Public Sector research
Our Public Sector research covers a range of topics including homeland security, e-Government, cost reduction, economic development, transportation, government reform, networked government, public-private partnerships and a wealth of other related issues. This sector is led by Bill Eggers, global director for Deloitte's Public Sector industry. Learn more by reading some of our most recent research via the links below.
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2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Going beyond compliance
This report explains how to effectively manage stimulus funds today, while creating more lasting business value tomorrow.
Government reform’s next wave: Redesigning government to meet the challenges of the 21st century
Deloitte’s Public Leadership Institute and The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School convened a group of leading thinkers and implementers of major government-wide transformation efforts in the United States to review lessons learned over the past half century and develop a blueprint for reform for the incoming administration.
Changing the game: The role of the private and public sectors in protecting data
Data protection is a global issue that plagues the private and the public sectors. Deloitte recently gathered executives from both sectors in Washington, D.C., to share valuable insights regarding leading industry and government practices for addressing universal challenges in data protection.
The innovator's playbook - Nurturing bold ideas in government
Public sector organizations can address many of society’s biggest challenges by employing strategies that guide them to developing and sustaining a culture of innovation.
Changing lanes: Addressing America's congestion problems through road user pricing
This report details an approach, road user pricing, that may be the key for American cities to help ease traffic, reduce air pollution, and raise funds for infrastructure improvements.
Mastering finance in government
This survey of more than 200 government officials around the world reveals to what extent governments must strengthen and better incorporate finance into their strategies.
One size fits few
Challenged to provide better services and value to citizens, forward-thinking goverments are now applying innovations from the private sector to improve public services.
Bolstering human capital
A majority of public sector employees are getting older and preparing for retirement. This report provides guidance on how state governments can beat the coming talent crisis by modernizing outdated hiring and firing policies
Serving the aging citizen
An aging global population will force governments worldwide to revisit the services they provide to their citizens and rethink how they will continue to fund public services.
iGovernment
The Global Public Sector annual report, "Perspectives 2007," outlines the diverse needs of 21st century citizens and the challenges governments face serving them.
Paying for tomorrow: Practical strategies for tackling the public pension crisis
Funding public pension systems represents one of the greatest financial challenges for state and local governments today. This report examines the origins of the crisis and presents some possible solutions.
Government 2.0: Using technology to improve education, cut red tape, reduce gridlock and enhance democracy
The digital revolution is transforming government and politics-slashing bureaucracies; improving services; producing innovative solutions to some of our nation's thorniest problems and changing the terms of the Left/Right political debate. Based on interviews with over 500 leading politicians, researchers, technology industry CEOs and leaders, futurists and front-line public employees, Government 2.0 journeys across America and overseas to demonstrate the promise and perils of this emerging world and offer a likely road map to its implementation.
Governing by network: The new shape of the public sector
In this book, authors Bill Eggers and Stephen Goldsmith examine government’s transformation from centralized control over public programs to facilitating services through networks of nongovernmental entities, as seen through the experience of dozens of public innovators. In this model, the role of government is transformed from direct service provider to generator of public value. There are huge advantages to governing by network—flexibility, speed, innovation and specialization to name just a few—but also serious challenges.