Author Archive

Timothy B. Clark

Timothy B. Clark

Editor at Large

Tim Clark served as editor in chief, publisher and president of Government Executive in the years since it was acquired by National Journal Group in 1987. He and his colleagues have built Government Executive into an essential source for federal managers, a shaper of the government management debate and a key player in the good-government movement. Clark has spent his journalistic career studying and writing about government, and is a founder of National Journal, Washington’s premier source of political insight. He also founded Empire State Report, a monthly magazine about government in New York. He is a fellow and former board member of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Tim Clark served as editor in chief, publisher and president of Government Executive in the years since it was acquired by National Journal Group in 1987. He and his colleagues have built Government Executive into an essential source for federal managers, a shaper of the government management debate and a key player in the good-government movement. Clark has spent his journalistic career studying and writing about government, and is a founder of National Journal, Washington’s premier source of political insight. He also founded Empire State Report, a monthly magazine about government in New York. He is a fellow and former board member of the National Academy of Public Administration.
News

Raise the Debt Ceiling or Issue a $1 Trillion Coin?

As “extraordinary measures” are deployed to stop the U.S. from defaulting on its debt, some think minting a $1 trillion coin might be the fix.

Management

Looking for a Leader to Help Government Work Better

National Academy of Public Administration seeks new president to replace Dan G. Blair.

Management

Cuba Diary: Inside the American Diplomatic Effort

A visit with Jeffrey DeLaurentis, who is leading the hard work of restoring U.S.-Cuba relations.

Briefing

A Great Print Run

As we bid farewell to the printed page, we look forward to a digital future.

Management

Why Government Fails So Often

Analyzing programs that falter in an effort to lay the groundwork for success.

Management

The Rule of Nobody: When Leaders Can’t Lead

How to untangle regulation and give public managers the power to decide.

Advice And Comment

Rebuilding Public Trust

Volcker Alliance takes the international stage with a mission to make government work better.

Management

Analysis: Plummeting Public Trust Is a Global Problem

Volcker Alliance takes the international stage on a mission to make government work better.

Advice And Comment

Enterprise Leadership

We need people who can work beyond their agencies to address public issues.

Advice And Comment

An Allied Salute

American military tributes continue overseas long after two world wars.

Defense

Analysis: Remembering Our Sacrifices in Europe

American military tributes continue overseas long after two world wars.

Perspectives

Makers, Takers, Movers and Shakers

When the push-pull of government revolves around money.

News

FedPoem: Blimps Over Washington

The bard of the bureaucracy strikes again.

Perspectives

Regulatory Reformer

Former FDIC chief Sheila Bair highlights institutional conflicts.

News

FedPoem: A Ball for 40,000 People

A poetic tribute to inaugural gatherings.

News

FedPoem: Ode to the Trillion Dollar Coin

The latest from the poet laureate of the federal world.

Perspectives

The Big Fix

Reimagining government to make a better world.