The national partnership for reinventing government. The new york times called it one of the best books of 1992. A spokesman said there never has been a presidential directive on plain language, or deadlines attached to it. For publicsector leaders, gaebler and osbornes book was a revelation. Getting the results we need in an age of permanent fiscal crisis 2004. Prior to joining oet, bernadette worked to advance the use of technology for workforce development at the white house office of science and technology policy and the national partnership for reinventing government, and served as a consultant to design an innovative technologybased science curriculum for the atlanta public school district. Prior to joining the ibm center, he served for eight years as deputy director of vice president gores.
Linden, one of the most widely recognized experts in organizational change, this no nonsense book shows how to make collaboration work in the real world. We thank the government printing offices federal depository library program and its partner, the government documents department, university of north texas libraries, for archiving this website exactly as it appeared on january 19, 2001. Is reinventing government enough a critique of david. Reinventing government, the us bestseller by david osborne and ted gaebler. For example, they agree that the best way to secure aft cooperation is to adopt a policy of no layoffs 264, though personnel may be shifted as needed. The national institute of health awards recognize employees whose writing is clear and to the point. It is fresh, because it restates the issue in nonpolitical terms. Clintons second term as the national partnership for reinventing government. Reinventing government two decades later government. Improving the blue pages and making them more useful to consumers grows out of a recommendation from the vice presidents national partnership for reinventing government npr initiative. Gaebler had borrowed the term from a book called reinventing the corpo. You may order documents with a stock number sn from the government printing office. The authors of reinventing government even seem convinced that.
So, whatever else reinventing government is all about, it is clearly designed to increase the role of government in our society. Reinventing government contains many examples of successful innovation in public agencies, and deduces much practical advice regarding implementation of changes. Book available in both digital and color print form at. Gaebler, ted and a great selection of related books, art. Our mission is to create a government that works better, costs less, and gets results americans. Government, has played a leadership role in the government reinvention movement. David osborne wrote the book on reinventing government literally. David osborne is the author or coauthor of five books, including reinventing government, banishing bureaucracy, the reinventors fieldbook, and the price of government. Lily whiteman has participated in government job selections from every conceivable angle. The difference, however, was that after their 1992 electoral victory they were in a position to transfer the ideas from page to practice. The duration of this effort later renamed the national partnership for reinventing government under my successor morley winograd makes it the longest government reform effort in modern american.
We examine the efforts of six federal agencies and identify some specific points of tension that have arisen during implementation. Brief history of the national partnership for reinventing government. National partnership for reinventing government for streamlining the federal. The national partnership for reinventing government had moderate success through its first few years of existence and this encouraged the clinton administration to launch a phase ii. Nogobbledygook awards during the clinton administration, the national partnership for reinventing government awarded one plain language prize no gobbledygook award a month since the award was established in july 1998 for a total of 17 awards. National commission on the public service 2003 urgent business for america.
The administration recently announced it also would create a web site for. Reinventing government is a fresh, hopeful look at what often seems an insoluble problem. The small size of the headquarters operation of reinventing government, housed in the national partnership for reinventing government, has made it very difficult to conduct the extensive. In the early 1990s, this was the book for anyone interested in how government can be made less bureaucratic and more effective. National partnership for reinventing government publications. The national partnership for reinventing government is the clintongore. Best practices in performance management national partnership for reinventing government u. National partnership for reinventing government and the us office of personnel management 2000 governmentwide employee survey. Army everything our president is not being told earth intelligence network, 2019, page 16. Osbornes laboratories of democracy 1988 celebrated government innovation at state and local levels. Npr national partnership for reinventing government. The phrase reinventing government came from a popular book published in. In examining government reform, kamarck stressed that a serious bipartisan.
The following is an excerpt from a brief history of the npr. National partnership for reinventing government, a brief history, by john kamensky, january 1999 cq transcripts, president obamas press conference, june 29, 2011. When he ran for the presidency, clinton promised change and was the first to campaign on the concept of reinventing government. Clinton administration unveils web site for seniors. An inspiring, wellorganized exposition of ten principles that appear to offer hope for renewal in an era of government decline. Government will be transformed like transformed bookselling. As the lead agency in the effort, gsa has been working with consumers, publishers, phone companies, and other government agencies to create a helpful.
