The Next Government of the United States

Dec 17, 2008

Brookings Institution

Donald Kettl, author of The Next Government of the United States: Why Our Institutions Fail Us and How to Fix Them (W.W. Norton & Co.; December 1, 2008), participated in a panel discussion with Elaine Kamarck and Jonatha Breul on government's response to unforeseeable crises, focusing on the administration of Medicare and the federal .. Read More
Donald Kettl, author of The Next Government of the United States: Why Our Institutions Fail Us and How to Fix Them (W.W. Norton & Co.; December 1, 2008), participated in a panel discussion with Elaine Kamarck and Jonatha Breul on government's response to unforeseeable crises, focusing on the administration of Medicare and the federal response to Katrina. Following the discussion panelists responded to questions from the audience. William Galston moderated. Professor Kettl's argues in his book that the government lacks any central control. He presents his thoughts on how government crisis response can be reformed to fit the 21st century. Donald Kettl is Professor of Political Science and Robert A. Fox Professor of Leadership at Fels Institute of Government at UPENN. He is also the executive director and co-chair of The Century Foundation Project on Homeland Security. Mr. Kettl has written, co-written, or edited more than a dozen books, including The Transformation of Governance, Civil Service Reform, Cutting Government, and The Global Public Management Revolution.

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00:00:20 Unidentified Speaker UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PROFESSOR DONALD KETTL PARTICIPATES IN A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE GOVERNMENT'S...
00:00:54 Unidentified Speaker I WILL BEGIN BY INTRODUCING MYSELF. I'M GELD, SENIOR PALO IN AND GOVERNMENT STUDIES HERE AT THE BROOKINGS...
00:03:28 Unidentified Speaker THE BEST INTENTIONS OF GOOD PEOPLE. AND CANACCORD IMPLEMENTATION OF A SOUND POLICY BURKE OF BECAUSE...
00:03:43 Unidentified Speaker ONE -- TONE QUOTE WARGO [LAUGHTER]
00:03:47 Unidentified Speaker HERE IS MINE. JOE IS FROM ALEXANDER HAMILTON, FEDERALIST NUMBER 68 AND I AM SURE EVERYBODY ON THE...
00:04:21 Unidentified Speaker KEY TO EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICY, IT IS ALSO THE BASIS OF A PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE....
00:05:09 Unidentified Speaker FIX THEM" RICK. I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER PANEL TO INSTRUCT US ON THIS QUESTION. STARTING WITH THE...
00:05:49 Unidentified Speaker WHICH HAVE THE NEXT GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS THE LATEST, TWO OF HIS BOOKS HAVE BEEN COWINNERS...
00:07:25 Unidentified Speaker PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HAVE SHAPED THE MODERN NOMINATING SYSTEM WHICH BROOKINGS WILL BE BROUGHT TO...
00:10:35 Unidentified Speaker WHETHER IT IS THE POST'S 9/11 WORLD OF COMMON SECURITY WITH THE DEBATE OVER NATIONALIZING AUTO INDUSTRY...
00:14:59 Unidentified Speaker IF I GET IT, HOW COME THE
00:15:02 Unidentified Speaker GOVERNMENT DOESN'T PRICE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN IS VERY COMPLEX INTERRELATED SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH...
00:18:30 Unidentified Speaker IN FACT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST HUNDRED 25 YEARS OR SO OF AMERICAN LIFE ABOUT EVERY 20 TO 28 YEARS...
00:30:14 Unidentified Speaker THEM UP IN THE RESULTS.
00:30:16 Unidentified Speaker THEM UP INCREASINGLY DEPEND ON TRADING RULES, NOT ON REORGANIZING BOXES, NOT TWO SIMPLY INCREASE IN...
00:31:57 Unidentified Speaker WELL DONE, THANK YOU FOR LAUNCHING US SO CRISPLY. AND ENCOURAGING LAY. AND NOW LET ME TURN TO THE...
00:32:06 Unidentified Speaker SURE, THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T READ IT HERE, I COINCIDENTLY HAVE REFUTED...
00:41:21 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. JOHN MCCAIN I THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO BE IN VALID AGREEMENT WITH A LEYNA AND ADANA, THIS...
00:49:48 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, JOHN. [APPLAUSE] WELL, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE WE GET TO THE QUESTION AND ANSWER...
00:54:05 Unidentified Speaker THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS AND LET ME TRY TO RESPOND AS BEST I CAN BUY WORKING IT MY WAY THROUGH IT...
01:02:03 Unidentified Speaker CAN I ADD TO THAT? I THINK PART OF THE PROBLEM, TOO, IS THAT WE ARE IN AN INTERIM PHASE. WE ARE NOT...
