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General News Sep 29, 2025

National Academy of Public Administration Announces 2025 Class of Academy Fellows

The National Academy of Public Administration announced today that 42 leaders in the field of public administration have been elected to the 2025 Class of Academy Fellows.  “It is an incredibly important time to be a pu…

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General News Sep 16, 2025

Bringing AI to Main Street: Boosting Local Economies with AI

Many conversations around AI’s opportunities have focused on the global or national impact of the technology, but the real impact is being felt in local communities, on Main Street, and in city halls across the United St…

https://napawash.org/news/bringing-ai-to-main-street-boosting-local-economies-with-ai

General News Sep 15, 2025

Fellow Spotlight: Kate Fitzpatrick

Who or what inspired you to enter public service? When I was 11 years old, I started a paper route in my neighborhood. In those days, kids delivered evening newspapers. I noticed that my street name sign was spelled inc…

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Hub News Sep 4, 2025

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

As extreme weather impacts intensify throughout the country, the need for more immediate and impactful adaptation and resilience efforts has never been greater. Traditional government approaches aren’t enough, especially…

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

General News Sep 4, 2025

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

As extreme weather impacts intensify throughout the country, the need for more immediate and impactful adaptation and resilience efforts has never been greater. Traditional government approaches aren’t enough, especially…

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

General News Sep 4, 2025

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

As extreme weather impacts intensify throughout the country, the need for more immediate and impactful adaptation and resilience efforts has never been greater. Traditional government approaches aren’t enough, especially…

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

General News Sep 4, 2025

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

As extreme weather impacts intensify throughout the country, the need for more immediate and impactful adaptation and resilience efforts has never been greater. Traditional government approaches aren’t enough, especially…

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

General News Aug 29, 2025

Fellow Spotlight: Daniel Garcia-Diaz

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? My initial focus in graduate school was to seek a career in public finance. I had a very positive experience working at a large bank and meeting with officials from …

https://napawash.org/news/fellow-spotlight-daniel-garcia-diaz-2

General News Aug 22, 2025

Fellow Spotlight: Anne Aylward

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I come from a family of public servants. My father was a career Foreign Service Officer and my grandfather served in the NY state government and as NY Assemblyman, s…

https://napawash.org/news/fellow-spotlight-anne-aylward-2

General News Aug 8, 2025

Attrition, quits and the real deal with the federal workforce

Time out, please! Can we all take a deep breath, stop all the hyperbole and partisan advocacy, and just give the American public the facts so we can decide for ourselves, without the help of social media influencers, whe…

https://napawash.org/news/attrition-quits-and-the-real-deal-with-the-federal-workforce

General News Aug 1, 2025

How to Move Forward if the Dust Doesn't Settle

If you are like me, you've been wondering since January when the onslaught of change would relent. During this time of dramatic shifts, I was hopeful, knowing that while change is constant, our nation's leaders would eve…

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General News Jul 27, 2025

The Academy Blue Pages

In an era in which public trust in government is low and demands for efficiency are louder than ever, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has emerged as a dramatic experiment in federal modernization. But can …

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