Over the course of nearly 30 years, Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, principals of Barrett and Greene Inc., have done analysis, research and writing about state and local governments. Described by Peter Harkness, founder of Governing Magazine, as “by far the most experienced journalists in the country covering public performance,” they pioneered “grading the cities, counties and states” in management. Related to that work, they founded the Government Performance Project. They are columnists and senior advisers at Route Fifty, special project consultants to the Volcker Alliance, senior advisers at the Government Finance Research Center at the University of Illinois in Chicago and fellows in the National Academy of Public Administration. Greene has been named chair of the Center for Accountability and Performance at the American Society for Public Administration. In addition, they are columnists for IPMA-HR and consultants to the National Association of State Personnel Executives.