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Memos to National Leaders Capstone Event

Type: General News

May 22, 2013

Guest speakers at this May 22nd capstone event included Senator Mark Warner (VA) and the Honorable Paul Volcker, former Chairman...

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Survivor's Guide Launch Event

Type: General News

Apr 16, 2013

A complete source of information for navigating the nomination, clearance, and Senate confirmation process - as well as tips on...

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Memos to National Leaders Capstone

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 12, 2013

Overview The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) launched this project to...

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Winter 2012 Public Manager

Type: General News

Dec 02, 2012

Over the course of the Summer and Fall of 2012, the National Academy of Public Administration joined with the American...

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Fellows Class of 2012

Type: General News

Nov 05, 2012

Click here for the complete list of newly-elected Fellows and Directors, and here for the Press Release.

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Report from the Workshop on “Appointee Politics and the Implications for Government Effectives”

Type: Standing Panel News

Jul 13, 2012

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America’s Invisible Governmental Crisis: Intergovernmental Relations in a Time of Transition and Uncertainty

Type: Standing Panel News

Jul 11, 2012

Memo Overview The American intergovernmental system was one of the great institutional inventions of the Country’s founding fathers. It serves...

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Strengthening Administrative Leadership: Fixing The Appointments Process

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 13, 2012

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Video: 2012 Elliot L. Richardson Prize Honoring Robert M Gates

Type: General News

Jan 02, 2012

A video of the 2012 Elliott L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service is now available to watch. Click...

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A Half-Empty Government Can't Govern

Type: Standing Panel News

Dec 14, 2010

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Ready to Govern: Improving the Presidential Transition

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 13, 2010

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A Bipartisan Plan To Improve The Presidential Appointments Process

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 05, 2001

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Twentieth Century Fund Task Force of the Presidential Appointment Process

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 13, 1996

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Report of the President’s Commission on the Federal Appointment Process

Type: Standing Panel News

Dec 13, 1990

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The Executive Presidency: Federal Management for the 1990s

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 13, 1988

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Leadership in Jeopardy

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 12, 1985

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