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Mastering finance in government
This survey of more than 200 government officials around the world reveals to what extent governments must strengthen and better incorporate finance into their strategies.
One size fits few
Challenged to provide better services and value to citizens, forward-thinking goverments are now applying innovations from the private sector to improve public services.
Bolstering human capital
A majority of public sector employees are getting older and preparing for retirement. This report provides guidance on how state governments can beat the coming talent crisis by modernizing outdated hiring and firing policies
Serving the aging citizen
An aging global population will force governments worldwide to revisit the services they provide to their citizens and rethink how they will continue to fund public services. Closing the infrastructure gap
Find out how leading municipalities are addressing infrastructure deficits through private-public partnerships.
iGovernment
The Global Public Sector annual report, "Perspectives 2007," outlines the diverse needs of 21st century citizens and the challenges governments face serving them.
Paying for tomorrow: Practical strategies for tackling the public pension crisis
Funding public pension systems represents one of the greatest financial challenges for state and local governments today. This report examines the origins of the crisis and presents some possible solutions. Governing forward: New directions for public leadership
Governments today are caught in a painful squeeze. On one side are internal pressures such as the aging population, rising citizen expectations and a rapidly growing bill from entitlement spending. On the other side are external pressures such as global competition and the threat of terrorism. This report provides an in-depth look at these challenges and how leading governments are responding. Medicaid makeover: Six tough (and unavoidable) choices on the road to reform
This new study from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions takes a holistic approach to re-evaluating and re-structuring Medicaid programs for long-term cost reductions and sustainability.
A byline article of this study is also published in the February 2006 issue of Governing.com.
Driving more money into the classroom: The promise of shared services
Public schools in the U.S. could save $9 billion a year — the equivalent of funding for 900 new schools or 180,000 new teachers — by combining just a quarter of their non-instructional services costs with other school districts. Are we there yet?
This new study introduces many of the concepts of Health and Human Services service integration, describing in detail how it can help states deliver services more efficiently and effectively. Government 2.0: Using technology to improve education, cut red tape, reduce gridlock and enhance democracy
The digital revolution is transforming government and politics-slashing bureaucracies; improving services; producing innovative solutions to some of our nation's thorniest problems and changing the terms of the Left/Right political debate. Based on interviews with over 500 leading politicians, researchers, technology industry CEOs and leaders, futurists and front-line public employees, Government 2.0 journeys across America and overseas to demonstrate the promise and perils of this emerging world and offer a likely road map to its implementation. Governing by network: The new shape of the public sector
In this book, authors Bill Eggers and Stephen Goldsmith examine government’s transformation from centralized control over public programs to facilitating services through networks of nongovernmental entities, as seen through the experience of dozens of public innovators. In this model, the role of government is transformed from direct service provider to generator of public value. There are huge advantages to governing by network—flexibility, speed, innovation and specialization to name just a few—but also serious challenges. | 
