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The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits
Episode Two: Inappropriate Computer Access - We don’t recall any performance auditors complaining to us about the frustration they must...
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greenebarrett
- Jan 11
- 3 min
The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits
Episode One: Data Quality - Over the course of years, as we’ve closely followed the work of state and local performance auditors, a...
greenebarrett
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Let’s Talk Performance!
A couple of weeks ago, we were invited by the National Center for Public Performance to be the inaugural panelists in its series of...
greenebarrett
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
The Non-Tech Problems with Public Sector Apps
With the advent of mobile apps and easily accessible web portals, there’s growing potential for improved communication between...
greenebarrett
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
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...
greenebarrett
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
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...
greenebarrett
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
The B&G Wordle
It was clear that many of you enjoyed the Wordle that appeared in this space a little under a week ago, so we decided to put up new...
greenebarrett
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Why States Need Stronger Statutes about Animal Cruelty
by Diana Urban, former Chair of the Connecticut General Assembly Committee on Children, presently founder and president of Protecting...
greenebarrett
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
The B&G Worldle
Are you playing the seemingly addictive game of Wordle? Practically everyone we know seems to be. Doubtless, the day of Wordle will pass,...
greenebarrett
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
A Law Ignored “To a Startling Degree”
While pensions and retiree health liabilities garner lots of headlines as dramatic fiscal threats, a less-publicized, but still critical...
greenebarrett
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
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...
greenebarrett
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
How Can Auditors Work Well With Agencies and the Other Way Around
We’ve been spending our day watching the Association of Local Government Auditors Annual Conference online. We wish we could be there in...
greenebarrett
- Apr 21, 2022
- 6 min
Return Utah: Reducing the Stigma of Work Gaps
Pools of new talent for state and local governments are in short supply. One state, which has come up with a significant new effort is...
greenebarrett
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
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...
greenebarrett
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Recommended Podcasts for You
We both really like listening to podcasts and even though we don’t have nearly the time to tune into all the ones we enjoy, we’re always...
greenebarrett
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Federal Jobs Report: What’s Happening In States and Localities?
On the morning of April 1, 2022, the New York Times gleefully reported this very long sentence about the happy news from the Department...
greenebarrett
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
State Investments: Higher Returns vs. Other Benefits
When states invest money, whether for their pension plans or other purposes, to what extent is it sensible for them to trade potentially...
greenebarrett
- Mar 24, 2022
- 4 min
Want to Get Your Story Out? Five Tips for Public Sector Officials
Over the course of years, we’ve given speeches about a variety of topics -- ranging from human resources to performance management to...
greenebarrett
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
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...
greenebarrett
- Mar 17, 2022
- 1 min
Portland's New Review of its Audit Recommendations
Performance auditors frequently do a very good job at holding agencies in their states, cities and counties accountable, by doing careful...
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