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The IBM Center for The Business of Government connects public management research with practice. Since 1998, we have helped public sector executives improve the effectiveness of government with practical ideas and original thinking. We sponsor independent research by top minds in academe and the non-profit sector, and we create opportunities for dialogue on a broad range of public management topics.

Since its creation 10 years ago, the Center has awarded nearly 300 research stipends to leading public management researchers in the academic and non-profit communities that have resulted in over 200 reports - all of which are available our site.

Our publications focus on the major management issues facing all governments today: e-government, financial management, human capital management, managing for performance and results, market-based government, and innovation, collaboration and transformation.

In addition to our publications, the Center produces The Business of Government Hour - an interview program with government executives who are changing the way government does business. The Business of Government Hour, hosted by Albert Morales, Managing Partner of the Center, has interviewed over 275 government executives about their careers, agency accomplishments and management, and the future of government in the 21st Century.

Past guests include Deputy Secretaries, Under Secretaries, Chief Financial Offi cers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Operating Officers, and Commissioners from a range of federal agencies as well as state and local government executives. Tune in every Saturday at 9 a.m. on CBS Radio 1580 AM and an encore presentation the following Friday at 2:00 pm and on Federal News Radio WFED 1500AM weekdays Monday at 11 a.m. & Wednesday at Noon. Or, you can download interviews and read the program transcripts on our site.

The IBM Center is one of the ways that IBM seeks to advance knowledge on how to improve public sector effectiveness. The IBM Center focuses on the future of the operation and management of the public sector.



 
Jonathan D. Breul is the Executive Director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government and a Partner with IBM's Global Business Services. He is also a widely recognized expert on the policy and practice of improving government management and performance. Formerly Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director for Management in the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President, Mr. Breul served as OMB’s senior career executive with primary responsibility for government-wide general management policies. Read more.
 
John M. Kamensky is a Senior Fellow of the IBM Center for The Business of Government and an Associate Partner with IBM's Global Business Services. During 24 years of public service, he had a significant role in helping pioneer the federal government's performance and results orientation. Mr. Kamensky is passionate about creating a government that is results-oriented, performance-based, customer-focused, and collaborative in nature. Read more.
 
Mark A. Abramson is a Consultant to the IBM Center for The Business of Government. He served as the Executive Director of the IBM Center from July 1998 to February 2007. Mr. Abramson is co-editor of the IBM Center for The Business of Government Book Series, published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. He is also the author or editor of 13 books and has published more than 100 articles on public management. In 2005, he was appointed to the editorial board of the Public Administration Review. He has also served as a Contributing Editor to Government Executive and as a member of the Board of Editors and Forum Editor for The Public Manager. Read more.