Search NAPA

Standing Panel News Feb 15, 2019

What Are the Elements of Sound Public Governance?

Background This session focused on an initiative by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop an integrated framework of practices that would constitute “sound public governance,” base…

https://napawash.org/news/what-are-the-elements-of-sound-public-governance-a-discussion-at-the-napa-eom-panel

General News Feb 12, 2019

Meet Our Fellows: Michael Maccoby ('85)

Dr. Michael Maccoby, elected in 1985, reflects on funny stories, his greatest accomplishments, and more from his wide-ranging career in public service. Reflecting on your career, what are some of the highlights? There …

https://napawash.org/news/meet-our-fellows-michael-maccoby-85

General News Jan 8, 2019

Shared Services: Why the Voice of the Customer Matters

JUST RELEASED: POWERFUL IDEAS FROM A DREAM TEAM COLLABORATION! The Shared Services Leadership Coalition, the Senior Executive Association and the National Academy of Public Administration are pleased to publish a report…

https://napawash.org/news/shared-services-why-the-voice-of-the-customer-matters

Standing Panel News Jan 7, 2019

February Social Equity Meeting

Mark your calendars for our first meeting in the 2019 calendar year on February 14 from 10 to noon, followed by a networking lunch. The agenda for this meeting features Nick Johnson, Senior Vice President for State Fisca…

https://napawash.org/news/february-social-equity-meeting-2

Standing Panel News Dec 19, 2018

Your Agency Operations

Learn how to enhance your agency operations through both innovative and classic techniques and approaches. Managing the Risks in the Retained Organization: A Priority for New Leaders The movement to shared services sho…

https://napawash.org/news/your-agency-operations

Standing Panel News Dec 19, 2018

Advice to Political Appointees

Introduction This section includes a compilation of advice for political appointees that have been prepared in recent years for new appointees. The goal of this section is to provide insights for new political appointee…

https://napawash.org/news/advice-to-political-appointees

Standing Panel News Dec 19, 2018

Reforming the Appointment Process

Introduction Over the last thirty years, there have been numerous studies calling for major reform of the political appointment process. This section includes the major studies during that period which have examined the…

https://napawash.org/news/reforming-the-appointment-process

Standing Panel News Oct 9, 2018

Standing Panel on the Public Service Session with Key PMA Leaders

In the third session of the Academy's series focusing on the PMA and key leaders within the Trump Administration, Suzette Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer at OMB, provided her insights and took questions.That comp…

https://napawash.org/news/standing-panel-on-the-public-service-session-key-pma-leaders

Standing Panel News Aug 30, 2018

Being Inspired by Others

By Jonathan D. Breul, NAPA Fellow I’m always intrigued by how other countries have tackled a management challenge that we’ve been grappling with for years here in the US. For example, the US federal government has …

https://napawash.org/news/being-inspired-by-others

Standing Panel News Jul 18, 2018

Joint Session of the Standing Panels on the Public Service and Technology Leadership: Roundtable with Suzette Kent

In the third session of the Academy's series focusing on the PMA and key leaders within the Trump Administration, Suzette Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer at OMB, will offer her insights and take questions. This s…

https://napawash.org/news/joint-session-of-the-standing-panels-on-the-public-service-and-technology-leadership

Standing Panel News Jun 29, 2018

Call for Abstracts: Bridging the Gap Between Gender Responsive Budgeting and Participatory Budgeting

Introduction Two government budget initiatives that have been implemented in countries around the world since the 1980s are participatory budgeting and gender responsive budgeting. Participatory budgeting focuses on inv…

https://napawash.org/news/call-for-abstracts-bridging-the-gap-between-gender-responsive-budgeting-and-participatory-budgeting

Standing Panel News May 30, 2018

The Federal System – A Look Back in Time

In June of 1968 the Policy Committee of the Republican Governors Association accepted a staff report titled “Handbook of Suggested Solutions for Selected Domestic Problems of the United States”. The report was designed t…

https://napawash.org/news/the-federal-system-a-look-back-in-time