Academy Insights

The Unsung Heroes: How Public Servants Enable Critical Services for Citizens

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 17, 2025

By Martha Dorris, Founder of DCI and President of the Public Service Leadership Academy From the moment we are born...

Building Trust in Government pt 3: What Public Administrators Can Do to Improve Trust in Government 

Type: General News

Mar 14, 2025

by Amanda Mullan The American people report that government institutions are not serving them effectively. Substantive improvements to government operations...

Fellow Highlight: Brenda Donald

Type: General News

Mar 07, 2025

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I have always been struck by the power of public...

Building Trust in Government pt. 2: Digging Deeper into the Data

Type: General News

Mar 07, 2025

By Amanda Mullan Both public and private institutions are experiencing a decrease in trust, but this trend is particularly alarming...

Building Trust in Government: Strategic Approaches for Public Administration

Type: General News

Feb 28, 2025

Author: Amanda Mullan In survey after survey, most American respondents report low and declining levels of trust in their government...

Honoring Women's History Month with the Academy

Type: General News

Feb 28, 2025

The theme for 2025 National Women’s History month is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.” This theme has...

Fellow Highlight: David Zavada

Type: General News

Feb 21, 2025

David Zavada is a Senior Partner with Kearney & Company. Previously, David served in a number of Senior Executive positions...

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

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 12, 2025

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the second roundtable organized by NAPA’s Standing Panels for International Affairs and Intergovernmental Systems, in...

Fellow Highlight: Catherine Bertini

Type: General News

Jan 31, 2025

Catherine Bertini is an Academy Fellow since 2001, professor, and former Executive Director with the World Food Programme. She was...

Fellow Highlight: Harry Black

Type: General News

Jan 31, 2025

Harry Black is a seasoned executive with extensive leadership experience in the public and private sectors. He has served as...

Fellow Highlight: William Leighty

Type: General News

Jan 24, 2025

Academy Fellow William Leighty is the former Chief of Staff to two Virginia Governors from 2002-2007, a marine and published...

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

Type: Standing Panel News

Dec 01, 2024

On November 27th (U.S. time) the National Academy of Public Administration and Monash University (Australia) conducted the first in a...

2024 Academy Fall Meeting Photo Gallery!

Type: General News

Nov 15, 2024

Enjoy some of the highlights of the 2024 Academy Fall Meeting Here! Right click to download and share!

White Paper: Intergovernmental Best Practices for Societal Problem-Solving and Opportunity Advancement

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 07, 2024

EOM Standing Panel Trust in Government Series: OECD

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 27, 2024

The EOM Standing Panel hosted representatives from OECD to discuss trends in government trust as part of the Academy and...

Presentation from Terry Gerton on The Language of Good Government for EOM Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 27, 2024

On August 30, 2024, the President and CEO of NAPA, Terry Gerton, gave a presentation to the EOM Standing Panel...

EOM Standing Panel Trust in Government Series: Partnership for Public Service

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 27, 2024

The EOM Standing Panel hosted representatives from the Partnership for Public Service on September 27th to discuss findings in their...

Enhancing Governance: Unveiling the Potential of INTOSAI's ClimateScanner Tool for Environmental Auditing

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 17, 2024

The International Affairs Standing Panel held a joint session with the Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel to host members of the...

Reducing Homelessness in the United States: An Intergovernmental Challenge

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 06, 2024

This report of the Homelessness Working Group is the product of many months of exploration and deliberation by a group...

Improving Public Procurement Workflow-Online Shopping and Ordering

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 04, 2024

Among the 90,000 independent units of local government, most are challenged to establish an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)-supported eMarketplace by...

Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems, August 19, 2024

Type: Standing Panel News

Aug 27, 2024

Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems: August 19, 2024.

NEW: Modern Climate Adaptation Governance and Financing Strategies

Type: General News

Aug 21, 2024

Climate change is a “wicked problem” in a complex society. It has wide-ranging impacts on infrastructure, public health, economies, and...

Fellow Spotlight: Michael Barron

Type: General News

Aug 09, 2024

Colonel Michael (Mike) J. Barron, U.S. Army, Ret., is the President and CEO of Capitol Hill Connect, LLC. Mike is...

Learning from Comparative Governance

Type: Standing Panel News

Aug 07, 2024

As a next step in the Panel’s learning from comparative governance series, which Academy Fellow Evan Berman is taking a...

Fellow Spotlight: Charlie Stevenson

Type: General News

Aug 01, 2024

Dr. Charles A. Stevenson has been teaching American foreign policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies for...

