Commentary, News & Press

 
Public Service
1/11/21

Board Member Francis Fukuyama: The Essential State

Commentary: Francis Fukuyama

Among the institutional reform issues that the incoming Biden Administration needs to address is an overhaul of the federal civil service.
Public Service
1/8/21

Board Member Sheila Bair: The Legacy of Paul Volcker

Commentary: Sheila C. Bair

Volcker Alliance founding Board Member Sheila Bair shares her memories of Mr. Volcker and reflects on his public service legacy.
Public Service
12/10/20

Federal Learners Thrive: A GEAR Center Update

Commentary: Yesenia Martinez, Sara Mogulescu

The GEAR Center Challenge Pilot surfaced several insights about how to approach training at scale.
Talent Pipeline
11/23/20

A Year of Action for G2U

Blog: Peter Morrissey

2020 has been a year of impact and expansion for the Volcker Alliance’s Government-to-University (G2U) Initiative.
Financial Regulation
11/23/20

Board Member Antonio Weiss: Market turmoil shows need for more hedge fund scrutiny

Commentary: Antonio Weiss

As hedge funds face increased scrutiny for their role in a crisis moment in financial markets, regulators need to take more action.
Structural Reforms
11/19/20

Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Light: The Case for Major Government Reform

Commentary: Paul C. Light

Paul Light makes the case for a fix-government-fast reform agenda that provides a framework and game plan for a first Biden administration.
Structural Reforms
10/26/20

Nonresident Senior Fellow Don Kettl: Trump’s Order Sets the Stage for Loyalty Tests for Thousands of Feds

Commentary: Donald F. Kettl

The president’s executive order sweeps aside 140 years of federal policy promoting professional expertise.
Financial Regulation
10/26/20

Board Member William Rhodes Writes on COVID-19 in Latin America and Financial Regulatory Weaknesses

Commentary: William Rhodes

Read "Mind the Gap" in Reuters and "Wirecard is a wake-up call on regulatory weakness" in The Banker.
Public Finance
9/17/20

COVID-19 is breeding infrastructure postponements as states, cities slash budgets

Commentary: William Glasgall

COVID-19 is driving state and local governments to balance budgets by postponing infrastructure work and other initiatives.

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