Environment & Economy: Part 2 of Sustainable Development

Exploring the connections between public and private sectors, political and legal drivers and components of sustainable development.

Environment & Economy: Part 1 of 3 Ecosystem-based Adaptation

In order to place a value on an ecosystem service, governments must encourage an integrative approach. Policy makers must communicate with operations teams and other departments that may value a system in a different way.

Entrepreneurial Thinking in Government

The nature of the public service is changing, and the old ways are not coming back. The future of public administration is transformation – and it’s high time we started supporting public servants to scuttle the old systems that keep governments entrenched in non-value-added work.

OMB Outlines a Sweeping New Shared Services Approach

The federal government announced a new initiative on Friday that moves shared service missions into central offices to standardize purchasing.

Environmental Protection Policy – Who is Responsible?

In local government, we must be aware of the opportunity we possess to help create a healthy future for us, our community members and the environment that sustains us. What can we do?

How to Create Equitable Stormwater Utility Fees

Stormwater utility fees are a common public-private partnership to fund stormwater programs. Maintaining an equatable fee structure is important.

DorobekINSIDER: The Biggest Obstacle to Good Government

Federal agencies have gotten very good at making a broken system work — perhaps too good.

OPM Releases Final Rule on CIO Hiring Authority

Hiring and retaining IT talent continues to be a top concern for agencies, especially as they modernize. This situation has led to a final determination from the administration about the hiring authority of CIOs.