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Philip Howard, attorney and chair of Common Good, talked about what he considers to be the root causes of government failures and addressed how to turn things around. This event was held at …

Rob Richie, president and CEO of FairVote, discussed his group’s support for ranked-choice voting and other voting reforms. FairVote is a non-partisan group that advocates for election refor…

New York University hosted a discussion on the use of government reform as a campaign issue at the college’s Washington, D.C., center. Speakers included conservative columnist William Kristo…

Judge Abner Mikva spoke about the role of the federal government within the U.S. Constitution and described attempts to reduce and reform the federal government. After his prepared remarks, …

Thomas Schatz talked about efforts by Citizens Against Government Waste to bring attention to the issue of government inefficiency and waste. Mr. Schatz is president of the organization.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing to assess whether progress has been made by the federal government in reducing government waste. Witnesses provided a list …

Gavin Newsom talked about his book, Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government, in which he argues that technological innovation can be used to improve our gov…

Kellie Lunney talked about the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s approved legislation to reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent over the next three years. She discussed t…

Gregory Kutz talked about the findings of a new report released last week by the Government Accountability Office on employee abuse of government credit cards. He responded to telephone call…

Joan Mandle discussed government reform and corruption with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program.

Witnesses testified about improving access to federal government on the Internet. Topics included re-authorization of the E-Government Act of 2002, federal achievements since passage of the …

Tory Newmyer talked about the details of the lobbying bill that passed the House 396-22 on Thursday, May 24, 2007, and differences to be resolved with the Senate’s bill in a conference commi…

As part of a conference on “Whistleblowers and Government Oversight,” the panelists discussed the need for protection for whistleblowers. Topics included the court decisions that have underc…

Michael Tanner talked about his book, Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution, published by the Cato Institute. He described a new bran…

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and members of the Blue Dog Coalition talked about three measures in the rules package before the House of Representatives that they say would restore accou…

Adam Thierer talked about reformation of the Federal Communications Commission, competition among video broadband providers, and media ownership issues. He compared the regulatory structure …

Former Representative Gingrich, who was speaker of the House from 1995-1998, taught a political science class at the University of New Hampshire-Manchester. He discussed five major changes t…

Dr. Fuerth spoke about needs and methods for long range planning in the U.S. government. He called time “the most precious of all the strategic resources,” and emphasized the need to “think …

Guests talked about the inspectors general and their role in eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in federal agencies and programs. This week was the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the …

Witnesses testified regarding the Government Performance and Results Act. The act, passed nearly ten years prior to this hearing, was intended to make government more efficient and accountab…