PSC 45: An Agenda for the Next President of the United States

Abstract

With the public's confidence in government declining, the time for action is now. A new, transformed, on-demand government will have different characteristics than today's government. It must be responsive, agile, resilient, flexible, dynamic, flatter, more connected, less hierarchical, seamless, and more personalized, transparent and accountable. The federal government will be under tremendous pressure for change on many levels over the next several years. Any one of these pressures would have a significant impact, but their convergence creates a "perfect management storm" for our nation and an opportunity for the next President partnering with the new Congress to dramatically forge a better, more effective 21st century government.