Academy Insights

PHOTOS: 76th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards

Type: General News

Nov 04, 2025

Twelve public servants from federal agencies were honored at the 76th annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards for their exceptional public...

Bringing AI to Main Street - From Cautious Optimism to Readiness

Type: General News

Oct 29, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, sparking both optimism about its potential and anxiety about its risks. As someone who has...

Fellow Spotlight: Jessica Sowa

Type: General News

Oct 19, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter public service?My parents were absolutely my inspiration to go into public service. They...

Fellow Spotlight: Roger Hartley

Type: General News

Oct 13, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter public service? I was inspired to enter public service in a couple of...

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience

Type: General News

Oct 09, 2025

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub led a successful event that convened a panel of experts...

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience

Type: General News

Oct 09, 2025

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub led a successful event that convened a panel of experts...

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience

Type: General News

Oct 09, 2025

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub led a successful event that convened a panel of experts...

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience

Type: Hub News

Oct 09, 2025

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub led a successful event that convened a panel of experts...

National Academy of Public Administration Announces 2025 Class of Academy Fellows

Type: General News

Sep 29, 2025

The National Academy of Public Administration announced today that 42 leaders in the field of public administration have been elected...

Bringing AI to Main Street: Boosting Local Economies with AI

Type: General News

Sep 16, 2025

Many conversations around AI’s opportunities have focused on the global or national impact of the technology, but the real impact...

Fellow Spotlight: Kate Fitzpatrick

Type: General News

Sep 15, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter public service? When I was 11 years old, I started a paper route...

Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Claire Knox

Type: General News

Sep 14, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? My father. He was physically disabled but remained engaged with...

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Events

Type: General News

Sep 04, 2025

As extreme weather impacts intensify throughout the country, the need for more immediate and impactful adaptation and resilience efforts has...

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Events

Type: General News

Sep 04, 2025

As extreme weather impacts intensify throughout the country, the need for more immediate and impactful adaptation and resilience efforts has...

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Events

Type: General News

Sep 04, 2025

As extreme weather impacts intensify throughout the country, the need for more immediate and impactful adaptation and resilience efforts has...

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Events

Type: Hub News

Sep 04, 2025

As extreme weather impacts intensify throughout the country, the need for more immediate and impactful adaptation and resilience efforts has...

Fellow Spotlight: Daniel Garcia-Diaz

Type: General News

Aug 29, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? My initial focus in graduate school was to seek a...

Fellow Spotlight: Anne Aylward

Type: General News

Aug 22, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I come from a family of public servants. My father...

Attrition, quits and the real deal with the federal workforce

Type: General News

Aug 08, 2025

Time out, please! Can we all take a deep breath, stop all the hyperbole and partisan advocacy, and just give...

How to Move Forward if the Dust Doesn't Settle

Type: General News

Aug 01, 2025

If you are like me, you've been wondering since January when the onslaught of change would relent. During this time...

The Academy Blue Pages

Type: General News

Jul 27, 2025

In an era in which public trust in government is low and demands for efficiency are louder than ever, the...

Academy White Papers

Type: General News

Jul 27, 2025

In today’s climate of fiscal tightening and workforce reductions, federal agencies face mounting pressure to deliver results with fewer resources...

Public Service Strategies for Uncertain Times-Leadership and Innovation from Any Level

Type: General News

Jul 23, 2025

Authors: Dr. Geoff Abbott, DBA, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) Judy Douglas, Founder, Douglas Leadership Advisory; Fellow, National Academy of...

PODCAST: Funding Democracy: Stepping up or Overstepping? with Xavier de Souza Briggs of Brookings Institution and Daniel Stid of American Enterprise Institute

Type: General News

Jul 17, 2025

Leading through Change: A White Paper Series on Leadership, Reorganization, and Return to Office

Type: General News

Jul 13, 2025

The Academy has existed for nearly 60 years, and most are familiar with the studies and assessments we do for...

Fellow Spotlight: Carl Stenberg

Type: General News

Jun 27, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I was fortunate to have two mentors who helped guide...

Fellow Spotlight: Carl Stenberg

Type: General News

Jun 27, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I was fortunate to have two mentors who helped guide...

Ensuring Human Capital Capabilities and Capacity During Organizational Change

Type: General News

Jun 27, 2025

As the federal government undergoes sweeping reforms and structural shifts, the National Academy of Public Administration has provided a timely...