01:03:54 Unidentified Speaker COME THIS COMPONENT OF THE NETWORK WORKS, AND FOR INSTANCE GETS PEOPLE INTO JOBS AND THEY STAY IN...
01:04:09 Unidentified Speaker ORGANIZATION AND GIVE THE FIRST ONE MORE MONEY. BUT IN FACT THAT DOESN'T TEND TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE'S...
01:04:41 Unidentified Speaker DON IS, IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE A PUSH AND SAY LOOK, WE'RE IN A NEW WORLD, YOU HAVE TO MANAGE THIS...
01:05:43 Unidentified Speaker AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS HE WAS ASKED, DON, THAT WAS FASCINATING BY A LOT OF THE FOLKS IN THE COAST...
01:06:32 Unidentified Speaker LET ME TURN TO THE AUDIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SOBERING REFLECTION, AND THAT IS THAT TO TALK ABOUT...
01:07:50 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR A REALLY INTERESTING DISCUSSION. GARY MITCHELL FROM THE MITCHELL REPORT. WHAT I WANT...
01:09:49 Unidentified Speaker I MEAN, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, GARY, AND IN FACT I DEAL WITH BOTH THOSE QUESTIONS IN THE BOOK. ...
01:12:08 Unidentified Speaker CAN I ADD ONE THING TO THAT? I THINK GOING TO CONGRESS, AT SOME POINT CONGRESS HAS TO CONFRONT THEIR...
01:14:38 Unidentified Speaker I'D SUGGEST THAT'S ESSENTIAL. WHEN YOU LOOK BACK IN THE LAST 16 YEARS, PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE...
01:15:43 Unidentified Speaker A SEA OF HANDS. LET'S START WITH THE WOMAN IN RED.
01:15:46 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR A VERY INFORMATIVE PANEL. MY NAME IS SUSIE PEOPLE -- PEEL, I WORK IN DOMESTIC...
01:16:32 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S A GOOD POINT, SUSAN, AND I ACTUALLY EXPLORE SOME OF THIS IN THE BOOK. THERE'S ONE STORY I TELL,...
01:17:31 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE YELLOW TIE THERE.
01:17:36 Unidentified Speaker -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE -- THE GENTLEMEN IN THE YELLOW TIE.
01:17:42 Unidentified Speaker I'M ARNOLD KING, AND MY QUESTION, THE MAJORITY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN AMERICA ARE ...
01:18:14 Unidentified Speaker
01:18:15 Unidentified Speaker THE AGENCIES LIKE OPN HAS A BROKEN SYSTEM, AND AGENCY -- ASKING NOT A CITIZEN, AS FAR AS THE FACES...
01:18:28 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRANSITION AND LOOK IN PARTICULAR ABOUT THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION...
01:18:51 Unidentified Speaker SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS AND CIVIL SERVANTS THROUGHOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PLAY AND PART OF THIS...
01:19:30 Unidentified Speaker THE WOMAN IN THE PURPLE SWEATER.
01:19:34 Unidentified Speaker MY NAME IS CAROLYN POPLIN, I'M A PHYSICIAN AND MY QUESTION ACTUALLY GOES TO MS. KAMAR, ACCOUNTABILITY...
01:20:19 Unidentified Speaker I TOTALLY AGREE AND PART OF IT INVOLVES NOT SO MUCH A GOTCHA GAME ON INDIVIDUALS OR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS...
01:22:48 Unidentified Speaker IT WAS A LEARNING EXERCISE, NOT A FINGER POINTING EXERCISE.
01:22:51 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S RIGHT.
01:22:53 Unidentified Speaker I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY AT LEAST AMONG FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THAT IS RARE. THANK YOU, NEIL,...
01:23:10 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW YOU DO PERFORMANCE REVIEW, BECAUSE QUITE OFTEN, THERE'S MORE THAN ONE...
01:23:59 Unidentified Speaker I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT AS A STATEMENT.
01:24:03 Unidentified Speaker I COULDN'T AGREE MORE, I THINK THOSE ARE EXACTLY RIGHT POINTS.
01:24:08 Unidentified Speaker JANE MONTGOMERY. I WOULD MAKE A COMMENT HERE. MONTGOMERY COUNTY DID THE SAME SORT OF THING WITH THE...
01:25:59 Unidentified Speaker AND I THINK THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS, BECAUSE ON THE ONE HAND, AS YOU POINT OUT, IT'S NOT AS WAS...
01:27:19 Unidentified Speaker SO MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE FLIES AT THE WRONG ALTITUDE, IT DOESN'T CONNECT.
01:27:24 Unidentified Speaker IF IT SEEMS LIKE GOVERNMENT IS DISCONNECTED, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S DISCONNECTED, WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT...
01:28:07 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THIS SESSION, BUT WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR ALLOTTED 90 MINUTES....

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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