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Hub News Jan 16, 2026

Advancing Community Resilience: The Hub’s Vision for Modern, Adaptation Governance

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe, impacting broader regions and unexpected locations, causing significant damage to communities in new and challenging ways. In 2024, Hurricane Helene l…

https://napawash.org/news/advancing-community-resilience-the-hubs-vision-for-modern-adaptation-governance

General News Dec 19, 2025

Building Resilience Together: 2025 Year-End Reflections from the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub

As we close out 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub reflects on a year of progress, purpose, and partnership. From our successful launch of the Hub in Los Angeles in May to building partnerships across government, a…

https://napawash.org/news/building-resilience-together-2025-year-end-reflections-from-the-extreme-weather-resilience-hub

General News Dec 16, 2025

Investing in academia strengthens government and the field of public administration

Public Administration has experienced a year of constant uncertainty and change. We talk often about these changes with respect to government operations and the impact on federal and state workers and the people they ser…

https://napawash.org/news/investing-in-academia-strengthens-government-and-the-field-of-public-administration

General News Nov 26, 2025

Delivering Through Disruption: State and Local Governments Continue to Lead Amid a Shifting Federal Landscape

State and local governments are the backbone of public service delivery in the United States. From administering elections and managing public health to responding to disasters and maintaining infrastructure, they are wh…

https://napawash.org/news/delivering-through-disruption-state-and-local-governments-continue-to-lead-amid-a-shifting-federal-landscape

General News Nov 4, 2025

PHOTOS: 76th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards

Twelve public servants from federal agencies were honored at the 76th annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards for their exceptional public service. The winners are recognized for outstanding performance in the disciplines of ap…

https://napawash.org/news/photos-76th-annual-arthur-s-flemming-awards

General News Oct 29, 2025

Bringing AI to Main Street - From Cautious Optimism to Readiness

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, sparking both optimism about its potential and anxiety about its risks. As someone who has spent decades working with economic models and public policy, I understand both react…

https://napawash.org/news/marcelo-giugale-blog

General News Oct 19, 2025

Fellow Spotlight: Jessica Sowa

Who or what inspired you to enter public service?My parents were absolutely my inspiration to go into public service. They both served in the U.S. Navy and modeled for me the importance of getting involved and making sur…

https://napawash.org/news/fellow-spotlight-jessica-sowa

General News Oct 13, 2025

Fellow Spotlight: Roger Hartley

Who or what inspired you to enter public service? I was inspired to enter public service in a couple of ways. One was when 8-year-old Roger walked to school one Tuesday in November in WV and found there was no school. Th…

https://napawash.org/news/fellow-spotlight-roger-hartley-2

General News Oct 9, 2025

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub led a successful event that convened a panel of experts from multiple levels of government and professional associations to discuss place-based solution…

https://napawash.org/news/weathering-the-shift-place-based-solutions-for-extreme-weather-resilience-2

Hub News Oct 9, 2025

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub led a successful event that convened a panel of experts from multiple levels of government and professional associations to discuss place-based solution…

https://napawash.org/news/weathering-the-shift-place-based-solutions-for-extreme-weather-resilience

General News Oct 9, 2025

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub led a successful event that convened a panel of experts from multiple levels of government and professional associations to discuss place-based solution…

https://napawash.org/news/weathering-the-shift-place-based-solutions-for-extreme-weather-resilience-4

General News Oct 9, 2025

Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub led a successful event that convened a panel of experts from multiple levels of government and professional associations to discuss place-based solution…

https://napawash.org/news/weathering-the-shift-place-based-solutions-for-extreme-weather-resilience-3