Part of good management - and good government - is acknowledging and evaluating results in a clear-eyed way. What form might that take? Read Barrett and Greene and see.

"Truth is political and . . . politics shapes the values that define the truth," writes Don Kettl in "Who Can Handle the Truth?" a new Guest Column for Barrett and Greene. @donmoyn outta here NAPA ASPA National William Eggers Stephen Goldsmith Click here: greenebarrett.com/guest-column/w…

Jack Nicholson says "you can't handle the truth!" youtube.com/watch?v=bRSQXM… But do we know the truth that experts in government need to handle? Check out greenebarrett.com/guest-column/w…. Based on my new book, cambridge.org/core/elements/…, available free ASPA National

What happens when big things happen--how much can the public glean from police radios??? The Perils of Broadcasting Law Enforcement Frequencies governing.com/management-and… ASPA National The Volcker Alliance NAPA

Great insights on writing for impact from Don Kettl and Barrett and Greene -- all impactful authors for Business of Gov't!

No one possibly could have earned it more, for sustained work in these vineyards for decades. Congratulations, Robert!

What's the Right Way to Fund Struggling Transit Systems? governing.com/transportation…

A Management Agenda for 2025 and beyond: Pivoting from outcomes to results --the necessary step for rebuilding trust in government-- govexec.com/management/202… via GovExec ASPA National The Volcker Alliance NASPAA

The Campaign and Federalism: Big Talk and Empty Promises governing.com/politics/the-c… — it’s easy to talk about things you can’t do! ASPA National NAPA

The Campaign and Federalism: Big Talk and Empty Promises governing.com/politics/the-c…

The right hates the Department of Education. But you know what? It provides billions in grants that states love and need. They’d either have to do without—or raise taxes. By a lot. From Don Kettl trib.al/w4OAw0K

From Olde English: First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English from Medieval Latin prōfessor “one who has taken the vows of a religious order" -- nothing more religious than pursuing the public good

The DOGE-acolypse -- sure to be the scariest play on Broadway if it weren't true life. Check this post to see how it comes out. govexec.com/management/202… via GovExec

"We've never ever seen anything that has amounted to a disinvestment in federal capacity like this. We have never seen...an effort to deliberately try to destroy so much existing infrastructure...w/so little regard to what the impact is," said Don Kettl

Can Trump Do That? Fascinating history behind presidents' efforts to mess with the Fed. And why, even if he CAN do it, he shouldn't. With lessons going back to Watergate times. open.substack.com/pub/persuasion…

RFK Jr. Needs the States to Move His Health Agenda -- no push from the states, no MAHA. Which puts some of the movement in the hands of blue states. governing.com/politics/rfk-j… NAPA ASPA National

COMMENTARY | If there is a shutdown, OMB may seize the power of the purse from Congress, via Don Kettl. buff.ly/oGna3ey