The Commission for A New Georgia was established in 2003 by Governor Sonny Perdue to launch a management turnaround that would make Georgia the best-managed state in America.

The Commission is a private-sector council of top-level business and professional executives from all over Georgia. Their mission is to bring fresh eyes and ideas to ways state operations and services can function more efficiently and effectively and work better for citizens.

For seven years, the Commission has been challenging bureaucracy-style business as usual and advancing best practices and technologies to streamline government.

CNG-recommended initiatives have led to millions of dollars in cost-savings for taxpayers and faster, friendlier, easier service for citizens. All Commission reports, recommendations and results are on the record and accessible on this website.

Learn More about the Commission

Commission Members: CEOs and senior executives bring new thinking with a business perspective to the workings of government. Members Gallery

The Task Forces: 24 task forces, engaging nearly 400 private-sector professionals and more than a dozen of the nation's most respected consulting firms, have analyzed operations across state government and recommended actionable improvements on a fast-track.

Governor's Office of Implementation: The Commission's government partner is responsible for spearheading CNG initiatives in government and accounting for results.

Task Force Recommendations: 130 actionable recommendations in 24 areas of management.

JUNE

June 25, 2010
ROGERS AND HATCHER RECEIVE NATIONAL GOVERNORS AWARD
Commission for a New Georgia Co-Chairs Joe Rogers and Bob Hatcher have been awarded the National Governors Association's highest award for distinguished service, recognizing contibutions by private citizens to the betterment of state government. Rogers and Hatcher have been chairs of the Commission since it was established by Governor Perdue in 2003. The award will be presented at the national meeting in Boston in July.

MARCH

March 22, 2010
Microsoft Elevate America, a public-private partnership providing free technology training to Georgia’s displaced workers, has distributed more than 16,000 computer training vouchers through the Governor's Office of Workforce Development.
See the website @ www.gaworkready.org
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February 22, 2010
 Georgia's focus on improving the state's customer service for its citizens has touched chord among national columnists, better-government organizations, and the White House.
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February 19, 2010
 Commission for A New Georgia Co-Chair Joe Rogers lays out a business perspective of the privatization of the state's technology operations.
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February 11, 2010
 The Governor's Office and Georgia Chamber of Commerce have launched "Hire Work Ready," providing grants for small businesses that hire state-certified employees.
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February 9, 2010
 Eight more Georgia counties have earned status as Certified Work Ready Communities, meeting targets for a skilled workforce and higher graduation rates See the website @ www.gaworkready.org
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January 29, 2010
The Reason Foundation named Governor Sonny Perdue as a 2009 Innovator in Action for the work of his Commission for a New Georgia.  Download News Release PDF

January 15, 2010
Word of Georgia government's great customer service is spreading coast-to-coast, recently via the San Francisco-based blog of Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark.
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VIDEO
"Speaking of A New Georgia"
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