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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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GOVERNMENT INTERNET FRUSTRATIONS

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GOVERNMENT INTERNET FRUSTRATIONS

We get a great deal of information from the Internet for our work, and there’s little question that the easy access to tons of reports,...

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...

WANT TO WRITE SO THAT OTHERS CAN USE WHAT YOU’VE WRITTEN? HERE’s YOUR CHANCE!

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WANT TO WRITE SO THAT OTHERS CAN USE WHAT YOU’VE WRITTEN? HERE’s YOUR CHANCE!

In 1799 when Napoleon was bearing down on Egypt a stone slab was discovered that came to be called the Rosetta Stone. It bore text in...

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...

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...

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