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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 1, 2020

Agile Government and Agile Governance: We Need Both

By Academy Fellow G. Edward DeSeve In this post, we explore two uses of Agile - Agile Government and Agile Governance. The new Agile Government Center (AGC) at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) is of…

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Grand Challenge News May 1, 2020

Defining Agile Government

By Academy Fellow G. Edward DeSeve Following up on the successes using agile techniques in software development, many leading private sector companies have used agile principles to transform their organizations. Oth…

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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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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 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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Grand Challenge News Apr 22, 2020

New Systems of Governance Are Needed to Address Climate Change

By Academy Fellow Lynn Scarlett In the age of coronavirus, the United States is facing many extraordinary public health and economic challenges. But we should not lose sight of another problem of hugely significant prop…

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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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Grand Challenge News Apr 8, 2020

When Everything Is Urgent and Important

By Elizabeth Kellar, the Director of Public Policy at ICMA, the former President and CEO of the Center for State and Local Government Excellence, and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Cities …

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Grand Challenge News Apr 6, 2020

Summary Agile Government Principles

Published on: April 6, 2020 Last Updated on: November 17, 2021Summary Principles for Agile Government. The purpose of these Principles is to provide guidance to organizations that are seeking to improve the outcomes of …

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