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Case 6.1: Sunset, the Golden Retriever: Governor Schwarzenegger and the Restructuring of California’s Executive Branch

Audio:

• NPR – Voters roundly reject Schwarzenegger  initiatives 
  Gov. Schwarzenegger attempted to use state ballot initiatives to ask voters to approve reforms.  This story from NPR describes the defeat of his proposals at the polls and his efforts to continue reform.
   

Video:

• The Daily Show – Arnold Schwarzenegger
  After his time as Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger was interviewed by Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart.  In addition to discussing state reform, he addresses controversies in his personal life that came to light after his time in office.
   

Web Resources:

• CA.gov—California Performance Review
  The website for the California Performance Review provides the report discussed in the case study, with the proposal to eliminate 88 boards and commissions.
   
• New York Times – Russia asks Schwarzenegger to help in a tough task
  The reform efforts of Gov. Schwarzenegger described in the case study captured global attention, leading Schwarzenegger to consult with other countries on bureaucratic reform.
   

Case 6.2: Obama Launces Management Reform: New—or Recycled—Ideas?

Audio:

• NPR – Focus sharpens on Obama’s management style 
  Apart from President Obama’s management reform efforts for the federal government, the media is also interested in President Obama’s management style.
   

Video:

• YouTube—President Obama speaks on the new management agenda
  President Obama outlines his management reform ideas in 2013, during his second term.
   
• YouTube—The Campaign to Cut Waste
  Consider this video of President Obama discussing his efforts to cut government waste early in his first term.  How does this video compare to the management reforms proposed by President Obama in the prior video?
   

Web Resources

• Government Executive – Obama on management reform: It’s a private matter
  This article explains that President Obama, like many of his predecessors, is looking to the private sector for models of good management.
   

Case 6.3: Naughty Aughties: Has American Government Become More Centralized?

Audio:

• NPR – Roberts nominated for Chief Justice
  How can changes on the Supreme Court influence the balance of power between the federal government and the states?  Consider the discussion of federalism in this NPR interview which occurred upon the nomination of John Roberts to the position of Chief Justice.
   

Video:

• The Colbert Report – Margaret Spellings 
  U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling sat down with Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert in 2008.  How does Sec. Spellings describe the role of the federal government in education policy?
   
• CNN – Earl Devaney, stimulus watchdog
  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 brought about new transparency efforts, which the case study identified as a factor centralizing government.  This profile from CNN introduces us to the individual responsible for implementing those transparency efforts.
   
• ABC News – Katrina Five Years Later
  ABC News has archived news reports from their original coverage of Hurricane Katrina along with coverage on the five year anniversary.  Consider, how did this event contribute to centralization trends discussed in the case study?