PODCAST: Long Time Coming - Former Commissioners Danny Werfel and John Koskinen on what's next for the Internal Revenue Service

Type: General News

Jun 24, 2025

Personal reflections from the 2025 SELC

Type: General News

Jun 17, 2025

Michael Jacobson is Chair of the Standing Panel of Social Equity in Governance "The arc of the moral universe is...

SELC 2025: A Gathering Rooted in Courage, Leadership, and Dialogue

Type: General News

Jun 13, 2025

If I had to be brief, I would sum up SELC 2025 in one word: Hope. This year’s Social Equity...

Part 4: Living with 2°C Plus – The Climate Change Adaptation Challenge Monash University

Type: Standing Panel News

Jun 07, 2025

Learning from wildfires: Do institutions constrain our ability to manage risk reduction and recovery? Wednesday, June 25 at 4:30 PM...

PODCAST: Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Efficiency -U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro and Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice Michael Horowitz

Type: General News

Jun 06, 2025

Government efficiency is THE topic of conversation since the start of President Trump's second term. But does the government already...

Future Shocks: Extreme Weather-The New Frontlines

Type: General News

Jun 01, 2025

The National Academy of Public Administration, the IBM Center for The Business of Government, and the IBM Institute for Business...

Announcing the Academy White Paper Series

Type: General News

May 30, 2025

Leading Through Change With multiple executive orders focused on reducing the functions and size of the federal workforce and the...

VIDEO: Ensuring the Future of Federal Data

Type: General News

May 28, 2025

The federal government's massive data collections, a critical national resource, are under attack from the Trump administration. Federal agencies have...

Launching the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub: Public Administration for a New Era

Type: General News

May 23, 2025

Amanda Mullan is the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub Coordinator and Project Director at the Academy On Thursday, May 22, 2025...

A Strategy of Place-Specific Data, Governance, and Financing: For a Climate Resilient Nation

Type: Standing Panel News

May 21, 2025

Intergovernmental Best Practices for Societal Problem-Solving and Opportunity Advancement

Type: Standing Panel News

May 21, 2025

Healthcare and the Hollow State

Type: General News

May 21, 2025

First published in the Arizona Daily Star, May 8 2025 Elon Musk’s DOGE has put entire federal agencies in the...

The Australian Election and the United States

Type: General News

May 16, 2025

The Albanese (center left ‘Labor’) Party had a stunning win in the Australian election on May 3, 2025, over the...

Who Moved My Government? Navigating Change in Public Administration

Type: General News

May 13, 2025

Who Moved My Government? Navigating Change in Public Administration On May 6, 2025, Leadership Connect and the National Academy of...

Program Integrity Lessons from the Public Health Emergency for Today’s Risks: Lessons Learned & Implications for the Future

Type: General News

May 01, 2025

The Public Health Emergency (PHE) disrupted the course of daily activities for the nation. The provision and manner in which...

Fellow Highlight: Bill Hamm

Type: General News

Apr 27, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? The experiences my dad (John E. Hamm) shared with me...

VIDEO Part 3: Living with 2°C Plus – The Climate Change Adaptation Challenge Monash University

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 07, 2025

Insurance is at the forefront of the discussion about climate impacts. While climate changes the risk profile for physical assets...

The High Risk Report and How Government Can Coordinate to Better Serve Everyone

Type: General News

Mar 31, 2025

by J. Christopher Mihm, Former Managing Director of Strategic Issues at the U.S. Government Accountability Office In late February, the...

Procurement Reform: How can we shape this vital system for the better?

Type: General News

Mar 28, 2025

By David Gragan and Jason Whetsell Finally, we have the opportunity to make comprehensive procurement reforms. Decisions made in the...

Fellow Highlight: Gloria Somolekae

Type: General News

Mar 28, 2025

Gloria Somolekae is the Executive Director and Senior Research Fellow of the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis and an...

Public Sector Leadership: Helping Communities Adapt to a New Era

Type: General News

Mar 26, 2025

By David Bray, PhD - Chair of the Accelerator & Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center Since its establishment in 1979, the...

Looking Forward – Taxes and Technology

Type: General News

Mar 21, 2025

By Brenna Isman, Director of Academy Studies The current administration is taking a very different approach to supporting the mission...