Meet Nancy Killefer, US Chief Performance Officer

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businesspundit.com - 1/7/2009

Meet Nancy Killefer, US Chief Performance Officer

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The Washington Post shares news on Nancy Killefer, the nation’s new CPO: President-elect Barack Obama has selected a top management consultant to serve as the country’s chief performance officer, a post he said would help oversee reform of the federal government and its ...

economistsview.typepad.com - 1/11/2009

Christina Romer on YouTube on the Stimulus Plan

— economistsview.typepad.com — Paul Krugman is pushing for more: More on Romer/Bernstein : Still picking over the Romer/Bernstein official evaluation... of the Obama economic plan. Again, kudos to the team for producing such a clear, honest assessment. But ... (more) Christina Romer on YouTube on the Stimulus Plan

Government

David Romer

Barack Obama

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reason.com - 1/3/2009

Why 2009 Will be Worse than 2008

— reason.com — Whew. Now that 2008 is in the history books, $8.5 trillion in federal bailout money is in... the pipeline, and bold leadership is set to take command, Americans can all breathe a little easier, right? Uh, no. The unhappy fact is that 2009 is almost ... (more) Why 2009 Will be Worse than 2008

Government

Barack Obama

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fivethirtyeight.com - 1/11/2009

Politics Done Right: Obama's Price is Right Negotiating Strategy?

— fivethirtyeight.com — So it turns out that the Senate Democrats are not entirely happy about the Obama administration's proposal... to spend "only" $800 billion or so on the economic stimulus package, about $300 billion of which would be devoted to tax cuts. Not just any ... (more) Politics Done Right: Obama's Price is Right ...