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Standing Panel News Mar 8, 2018

Managing the Risks in the Retained Organization: A Priority for New Leaders

Introduction The movement to shared services should continue to be a priority for the new leaders of our government. Shared services bring operational effectiveness, cost efficiencies, and increased customer service. Th…

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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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General News Mar 2, 2018

ELR Prize Award Video

On February 13th, 2018, the National Academy of Public Administration awarded the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service to the Honorable Leon Panetta and the Honorable Sylvia Matthews Burwell. (Audi…

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Standing Panel News Feb 26, 2018

Building an Intergovernmental System for the Future

In the United States, most domestic policies and programs are implemented through the intergovernmental system, integrating federal, state, and local governments. Today, every level of government faces fiscal challenges …

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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…

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Standing Panel News Feb 20, 2018

Where Do We Find Performance? Balancing Organizational Health and Outcomes

Reforms that promise better government performance are like a mirage – always just over the horizon, and rarely living up to expectations. Those thirsty for better outcomes can be forgiven for feeling a bit lost in the d…

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General News Feb 20, 2018

FNR: How to improve organizational performance in your agency’s unit

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) has released a paper offering a new data-driven management improvement approach that could transform federal agencies unit-by-unit. John Kamensky, chairman of NAPA’s …

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Standing Panel News Feb 15, 2018

Learning Agendas Can Produce Performance and Evaluation Evidence

The Evidence-based Policymaking Commission strongly recommends that agencies use learning agendas for evaluation plans to build the base of evidence that can be used to make program and government decisions. They result …

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General News Feb 13, 2018

A New Strategy to Improve Government Performance

A recent National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) report Improving Organizational Health and Performance in Government by a special panel of Academy fellows describes a vision of a federal government transformed …

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General News Feb 12, 2018

No Time to Wait Report mentioned in President's FY 19 Budget

Our #NoTimeToWait report was cited in the President's budget proposal today, and called a "clarion call to civil service reform." The budget specifically said, "'No Time to Wait,' a clarion call to civil service reform,…

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Standing Panel News Feb 8, 2018

The Big Deal About Big Data

This blog post first appeared in Government Executive Behind the roller-coaster politics rocking Washington, a much quieter but just as important revolution is underway. Government managers are advancing the use of “big…

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Standing Panel News Feb 6, 2018

Technology Forecast 2018 by NASCIO, PTI, and NAPA

Special Webinar: Technology Forecast 2018: What State and Local Government Technology Officials Can Expect Watch the Recording Here: https://amrms.adobeconnect.com/p7pbmapwgtp4/ This is popular annual event, NASCIO an…

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