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How to cure government budget dysfunction

With the next government shutdown looming in January 2024, HKS budgeting expert Linda Bilmes analyzes the causes of, and possible solutions to, Congress’s broken budget process.

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Candid & Constructive Conversations

We are committed to strengthening our ability to have candid and constructive conversations across difference. We assessed the challenges that HKS faces in fostering candid and constructive conversations and developed a strategy and recommendations for overcoming them.

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Harvard University is located on the traditional land of the Massachusett people, and the Nipmuc and Wampanoag Nations have long been our neighbors as well. Harvard Kennedy School recognizes and honors the past, present, and future of these Indigenous people and precious lands.