Publications

Honoring Public Servants in the Midst of a Pandemic

May 4, 2020

Publication Type: Commentary

Government workers have long put their lives on the line to protect us but today, they’re doing so on a massive scale and under the most challenging circumstances. Federal, state, local, and tribal governments deliver vitally important services to the American people every day. Since 1985, Americans have honored our public employees during the first...

Government Executive
Open Letter from Bipartisan Center for Presidential Transition Advisory Board

January 20, 2020

Publication Type: Commentary

Open Letter from Bipartisan Center for Presidential Transition Advisory Board

This letter stresses the importance of early preparation by President Trump and the Democratic candidates to be equipped for a second term or new administration.

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We’re paying too little attention to this endangered and essential national resource

October 7, 2018

Publication Type: Commentary

Last week, the risk to a precious national institution — to its quality and its independence and sheer ability to function — came into sharp focus. 

The Washington Post
A government shutdown means Congress has failed. Remember when this was something to avoid?

January 18, 2018

Publication Type: Commentary

NBC News
Careening from one budget crisis to another is no way to govern

December 9, 2017

Publication Type: Commentary

The Hill
Foundations: However much you disagree with Trump, don’t abandon government

August 22, 2017

Publication Type: Commentary

President Trump’s controversial remarks after the clash between white supremacists and counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Va., prompted many corporate executives to walk away from White House advisory councils, which were subsequently disbanded…

The Chronicle of Philanthropy