The recent U.S. government shutdown in late 2025 left approximately 800,000 federal workers without pay, affecting agencies ...

After decades serving in the Marine Corps and in education, I know firsthand that servant leadership and diplomacy can and ...

Lessons on Local Government is a resource for elementary, middle, and high school teachers in Colorado to easily find curriculum materials that meet the state's civics standards. Lesson plans aimed at ...

Major shifts are happening in front of our eyes. The COVID-19 pandemic upended government processes and everyday lives. Though most cities and states are well on their way to reopening, some shifts ...

It’s no secret that this country is politically polarized, and with this divisiveness comes a lack of trust in government — especially at the federal level. Constituent trust in government grows, ...

As I have written previously, both in FCW and elsewhere, the potential benefits of government reorganization also come with substantial risks. Reorganization rarely makes government measurably cheaper ...

This is a guest post by Rohan Bhobe, the CEO and cofounder of Nava PBC. The DC-based public benefit corporation creates platforms and technical systems to help government agencies better serve ...

The lesson of the hot stove emerged again. That is the lesson toddlers learn early and smart ones retain for a lifetime. Touch something hot and you know not to touch it again. Educator Ian Roberts ...

Nearly 45 years ago, I paid a visit to a fertilizer plant in Chengju, South Korea. The low-slung, dingy gray facility had been built with U.S. assistance a quarter of a century earlier. The equipment ...

What’s it like to develop a new technology and partner with the government to solve a massive public health crisis? In early 2020, I was just starting a new job as president at a little-known ...