1. The administration still has no plan that we have seen to accomodate the thousands of people with developmental disabilities in Massachusetts who are waiting for residential placements and care in the community system. The … [Read more...]
Our circular state policy game
The foundations warned that we mustn't falter in this reform effort, according to the Globe, because that would be a sign of "bureaucratic inertia, union resistance, or political malaise."It's difficult to question a … [Read more...]
TV interview re Managing Public Sector Projects
I was interviewed recently on Danvers cable access TV about my new book, Managing Public Sector Projects: A Strategic Framework for Success in an Era of Downsized Government. The book has been moving steadily up the charts on Amazon. (It … [Read more...]
A case for keeping the Pacheco Law — an update
I asked the Comptroller for figures on the total value of contracts for services held by state agencies in Massachusetts. The Comptroller provided figures for fiscal years dating back to 2003. In FY 2003, the total value of state … [Read more...]
DDS service coordinator system is crumbling (with update)
The Service Employees International Union Local 509 last week filed to reopen the landmark Ricci v. Okin court case, which brought about upgrades in care at Fernald and other state developmental centers in the 1970 and 1980s. The case was … [Read more...]
Fernald’s last days?
The Service Employees International Union Local 509 last week filed to reopen the landmark Ricci v. Okin court case, which brought about upgrades in care at Fernald and other state developmental centers in the 1970 and … [Read more...]
A case for keeping the Pacheco Law
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Charlie Baker has listed repealing the Pacheco Law as one of his "Baker's Dozen" proposals for reducing public sector costs. The Boston Globe has editorialzed against the law as "wasteful policy," as has Globe … [Read more...]
How government can regain its capacity to manage the oil spill
Why is this? Have we, in fact, become a “hollow state” in which public agencies have little ability left to do anything other than rubber stamp corporate activities, many of which seem irresponsible if not … [Read more...]
Legal representation from ‘Big Brother’
Sounds Orwellian in a politically-correct kind of way? It's happening right now to people with developmental disabilities and their families and guardians around the country.Since the late 1970s, there have been at least 30 … [Read more...]
Sham commission opposes cost analysis in developmental center closures
The original purpose of the Commission was to monitor the "quality and effectiveness" of services for people with mental retardation (now developmental disabilities) and to resolve disputes between DDS and its clients over care. … [Read more...]
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