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Standing Panel News May 21, 2018

Exploring the reconstitution of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Academy Fellows Gov. Parris Glendening, Dr. John Kincaid & Dr. Carl Stenberg testifed last week before the bipartisan Speaker's Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs. The Task Force is exploring the re-constitution…

https://napawash.org/news/exploring-the-reconstitution-of-the-u-s-advisory-commission-on-intergovernmental-relations

Standing Panel News May 4, 2018

Helping Managers Understand Attrition and Retention Issues Using Federal Employee Survey Data

At the core of the recent National Academy of Public Administration report titled Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government was the need to create an environment where federal managers are encoura…

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Standing Panel News Apr 10, 2018

Transforming Federal Grants Management: Evolving from Oversight to Insight Generation and Performance Improvement

Introduction Grants are among the most important tools the federal government uses to advance its vast array of objectives in policy fields as diverse as neighborhood, transportation, and water safety; thriving children…

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Standing Panel News Mar 15, 2018

Tackling AI and Robotics at NAPA

By Dr. Alan R. Shark, Chair, NAPA Standing Panel on Technology Leadership There can be no doubt Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here and that its many applications and intelligence are growing. They are growing because …

https://napawash.org/news/tackling-ai-and-robotics-at-napa

Standing Panel News Mar 14, 2018

Improving Employee Engagement: Reflections of a Former HUD Deputy Secretary

What happens when you tie your Employee Engagement effort to shared mission and goals? Lots. In 2014, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had the lowest ranking on the Best Places to Work rating of any…

https://napawash.org/news/improving-employee-engagement-reflections-of-a-former-hud-deputy-secretary

Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Implementing Performance Management in Government

Introduction Based on our interviews with 42 Obama Administration appointees over the past four years, we developed many insights into what makes an effective manager in government. Three key skills to being an effectiv…

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Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Scaling a Fiscal Cliff and Other Contortions

Introduction There is little new under the sun. We can find close presidential races from the time of Thomas Jefferson to Al Gore. The contentiousness often spills over into governance. The divided Congress that we face…

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Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Implementing Enterprise Risk Management in Government

Introduction A recent Commentary in this series, Implementing Performance Management in Government, recommended that political appointees develop ways to track performance in their organization. In addition to tracking …

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Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Implementing Innovation in Government

Indtroduction In our recent Commentary, Implementing Performance Management in Government, we discussed that effective political appointees need to develop ways to track performance in their organization. In this articl…

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Standing Panel News Feb 27, 2018

Australia-US Lessons on Public Sector Stewardship and Capability

The NAPA White Paper, Strengthening Organisational Health and Performance in Government, draws on international as well as US experience and research; it also offers practical guidance for international as well as US pub…

https://napawash.org/news/australia-us-lessons-on-public-sector-stewardship-and-capability

Standing Panel News Feb 22, 2018

Employee Engagement Surveys Are Only Part of the Answer

Merely measuring employee engagement isn’t enough, concludes a NAPA white paper on Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government. While both the federal government and private companies measure emplo…

https://napawash.org/news/employee-engagement-surveys-are-only-part-of-the-answer

Standing Panel News Feb 12, 2018

The Five Rs and Employee Engagement

Companies need engaged employees. They are motivated to innovate, increase productivity, and satisfy customers. The sad truth, however, is that there are just not enough of them. Gallup surveys report that less than a th…

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