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U.S. Floods: The Necessity of Mitigation
September 05, 2017
Introduction Floods are the costliest natural hazard events in the United States in terms of...
Reflections on Federal Foresight Initiatives in the 1970s
June 20, 2016
Summary During the 1970s the planning and foresight community worked very hard to incorporate the...
Advice to New Appointees: How to Influence the Policy Agenda
January 05, 2016
Introduction A strong motivation for political appointees in coming to Washington is the opportunity to...
America’s Invisible Governmental Crisis: Intergovernmental Relations in a Time of Transition and Uncertainty
July 11, 2012
Memo Overview The American intergovernmental system was one of the great institutional inventions of the...
An Intergovernmental Web and Effective Disaster Response: Difficult, but Possible
April 02, 2020
Blog Entry by Academy Fellow Dr. Katherine Willoughby ('13) With contributions by Donald Bathurst, Gregory...
How to Build More Resilient, Diverse, and Secure Supply Chains to Ensure U.S. Economic Prosperity and National Security
April 20, 2021
By John Bartrum, CEO of Brightstar Innovations Group, LLC, and Academy Fellow On February 24...
Achieving the Full Promise and Potential of Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing
October 01, 2021
An Intergovernmental Systems Case Study By Stephen A. Hamill Mark Pisano John Bartle Richard Callahan...
Making AI Better Than Us – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
March 15, 2024
It was not until the end of 2022 that ChatGPT entered the public domain, meaning...
Infrastructure Investment and our Intergovernmental System: Ten Tools for Effective Action
August 31, 2020
By Academy Fellows Mark Pisano and Rich Callahan Ultimately, the current societal challenges call for...
Grand Challenges in Public Administration: Connecting Individuals to Meaningful Work
August 31, 2020
By Academy Fellows Mark Pisano, Barry VanLare, Scott Fosler, Maria Aristigueta, and Rich Callahan The...
The Need for Preparedness at All Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response
April 28, 2020
The Need for Preparedness at all Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response By Academy...
The Federal System – A Look Back in Time
May 30, 2018
In June of 1968 the Policy Committee of the Republican Governors Association accepted a staff...
Federal Advocacy Priorities of Associations Representing State and Local Government Officials in Washington, DC
April 10, 2018
Introduction This article demonstrates the federal policy priorities of the National Governors Association, National Conference...
Transforming Federal Grants Management: Evolving from Oversight to Insight Generation and Performance Improvement
April 10, 2018
Introduction Grants are among the most important tools the federal government uses to advance its...
From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies as Learning Leaders in the Information Age
March 30, 2018
NAPA Fellow and IGS Panel member, Shelley Metzenbaum authored "From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies...
Letter to the Speaker's Task Force
February 02, 2018
Summary The National Academy of Public Administration is honored to be among the organizations served...
Mending Our Safety Net: Building Our Workforce
January 29, 2018
Introduction Labor force participation in our country has fallen to 63 percent. Millions of working-age...
Creating a Financial Market for Infrastructure and Economic Development
January 11, 2018
Summary There is political consensus around the need to renew and rebuild America’s infrastructure, and...
Managing Across Boundaries: Strengthening Partnerships with State and Local Governments
January 11, 2018
Summary The new President and Congress need to forge a new partnership with state and...
The U.S. Emergency Management System: The Need for Intergovernmental Cooperation
January 11, 2018
Summary The number, diversity, and magnitude of disasters in the U.S., both natural and human-made...