Topic: United States Government Accountability Office

October 13, 2006

Government interference sends the wrong signal on broadband

By Kelly McCutchen  Telecommuting, telemedicine, virtual schools and other high tech advances hold great promise for a large, rural state like Georgia, but roadblocks to investment will make progress much like […]

March 30, 2006

Solving the Woes of Water Infrastructure

By Benita M. Dodd One week after more than 600 people from around the nation participated in an Atlanta conference on how to fund sustainable water infrastructure, the federal Environmental […]

March 24, 2006

Bunker Mentality Won’t Cut Energy Bills

By Benita M. Dodd Hindsight being 20-20, traffic jams became the impetus for transportation solutions as Georgia’s population grew. Fortunately, the state can still pre-empt an energy jam fueled by Georgia’s growing population […]

April 29, 2005

Government As Business Can Profit Taxpayers

By Benita M. Dodd Is there any hope that government can ever operate successfully like a business? And why should it? Practical answers to these questions are central to promoting […]


January 24, 2003

The Atlanta Water Privatization: What Can We Learn?

Your contract is only as strong as the monitoring, reporting, and direct oversight that is built into it. By Geoffrey F. Segal I. Context In 1997, the City of Atlanta privatized […]

March 7, 2001

New Water Proposals Not Supported by Adequate Science

Jefferson G. Edgens Agriculture, forestry and construction activities have a bull’s-eye painted on them! The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), one could say, has farmers, landowners and carpenters in their regulatory […]
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