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B&G REPORT.

The B&G Report features newsy items relating to a wide variety of state and local government management topics, including state and local performance audit, state and local performance management, government budgeting, state and local human resource issues, and a variety of other public sector issues.

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NINE TIPS FOR IMPROVING MEETINGS

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NINE TIPS FOR IMPROVING MEETINGS

Over more than 30 years of covering state and local government, we can’t recall ever talking to a public sector manager who loved going...

Government Management: Why don’t people care?

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Government Management: Why don’t people care?

We are puzzled and frustrated with the ignorance of many people about the importance of state and local government management. They tend...

Negative Audits Can Be Good News

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Negative Audits Can Be Good News

Several years ago – right before the start of the pandemic -- our book, The Promises and Pitfalls of Performance-Informed Management was...

The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits

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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...

Building Human Services Relationships

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Building Human Services Relationships

Public sector human services professionals tend to go into their field to spend time with lower-income families who are in need of...

On the Road to a More Diverse Workforce

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On the Road to a More Diverse Workforce

Cities, counties and states from coast to coast are cultivating efforts to create a more diverse workforce – one that mirrors the...

How to Tell What’s on the New Governors Minds

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How to Tell What’s on the New Governors Minds

[Photo: Oregon Governor Tina Kotek] Generally, gubernatorial executive orders get scanty press attention. But we’ve found they’re one of...

The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits

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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...

Nine New Governors and a Generational Shift

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Nine New Governors and a Generational Shift

Out of the 36 gubernatorial elections last November, 26 resulted in the return of an incumbent while only one, Nevada’s Steve Sisolak,...

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