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Grand Challenge News May 26, 2020

Roundtable on Modernizing and Reinvigorating the Public Service

As federal, state, and local governments are increasingly called upon to address complex and interconnected “wicked problems,” their need for leaders, managers, technical experts, and front-line workers in the right jobs…

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General News May 14, 2020

Meet our Fellows: David C. Williams ('19)

David C. Williams’ appointment to the Postal Service Board of Governors by President Donald Trump was confirmed by the Senate in August of 2018. Williams, a native of Illinois, served on the Board of Governors until the …

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Grand Challenge News May 4, 2020

Honoring Public Servants in the Midst of a Pandemic

By Academy Fellows Dan G. Blair and Janice Lachance Federal, state, local, and tribal governments deliver vitally important services to the American people every day. Since 1985, Americans have honored our public employ…

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General News Apr 30, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Dr. Justin J. Marlowe ('18)

Justin Marlowe is the Endowed Professor of Public Finance and Civic Engagement at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. He has published four books – including the fi…

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Grand Challenge News Apr 28, 2020

The Need for Preparedness at All Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response

By Don Bathurst, a NAPA Fellow who served in many emergency management roles in the federal government, including as the Deputy US Fire Administrator, Chief Administrative Officer at DHS, and the Executive Director for E…

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Standing Panel News Apr 28, 2020

The Need for Preparedness at All Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response

The Need for Preparedness at all Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response By Academy Fellow Don Bathurst NAPA Fellows Shelley Metzenbaum, Kay Goss, Katherine Willoughby, and Louis Uccellini contributed to …

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Grand Challenge News Apr 20, 2020

Roundtable: Steward Natural Resources and Address Climate Change

As the nation's industry and population grows, it is critical that the public, nonprofit, and private sectors effectively steward natural resources and protect the environment for ourselves and future generations. In ord…

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General News Apr 16, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Angela Bailey ('19)

Angela Bailey is the Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. Ms. Bailey has dedicated close to 38 years to public service, with almost 32 of those years in human resources. Ms. Bailey was appo…

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General News Apr 2, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Dr. David E. Lewis ('12)

David E. Lewis is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of two books, Presidents and the Politics of Agency Design (Stanford University Pres…

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Standing Panel News Mar 26, 2020

Inspired to Serve - Final Report

After two-and-half years of extensive research, public hearings, and conversations with Americans across the country, the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service released its final report, Inspired …

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Grand Challenge News Mar 23, 2020

Roundtable on Creating Modern Water Systems for Safe and Sustainable Use

Climate change, aging infrastructure, and dated governance and management structures have combined to undermine the safety and sustainability of the U.S. water systems. In order to restore these critical systems, the U.S…

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General News Mar 19, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Dr. Margaret Simms ('19)

Dr. Margaret C. Simms is a nonresident fellow in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the Urban Institute. Until April 2018, Dr. Simms was an Institute fellow and director of the Low-Income Working Fami…

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