IBM Center for The Business of Government
The IBM Center for The Business of Government is an independent business think tank that focuses on management issues in the U.S. Federal government. Founded in 2002, the Center is located in Washington, D.C. The center funds independent third-party research, publishes a bi-annual magazine, produces a weekly radio interview program, convenes discussions with practitioners and academics, and hosts forums and other online content. Its aim is to promoted "thought leadership that focuses on public management issues facing government executives at all levels". History. The Center was established in 1998 as the  PriceWaterhouseCoopers Endowment for The Business of Government. In 2002, IBM acquired the management consulting arm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and the Center was renamed. Since 2012, the Center has been led by Executive Director Dan Chenok, a former career federal executive for information policy and technology at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Research and publications. "Unlike traditional scholarly outlets, the IBM Center makes explicitly clear that its reports are to be ‘written for government executives and managers’ and that in making the decision to fund research proposals, it looks for very practical findings and recommendations—not just theory and concepts —in order to assist executives and managers to more effectively respond to mission and management challenges."Since its inception, the center has published more than 250 research reports and books in areas such as public sector management and performance, technology and innovation, security and privacy, acquisition and procurement, and citizen engagement. Reports are commissioned through a competitive funding process which occurs twice a year, in the spring and fall. Funded researchers have included academics from top schools of public management and business at Harvard University, the London School of Economics, Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins University. Section::::"The Business of Government  Hour". The weekly radio program "The Business of Government Hour" interviews government executives . As a platform for government executives to discuss their careers, agencies and agency accomplishments, as well as their vision of government in the 21st century, the program provides a forum for government leaders to highlight key initiatives, management challenges and successes. "The Business of Government Hour" has interviewed more than 300 government executives from deputy secretaries to C-Suite executives from a range of federal agencies, as well as state and local government executives. The show has interviewed such government executives and thought leaders as Admiral Thad  Allen, Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Governor Tim Kaine, Dr. Raymond Orbach, Dr. Robert Braun, Dr. Kathleen Merrigan, General Michael Hayden, General James Clapper, Robert F. Hale, David Walker, Gene Dodaro, Michael Astrue, Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, Craig Fugate, Alec Ross, Tom Allen, General Tony Zinni and Professor Joseph Nye.