This paper sets out a progressive alternative to DOGE, the US Department of Government Efficiency. It makes the case for a department organised around intelligence, linking multiple tiers of government, and a movement. The paper suggests what is to be done, how it should be done, what principles should be used, and what structures work...

Responding to changing political preferences is a democratic imperative. Better-resourced bureaucracies should be more able to comply with new political directions, irrespective of their willingness to do so. This paper examines how bureaucratic capacity affects responsiveness, finding that spare organisational capacity significantly increases the likelihood of bureaucracies consenting to program changes and more expeditious implementation.

This report explains how the Commission must not refer a matter directly to a prosecution authority but may only refer it to a law enforcement agency which will be responsible for any further investigation and prosecution of the matter. It finds that the current position is out of step with every other anti-corruption body in...

The investigation followed a 2022 referral alleging that the public service had been “stacked” with party operatives. The investigation did not find evidence of this but did, however, find the public sector had been politicised in other, equally pervasive ways.

Every year more than $140 billion in authorised government benefits goes unclaimed. This progress report summarises the US Office of Information and Regulatory Affair's efforts since December 2022 to identify and implement burden reduction opportunities in ongoing regulations and forms and foster the sharing of leading practices, lessons, and tools for reducing burdens across the...