One Major Factor Driving Government Transformation: Effectiveness

The IBM Center recently released Seven Drivers Transforming Government, a series of essays exploring key drivers of change in government. It is based on research and insights shared by current and former government officials. What follows is an edited excerpt from that report. Initiatives to make government more effective have received bipartisan support across multiple presidential administrations. Such efforts include the adoption of enterprise-wide mission-support services across program and organizational boundaries, and the expanded use of data and evidence to make better decisions about how resources are allocated.