Innovation in Government

You have explored the topics of New Public Management, the President's Management Agenda, and other efforts to reform the manner through which government on the national level in the United States operates. For this Discussion, you are asked to move further and explore even more recent reforms on our national level. First, you are to utilize the internet to research two (2) peer-reviewed academic journal articles that explore current reforms and innovations taking place on the federal level. Second, you are to examine what sorts of innovations and reforms are taking place within the Administration on Aging.

Based on your research, please respond to the following questions:

(1) What innovations are currently being pursued to reform the manner through which the federal government is operating?

(2) In what ways are these reforms new, or building upon previous efforts to reform government?

(3) Lastly, what types of reforms are being pursued at the Administration on Agingt?