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Agency Leadership: Political and Career Leaders Working Together Through Change

Guidance for political appointees and career civil servants as they navigate a rapidly evolving landscape and work to implement meaningful and effective policies

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Ensuring Human Capital Capabilities and Capacity During Organizational Change

Academy Fellows Don Bathurst, Gail Lovelace and Ron Sanders identify and discuss the important human capital and human resource questions that senior officials should consider

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Navigating the Return to Office Mandate A Framework for Federal Agencies

The cultural impacts, employee motivations, and associated costs of returning to work.

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Optimizing Performance in a Resource-Constrained Environment

In an era of shrinking budgets and workforce reductions, the National Academy of Public Administration offers a strategic roadmap for federal agencies to sustain and

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Reform Revisited: What History Teaches Us About Smarter Government

Buzzwords like efficiency, effectiveness, and reform may be popular, but they aren't new. From the Grace Commission to DOGE, government reform efforts examine what government

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