I was the chief author of its first report, which laid out the clinton administrations reinvention agenda. This book should be read by every elected official in america. National partnership for reinventing government series. David osborne is the author or coauthor of five books. According to govinfo, phase ii included a major push in 1995 to. How the entrepreneurial spirit is transforming the public sector plume by osborne, david. Al gore and the national partnership for reinventing government. David osborne audio books, best sellers, author bio.
The key points of the article are to explain what the npr was for, its impact, as well as explain other commissions created before the npr was created under the clinton administration. Reinventing government is a mammoth task, much larger than any change efforts at a big corporation. Most of the recommendations in the winter commissions first report, hard truthstough choices. The volumes dust jacket is decorated with praise from no less than bill clinton. Kamensky is passionate about helping transform government to be more resultsoriented, performancebased, customerdriven, and collaborative in nature. The first and best account of how people scattered around the country were remaking government in america to be innovative, entrepreneurial, and effective. Kamensky ibm center for the business of government.
The ambitious public management crusade of the 1990s has made a mark on governments everywhere. On march 3, 1994, clinton announced, we intend to redesign, to reinvent, to reinvigorate the entire national government washington times, 3494. Tools for transforming your government 2000, banishing bureaucracy. This paper presents the results of a field investigation into the implementation of president clintons reinventing government initiative. National partnership for reinventing government series investigators. Revitalizing the federal government for the 21 st century. The introduction explains what the national partnership for reinventing government npr is and why it was created. Cities and towns may apply to be one of the 10 boost education, skills and training best partner communities in a new federal initiative announced in the federal register on february 8, 2000 by vice president gores national partnership for reinventing government npr. Npr recognized and supplemented prior and existing management reforms and was the administrations core effort to reform the federal government during most. National partnership for reinventing government washington, d. National partnership for reinventing government wikipedia.
The national partnership for reinventing government is the clintongore administrations initiative to reform the way the federal government works. But in creating the national partnership for reinventing government in march 1993, president clinton said. History of the national partnership for reinventing government. Meet the oet team office of educational technology. He has also authored numerous articles for the washington post, the atlantic, the new york times magazine, harpers, the new republic, inc. Cnn clinton administration unveils web site for seniors. The third national partnership for reinventing government npr employee survey, conducted in september 2000, gathered feedback from employees representing 1,382,467 fulltime federal executive branch civilian employees to help agencies focus on key employee satisfaction issues, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of government service. Vice president gores national partnership for reinventing. Best practices in achieving workforce diversity electronic resource. Working across boundaries is a practical guide for nonprofit and government professionals who want to learn the techniques and strategies of successful collaboration. Officials at the national partnership for reinventing government defended the effort. Brief history of the national partnership for reinventing. What can the 1990s tell us about good regulatory policy in. Why government still needs reinventing centre for public impact.
Department of commerce and vice president al gores national partnership for reinventing government u. National partnership for reinventing government 1 presidential documents, march 3, 1993 2 white house press release, september 7, 1993 3 presidential documents, september 7, 1993 4 npr report, 1993, from red tape to results, penguin books version, page lxiii 5 reinvention reading, reinvention roundtable, feb. Their model came from a book by david osborne and ted gaebler. The five strategies for reinventing government 1997, reinventing government 1992, and laboratories of democracy 1988. The national partnership for reinventing government has come to an end, but government reform continues. It was the eleventh federal reform effort in the 20th century. Lessons for the future of government reform brookings institution. General services administration presents hammer award to. Theodore roosevelt government leadership award winners.
Reinventing government, david osborne and ted gaeblers influential book, has been widely acclaimed for lighting the way to smarter, leaner government. National partnership for reinventing government publications updated january 2001 contents ordering information reports, 199399 accompanying reports, 1993 video ordering information npr no longer exists. Texas politics reinventing government the texas politics project. Since 1991, she has used the techniques in this book to advance in four agencies, including the vice presidents national partnership for reinventing government. There are 15 million state and local public employees, percent of the nations total work force, accounting for 14 percent of the gross national product in 1993. Osborne and gaebler the former city manager of visalia, california charge that. John kamensky ibm center for the business of government. Our goal is to make the entire federal government less. Agencies national partnership for reinventing government. National partnership for reinventing government employee. It involved 11 committees, said kristine simmons, vice president for government affairs at the partnership for public service, who was a capitol hill staffer at the time. At the federal level, reinventing government inspired vice president al gores. National partnership for reinventing government suite 200 750 17th street, nw washington, dc 20006.