Inspectors General Program V - Section A

PPOL 857-62 Current Topics in Public Policy
September 14-18, 2009
Clarendon Georgetown campus
3101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA

Facilitator: Keiko Ono

Monday, September 14th

9:00-11:30 President Obama Agenda and Overview-
Mark Shields 

1:00-3:30 The Fiscal Picture
Stuart Butler
Heritage Foundation
CBO on the impact of the stimulus
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9988/hr1extendProvisionsRyanLtr.pdf 

Brookings-Heritage etc on the way to address the long-term picture
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/upload/takingbackourfiscalfuture.pdf

Brookings' Bill Gale on the long-term picture
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/06_fiscal_crisis_gale/06_fiscal_crisis_gale.pdf 

SB on rethinking social insurance
http://www.nasi.org/usr_doc/Stuart_Butler_NASI_Presentation_01_29_09.pdf 

Tuesday, September 15th
9:00-11:30 Financial Markets

Jim Angel
Georgetown University
Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business
Treasury Proposal on Regulation 
Slides from lecture (.pptx)

1:00-3:30 Income Security
Greg Acs
Urban Institute
Readings for Acs

Wednesday, September 16
9:00-11:30 TBD

1:00-3:30 Capstone Meetings

Thursday, September 17th

9:00-11:30 Overview of Health Insurance in America
Karen Pollitz
Georgetown University – Project Director, Health Policy Institute
The Tri-Committee Draft Proposal for Health Care Reform
Health Insurance Transparency and Accountability

1:00-3:30 Healthcare Reform
Judy Feder
Georgetown University -- Professor, GPPI
Clinton's Health Defeat Sways Obama's Tactics
Getting There From Here

Friday, September 18th
9:00-11:30 Environment (Cap and Trade)
Adele Morris

A CBO Study: The Economics of Climate Change
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/41xx/doc4171/04-25-ClimateChange.pdf

IG PROGRAM V
SECTION V A SCHEDULE
2008
PPOL 851-61 U.S. Public Policy Process, Oct. 27-31, 2008 (syllabus - .pdf)
PPOL 852-62 Leadership & Innovation in Public Management, Dec. 1-5, 2008 (syllabus - .pdf)

2009
PPOL 853-62 Public Policy Analysis, Feb. 2-6, 2009
(syllabus;  detailed class schedule; readings  -.pdf)
PPOL 855-01 Defense and Foreign Policy, Apr. 20-24, 2009 (syllabus)
PPOL 856-01 Public Budgeting and Congressional Oversight, July 20-24, 2009 (Participants Letter -.pdf)
PPOL 857-62 Current Topics in Public Policy, Sep. 14-18, 2009

2010
PPOL 854-62 Ethics and Values in Public Management, Mar.15-19, 2010
PPOL 859-62 Capstone Presentations, May 17-21, 2010

*Ample notice will be provided if changes need to occur in the schedule.
*Locations will be announced closer to the date of the class.