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General News May 29, 2018

Building a Shared Map of the Nation’s Infrastructure to Enable Smart Investments

Funding the nation's surface transportation system has been on the Government Accountability Office’s biannual high risk list since 2007. The strains on the transportation system are amplified by shifting demographics, t…

https://napawash.org/news/building-a-shared-map-of-the-nations-infrastructure-to-enable-smart-investments

Standing Panel News May 23, 2018

RECENT EVENT: STANDING PANEL ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The Standing Panel on International Affairs recently met on May 21, 2018 to discuss public administration in environments external to the United States and to consider potential NAPA opportunities. The NAPA Standing Pan…

https://napawash.org/news/international-affairs-may-2018

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 21, 2018

Promoting Equality in an Age of Austerity: The Role for State and Local Governments

The annual conference sponsored by NAPA’s Standing Panel on Social Equity will be hosted this year by the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College June 12-13 in New York City. The conference ai…

https://napawash.org/news/promoting-equality-in-an-age-of-austerity-the-role-for-state-and-local-governments

General News May 11, 2018

Public Service Recognition Week 2018

Kicking off Public Service Recognition Week - Govmatters.tv Terry Gerton, president & CEO of NAPA and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, discuss the importance of recognizing federal employ…

https://napawash.org/news/public-service-recognition-week-2018

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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General News Apr 10, 2018

A Reconceptualization of Government | Jos C.N. Raadschelders

Jos Raadschelders has been teaching and writing about public administration for 35 years, lately at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs of The Ohio State University. The role and position of government has changed s…

https://napawash.org/news/a-reconceptualization-of-government-jos-c-n-raadschelders

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 30, 2018

From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies as Learning Leaders in the Information Age

NAPA Fellow and IGS Panel member, Shelley Metzenbaum authored "From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies as Learning Leaders in the Information Age" in Intergovernmental Management for the Twenty-First Century, a publi…

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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 …

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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

Five Recommendations to Improve Veterans Healthcare During the Second Term of the Obama Administration

Introduction The looming epidemic in chronic diseases, accelerated by aging populations and increasing prosperity, is threatening to overwhelm healthcare budgets and economic growth across the globe. Today — half a cent…

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