Author Archive
James R. Thompson
Features
Fixing The IRS
Doug Shulman is reaping the returns on his campaign to turn around one of government's biggest modernization efforts.
- James R. Thompson
Viewpoint
Just Rewards
Pay for performance can work if systems are properly designed and managed.
- James R. Thompson
Magazine
To Boldly Go . . .
The "domino theory" of government transformation
- James R. Thompson and Ronald Sanders
Magazine
System Error
The assembly-line culture at IRS is hanging up a massive project to computerize the tax processing system-a plan that could bring in $40 billion in additional tax revenue each year.
- James R. Thompson
Magazine
The Reinvention Revolution
At a recent conference, hundreds of federal managers on the front lines of reform reported on their efforts.
- James R. Thompson
Magazine
The Town Hall Wall (Sidebar to "Reinvention Revolution")
The Town Hall Wall (Sidebar to "Reinvention Revolution")
- James R. Thompson
Magazine
Organizing the Conference (Sidebar to "Reinvention Revolution")
Organizing the Conference (Sidebar to "Reinvention Revolution")
- James R. Thompson
Magazine
Rogue Workers & Change Agents
By encouraging employees who challenge the status quo, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has become an unlikely hotbed of management reform.
- James R. Thompson
Magazine
Joe Versus the Bureaucracy
Joe Thompson has become something of a cult figure for reinventing his corner of the Department of Veterans Affairs. But some wonder whether his reforms can-or should-be copied
- James R. Thompson