Videos

Niall Ferguson (Doom), Jennifer Pahlka (Recoding America), Paul Light (The Government-Industrial Complex), and Richard Robb (Willful) talked about government bureaucracies and how to hold th…

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…

Witnesses testified at an oversight hearing of the Department of Justice’s recent denial of access to documents wanted by the Inspector General’s office.

Paul Light talked about contractors in the federal workforce, and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He detailed regulations and procedures involving the hiring of c…

Paul Light talked about the size and scope of federal contractors as well as the impact sequestration could have on contractors and federal services. He also responded to telephone calls and…

Paul Light talked about his Wall Street Journal piece on the need for federal bureaucracy reform following recent Government Services Administration (GSA) and Secret Services scandals. He al…

Paul Light talked about his new report, “Creating High Performance Government,” which looks at accountability, efficiency, and productivity in government, as well as potential reforms to imp…

Paul Light talked about President Obama’s effort announced in his State of the Union address to reduce the size of the federal government. Mr. Light also responded to telephone calls and ele…

Paul Light talked about reducing the size of the federal government to save money. He wrote a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece that outlines several specific ways the federal govern…

Paul Light spoke about Obama administration policy initiatives, including health care, streamlining government and the federal bureaucracy, and the economic stimulus. He also addressed publi…

Paul Light talked about the status of the Bush-Obama transition, past transitions, the needs of the federal work force, accountability issues in federal agencies, and the composition of the …

Paul Light talked about what criteria and factors have gone into choosing vice-presidential candidates in the past, and address the politics of choosing a vice president in the current presi…

The panelists discussed topics about which they have written, including rethinking defense planning, the base realignment and closure process, and the politics of defense planning. They resp…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences and the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hel…

First, former Senator Daschle talked about health care legislation, with former Rep. Frenzel (R-MN) responding. They answered audience members' questions. Then three experts presented pa…