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Grand Challenge News Dec 28, 2020

Virtual Roundtable on Advancing National Interests in a Changing Global Context

As the global landscape continues to change, it is vital for the United States of America to engage in the international community. Academy Fellows Arnie Fields and Irving Williamson and the Academy Director of Strategic…

https://napawash.org/news/virtual-roundtable-on-advancing-national-interests-in-a-changing-global-context

General News Dec 20, 2020

Meet Our Fellows: Beth Gazley ('19)

Professor Beth Gazley is co-founder of the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute and co-principal investigator on Prepared for Environmental Change, a Grand Challenge research program at IU. Her focus is …

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General News Dec 6, 2020

Meet Our Fellows: Dr. Louis Uccellini ('19)

Dr. Louis W. Uccellini is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, and Director of the National Weather Service. In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-d…

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Grand Challenge News Nov 30, 2020

Virtual Roundtable on Making Government AI Ready

The public sector in the United States is at the very beginning of a long-term journey to develop and harness Artificial Intelligence tools to process huge amounts of data in seconds, automating tasks that would take day…

https://napawash.org/news/virtual-roundtable-on-making-government-ai-ready

General News Nov 29, 2020

Meet Our Fellows: David Grant ('19)

Mr. Grant is a senior executive with over 34 years of experience in procurement, acquisition, program management, and leadership, with 18 years in the Senior Executive Service. He has experience in leading large and comp…

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General News Nov 20, 2020

Meet Our Fellows: Dr. Michael Wooten ('19)

Dr. Michael Eric Wooten was appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the fifteenth Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy. Previously while serving as Acting Assistant…

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Grand Challenge News Oct 30, 2020

Virtual Roundtable on Electoral Integrity and Voter Participation

Voting at the federal, state, and local levels is fundamental to American democracy, and citizens must have confidence in electoral systems, processes, and results. Electoral integrity and voter participation are enhance…

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Grand Challenge News Oct 26, 2020

Election 2020: Steward Natural Resources and Address Climate Change

By the Election 2020 Academy Working Group including fellows, Bob Perciasepe, Nicole Darnall, Bill Drayton, Daniel Fiorino, Jay Fisette, Stan Meiburg, Susan Offutt, Barry Rabe, and Lynn Scarlett. Steward Natural Resourc…

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General News Sep 30, 2020

Academy Class of 2020 Spotlight: Joseph Christoff

In our New Fellow Spotlight series, you'll get to meet some of the Academy's Class of 2020 Fellows before their induction at the Academy's Annual Fall Meeting in November. Joseph Christoff has over 30 years of experien…

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Grand Challenge News Sep 30, 2020

Virtual Roundtable on Fiscal Health

The United States faces serious current and long-term fiscal challenges at every level of government. The long-term Federal deficit continues to increase, while states and locals, which had just recovered from the 2008 f…

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Grand Challenge News Sep 29, 2020

Election 2020: Create Modern Water Systems for Safe and Sustainable Use

By the Election 2020 Academy Working Group including fellows, Scott Fosler, Gerry Galloway, Anthony Griffin, Felicia Marcus, and Mark Pisano. Enhancing Water Delivery Systems and Waste Water Systems in the United Sta…

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General News Sep 29, 2020

Academy Class of 2020 Spotlight: Edward "Ned" Hill

In our New Fellow Spotlight series, you'll get to meet some of the Academy's Class of 2020 Fellows before their induction at the Academy's Annual Fall Meeting in November. Dr. Edward (Ned) Hill is Professor of Economic…

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