Why might this be a problem? Because the state Operational Services Division (OSD) depends on the information in the UFRs to determine how much in state funds to apply to that compensation. By regulation, state … [Read more...]
The value of our public employees
Obama, Cooper says, is a talented politician and leader who came to office with major policy ideas and a plan to improve government performance by using technology, in particular. All of these things require a commitment of … [Read more...]
Credibility on the cost of DDS care — an update
The administration's cost analysis in shutting the Monson, Templeton, and Glavin developmental centers was submitted in July to the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees and to the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons … [Read more...]
On Social Security Investment, Or, What About Chile?
"Of what avail are any laws, where money rules alone, Where Poverty can never win its cases? Detractors of the times, who bear the Cynic's scrip, are known To often sell the truth, … [Read more...]
EDUCATION conference, that is
Got to go back to headline writing school... … [Read more...]
Conference Oct. 16 of interest to BMG-ers (and others) concerned about public education
CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISSUES CONFERENCE: "Taking Back Our Schools: Promoting Equity and Excellence in Public Education." Rep. Carl Sciortino, Melissa Colon, (Gaston Institute), Jose Lopez (co-chair Boston Coalition for Quality … [Read more...]
Guardians’ rights upheld…in other states
Both court decisions reject anti-institutional biases of groups and organizations ranging from state vendors to the U.S. Department of Justice.In the Tennesse case (People First of Tennessee vs. Clover Bottom Developmental Center), a … [Read more...]
The politicized presidency
The question the authors leave unanswered is how far the Obama administration intends to go, or has gone, to de-politicize the office of the presidency. They point out that Barack Obama made an early effort to avoid shows of … [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...]
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