The city of Des Moines and county of Polk, Iowa, have entered into service sharing agreements in order to improve service delivery and reduce costs.

This report by Arlington County provides lessons learned from the 9-11 Attack on the Pentagon.

Hamilton County, Ohio, was nominated to the 2005 ICMA Annual Awards Program for the its planning partnership.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was nominated to the 2005 ICMA Annual Awards Program for its efforts to improve the failing public school district.

The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was nominated to the 2005 ICMA Annual Awards Program for its Consolidated City and County Forensic Laboratory.