A Plan for the Next President -- Part 1

In about seven months, the nation will inaugurate a new president. He will have his work cut out for him.

"Never before have we so badly needed new and big ideas on government management, and never before have we so badly needed strong managers and leaders in government. Never before have we been so bereft of both," writes Alan Balutis, a distinguished fellow and director of the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group, in the latest issue of the journal The Public Manager.