Douglas Besharov discusses his hopes for Obama's presidency.

How the legislative branches can help the executive branchtransform itself froman administrative public bureaucracy intoan entrepreneurial public management.

Export-related jobs are a huge and important driver of the U.S. economy, and the record of the Ex-Im Bank is clear: Using private funds and with minimal exposure to taxpayers, it has been a major driver of U.S. exports and a driver of jobs and corporate profits in the United States.

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The same money can't be spent twice. ObamaCare tries to do precisely that, and the government will have to borrow the difference.

Using federal procurement of computer systems, the author shows the effects of practices designed to prevent collusion between vendors and officials.

The general economic "health" of the U.S. manufacturing sector has re-emerged in a Presidential election year. In his 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama announced to Americans "that we have a huge opportunity, at this moment to bring manufacturing back," promising manufacturers special tax reductions and other federal...

For-profits may have incentives to cut corners in pursuit of profits, but this trait is the flip side of valuable characteristics: the inclination to grow rapidly, readily tap capital and talent, maximize cost effectiveness, and accommodate customer needs. Alongside nonprofit and public providers, for-profits have a crucial role to play in meeting America’s 21st century educational challenges.