- Sunshine laws
laws designed to create transparency within the agency
Freedom if Information Act of 1966; Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976
- Sunset laws
laws designed to review a program regularly for possible reforms and/or termination
never adopted nationally but adopted in many states
- Privatization
replacing government agencies/employees with that of private firms
contracting out various government duties; offering vouchers instead of services
- Offering incentives for productivity and/or efficiency
performance-based budgeting practices; requiring justification for programs
e-government options
Government Performance and Results Act of 1997
- Protecting whistleblowers
establishing safe-guards for those who expose agency inefficiency or corruption
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978; Whistle-Blower Protection Act of 1989
Garcetti v Ceballos
Discussions on various problems with and solutions to traditional bureaucracies
