Academy Insights

Academy Honors Don Wortman

Type: General News

Nov 15, 2014

The National Academy of Public Administration honored Albuquerque resident, Don I. Wortman on November 12th by naming its Executive Board...

2014 Academy Fall Meeting

Type: General News

Nov 13, 2014

The National Academy of Public Administration hosted its annual Fall Meeting on November 13th at the Double Tree Hotel in...

Forum on Continuous Process Improvement

Type: General News

Oct 04, 2014

On September 9th, the Academy and Federal News Radio hosted a forum to discuss how application of continuous process improvement...

OMB Launches Strategic Reviews

Type: General News

Jun 17, 2014

The Office of Management and Budget has started conducting a series of strategic reviews with federal agencies in an attempt...

Appointments, Vacancies and Government IT: Reforming Personnel Data Systems

Type: Standing Panel News

Jun 08, 2014

The Academy and EY Bring Together Federal ERM Leaders

Type: General News

May 07, 2014

Washington, D.C.—Linking performance to enterprise risk management is critical to achieving performance goals, concluded a panel of government and private...

Academy-GAO Forum: Getting Off the High-Risk List

Type: General News

May 01, 2014

Every two years at the start of a new Congress, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) calls attention to agencies and...

Federal Management Leadership Under Five Presidencies

Type: General News

Apr 30, 2014

On April 30th the Academy hosted a forum with George Mason University and Oliver Wyman on “Federal Management Leadership Under...

A Forum on Strategic Reviews

Type: General News

Jan 27, 2014

On behalf of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the National Academy of Public Administration convened over 100 key...

Highlights of the 2014 Academy Fall Meeting

Type: General News

Jan 01, 2014

A decade from now, how will the government’s responsibilities and processes differ? A series of speakers and panel sessions recently...

The Academy's Offices Have Moved

Type: General News

Jan 01, 2014

The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) is pleased to announce the relocation of its offices, effective January 1...

Political Appointee Project

Type: General News

Dec 01, 2013

This website (www.politicalappointeeproject.org) combines the efforts of several related initiatives. In 2011, we began discussions with the Ernst & Young...

Academy Inducts New Fellows

Type: General News

Nov 14, 2013

Washington, D.C.—The National Academy of Public Administration announced the induction of thirty-two individuals as Fellows during its Annual Fall Meeting...

The Academy Announces New Slate of Board Officers

Type: General News

Nov 01, 2013

The National Academy of Public Administration is proud to announce the installation of a new slate of officers during its...

Sheila Bair and Paul Volcker Awarded 2013 Elliot L. Richardson Prize

Type: General News

Oct 01, 2013

The National Academy of Public Administration’s Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service recognizes individuals for extraordinary public...

2013 Brownlow Book Award Winner

Type: General News

Aug 05, 2013

The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) has awarded its 2013 Louis Brownlow Book Award to Jacques E. C...

2013 Herbert Roback Scholarship Award

Type: General News

Aug 01, 2013

The late Herbert Roback was a highly respected public servant. During his 34-year career, he encouraged talented and promising students...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

Type: Standing Panel News

Jul 13, 2012

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...

Strengthening Administrative Leadership: Fixing The Appointments Process

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 13, 2012

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...

A Half-Empty Government Can't Govern

Type: Standing Panel News

Dec 14, 2010

Ready to Govern: Improving the Presidential Transition

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 13, 2010

A Bipartisan Plan To Improve The Presidential Appointments Process

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 05, 2001

Twentieth Century Fund Task Force of the Presidential Appointment Process

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 13, 1996

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

Type: Standing Panel News

Dec 13, 1990

The Executive Presidency: Federal Management for the 1990s

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 13, 1988

Leadership in Jeopardy

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 12, 1985