Fellow Spotlight: Anna Michelle Snyder

Type: General News

Jul 25, 2024

Anna Michelle Snyder Worked as a career civil servant for more than 40 years. Positions included claims representative and branch...

Fellow Spotlight: Rosemary O'Leary

Type: General News

Jul 12, 2024

Rosemary O'Leary is Emerita Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas and Emerita Distinguished Professor at the Maxwell School of...

Fellow Spotlight: Edwin Dorn

Type: General News

Jul 07, 2024

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I came of age in the 1960s and was greatly...

Fellow Spotlight: Sally Jaggar

Type: General News

Jun 28, 2024

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? My father and grandfather were US Naval officers during the...

Pride Month 2024: Resources and Change - Important Milestones Toward Inclusive Government

Type: General News

Jun 23, 2024

In 2021, Dr. Lorenda Naylor gave an important presentation to the Standing Panel on Social Equity in Government, coinciding with...

Fellow Spotlight: David Rosenbloom

Type: General News

Jun 14, 2024

David H. Rosenbloom is Distinguished Professor of Public Administration Emeritus at American University in Washington, DC. He is best known...

Pride Month 2024: A Focus on Progress at Businesses and Organizations

Type: General News

Jun 07, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia (2020) ushered in historical employment protections for LGBT...

Fellow Spotlight: Andrew Podger

Type: General News

Jun 06, 2024

Academy Fellow Andrew Podger is Honorary Professor of Public Administration, Research School of the Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National...

Fellow Spotlight: Alan Leshner

Type: General News

Jun 02, 2024

Dr. Leshner is Chief Executive Officer, Emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and former Executive Publisher...

VIDEO: Standing Panel on EOM May Meeting: Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance

Type: Standing Panel News

May 31, 2024

Representatives from the Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance join the Panel to discuss their work.

Fellow Spotlight: Rakesh Mohan

Type: General News

May 24, 2024

Rakesh Mohan is the director of Idaho’s legislative Office of Performance Evaluations (OPE). He has led the legislature’s independent, nonpartisan...

Fellow Spotlight: Mark T. Kim

Type: General News

May 17, 2024

Mark T. Kim is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), the principal regulator of...

Baltimore County debuts Enterprise Strategic Plan, with help from the Academy

Type: General News

May 15, 2024

County Executive John Olszewski Jr., has debuted the Baltimore County Enterprise Strategic Plan for 2024-2026, with the help of the...

Fellow Spotlight: Meghna Sabharwal

Type: General News

May 10, 2024

Dr. Meghna Sabharwal is a professor in the public and nonprofit management program at the University of Texas at Dallas...

Fellow Spotlight: Bill Gormley

Type: General News

May 03, 2024

BILL GORMLEY is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University. Until 2023, he taught public policy and government courses and...

The Academy Acknowledges our Fellows for Public Service Recognition Week 2024!

Type: General News

May 03, 2024

The Academy is taking a special look at Academy Fellows making an impact at the state and local level for...

EOM Standing Panel Trust in Government Series: Agile Government Network and Gallup

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 27, 2024

As part of its year-long look into the root causes and potential remedies of declining trust in government, this meeting...

The Academy and Earth Day: A focus on the future

Type: General News

Apr 19, 2024

One of the Academy’s 12 Grand Challenges is “Steward Natural Resources and Address Climate Change.” As we see changes in...

Fellow Spotlight: Prajapati Trivedi

Type: General News

Apr 12, 2024

Prof. Prajapati Trivedi is currently the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for SDG Implementation, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, UK; a Distinguished Professor...

Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change: A Comparative Study of Governance Processes in Australia, China, and the United States

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 05, 2024

In 2023, UN climate proceedings (COP 28) made clear that challenges of adapting to climate impacts are now a priority...

Fellow Spotlight: Roderick Hickman

Type: General News

Mar 22, 2024

Roderick Hickman is a nationally acclaimed corrections executive, reformer, federal court monitor, and consultant. Professionally he is recognized for his...

Making AI Better Than Us – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 15, 2024

It was not until the end of 2022 that ChatGPT entered the public domain, meaning we all had to learn...

Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Karen Hardy

Type: General News

Mar 15, 2024

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I actually fell into public service full-time after working in...

Climate Adaptation Governance Project: Shanghai Forum Roundtable

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 07, 2024

The initial findings of the Academy co-sponsored Australia/China/U.S. climate adaptation project, and project next steps, were the focus of a...

Fellow Spotlight: G.L.A. "Gigi" Harris

Type: General News

Mar 07, 2024

An accomplished scholar and consummate "pracademic," Dr. G.L.A. Harris came to the Thunderbird School of Global Management following a successful...