco area dedicated $500 million of $4.5 billion in increased...

Lagging Inspections: Will We Never Learn?

We are, as readers of the B&G Report know, regular users of performance audits. In so doing, we're sometimes reminded about the Greek...

Understanding Fiscal Scandals and Their Impact on Localities

Toward the end of July, Route Fifty published our most recent column about the arduous task that government officials have when faced...

The Tower of State and Local Babel

Some years ago, when the phrase “big data,” was first gaining currency, we decided that before we embarked on any projects related to...

How To Use Data in Workforce Management

Across the U.S., a growing number of cities, counties, and states are using data across agencies to improve management and make...

Lessons Learned from TANF Clients

In researching the 26-year-old Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program recently, we had the chance to talk with Mary Beth...

How Staffing Shortages May Be Affecting Illinois Children

Over the last months, we've written a series of columns for Route Fifty and elsewhere about the difficulties states and localities are...

What Value are Sensible Statutes Without Sufficient Oversight?

On April 1st a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that there was a crisis in mental health among...

California’s Powerful Example of Citizen Participation

We often talk about performance auditors on this website. These dedicated professionals may be appointed or elected. They use...

Public Sector Human Resources, State and Local Government, Performance Management, Public Sector Workforce, Performance Audit