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Standing Panel News Oct 23, 2017

Upcoming Meeting of the Standing Panel on the Public Service

Announcement Please join me on Friday, October 27, 2017, for the next meeting of my Standing Panel on the Public Service. We will meet at the NAPA office at 1600 K Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, D.C. at 10:00 a.m.…

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Standing Panel News Oct 20, 2017

The Use of Organizational Assessment Reviews to Improve Organizational Performance

Summary from October 20,2017 EOM Panel Meeting Background The Office of Management and Budget has invited NAPA to share its insights on how to leverage the growing body of data on the organizational health and performa…

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Standing Panel News Oct 5, 2017

Big Questions About IGR AND IGM Revisited

Background In 2011, John Kincaid and Carl Stenberg co-authored a concluding article on “'Big Questions’ about Intergovernmental Relations and Management: Who Will Address Them?” (2011) for a symposium in the Public Admi…

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Standing Panel News Sep 18, 2017

The Use of People Analytics to Improve Organizational Health and Performance

Summary from September 15, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Background The Office of Management and Budget has asked NAPA for insights on how to leverage the growing body of data on the organizational health and performance of f…

https://napawash.org/news/the-use-of-people-analytics-to-improve-organizational-health-and-performanc

Standing Panel News Jun 23, 2017

The Importance of Evaluating Program Outcomes: The Case of Federal Credit Programs

Summary from June 23, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting: Background Federal loan and loan guarantee programs have grown to immense proportions, amounting to $ 3.6 trillion in FY2016. That’s well over $10,000 for every man, woman,…

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General News Jun 1, 2017

Governing Across The Divide: The Academy Hits The Road

Governing Across the Divide is a unique series of topical, thought-leadership convening hosted by the National Academy of Public Administration (Academy). These four gatherings will be solution-focused and aimed at ident…

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Standing Panel News May 19, 2017

Implementing the DATA Act: Working Across Boundaries

The Executive branch was given three years to implement its key provisions. A key deadline was to post all federal spending data on a single website by May 9, 2017. The DATA Act requires all federal spending data, inclu…

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Standing Panel News May 1, 2017

2017 Social Equity Leadership Conference

May 31 – June 2, 2017 School of Public Administration l University of Nebraska at Omaha Addressing the Complexity of Social Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Public Administration: Identifying Issues, Crafting Innova…

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Standing Panel News Apr 26, 2017

President Trump's Government Reform Initiatives

Summary of April 26, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Introduction Media reports on the various reform announcements focused on potential staffing and budget reductions, but OMB staff noted upfront that their observation from the …

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Standing Panel News Aug 26, 2016

The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government

Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful, flexible and innovative approaches to address them. We must safeguard our Nation’s future and there is a signi…

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General News Aug 23, 2016

The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government

Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful, flexible and innovative approaches to address them. We must safeguard our Nation’s future and there is a signi…

https://napawash.org/news/the-long-road-to-strategic-foresight-in-the-federal-government-5

General News Aug 23, 2016

The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government

Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful, flexible and innovative approaches to address them. We must safeguard our Nation’s future and there is a signi…

https://napawash.org/news/the-long-road-to-strategic-foresight-in-the-federal-government-4