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General News Jul 23, 2025

Public Service Strategies for Uncertain Times-Leadership and Innovation from Any Level

Authors: Dr. Geoff Abbott, DBA, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) Judy Douglas, Founder, Douglas Leadership Advisory; Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration The Challenge – New Priorities and Expectations Se…

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General News Jun 27, 2025

Fellow Spotlight: Carl Stenberg

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I was fortunate to have two mentors who helped guide my journey through public service. My SUNY/Albany faculty advisor, Joe Zimmerman, arranged assistantships in a …

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General News Jun 27, 2025

Fellow Spotlight: Carl Stenberg

Who or what inspired you to enter into public service? I was fortunate to have two mentors who helped guide my journey through public service. My SUNY/Albany faculty advisor, Joe Zimmerman, arranged assistantships in a …

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General News Jun 27, 2025

Ensuring Human Capital Capabilities and Capacity During Organizational Change

As the federal government undergoes sweeping reforms and structural shifts, the National Academy of Public Administration has provided a timely and essential resource: Ensuring Human Capital Capabilities and Capacity Dur…

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General News Jun 13, 2025

SELC 2025: A Gathering Rooted in Courage, Leadership, and Dialogue

If I had to be brief, I would sum up SELC 2025 in one word: Hope. This year’s Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) was more than a convening—it was a call to action, a moment of reflection, and a blueprint for the …

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Standing Panel News Jun 7, 2025

Part 4: Living with 2°C Plus – The Climate Change Adaptation Challenge Monash University

Learning from wildfires: Do institutions constrain our ability to manage risk reduction and recovery? Wednesday, June 25 at 4:30 PM (Pacific Time), 7:30 PM (U.S East Coast)While emergency services have improved the way …

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General News Jun 1, 2025

Future Shocks: Extreme Weather-The New Frontlines

The National Academy of Public Administration, the IBM Center for The Business of Government, and the IBM Institute for Business Value recently hosted a spring event, AI, Water, and Wildfires: The New Frontlines. This ev…

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General News May 30, 2025

Announcing the Academy White Paper Series

Leading Through Change With multiple executive orders focused on reducing the functions and size of the federal workforce and the Department of Government Efficiency’s ongoing efforts to streamline government operations …

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General News May 23, 2025

Launching the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub: Public Administration for a New Era

Amanda Mullan is the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub Coordinator and Project Director at the Academy On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the National Academy of Public Administration launched the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub at…

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General News May 21, 2025

Healthcare and the Hollow State

First published in the Arizona Daily Star, May 8 2025 Elon Musk’s DOGE has put entire federal agencies in the woodchipper and thrown out several hundred thousand civil servants. Beyond these layoffs and firings are thous…

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General News May 16, 2025

The Australian Election and the United States

The Albanese (center left ‘Labor’) Party had a stunning win in the Australian election on May 3, 2025, over the Coalition (center right) parties. Though not to the extent seen in Canada’s recent election, President Trump…

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General News May 13, 2025

Who Moved My Government? Navigating Change in Public Administration

Who Moved My Government? Navigating Change in Public Administration On May 6, 2025, Leadership Connect and the National Academy of Public Administration brought together a powerhouse panel of experts for a timely discus…

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