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How to fix the Paycheck Protection Program: Make sure it actually protects paychecks
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Program Audit and Evaluation | Year: 2020
Amid the finger-pointing and blame-throwing about the mess that is the Paycheck Protection Program, the U.S. Treasury and Small Business
Honoring Public Servants in the Midst of a Pandemic
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership | Year: 2020
By Academy Fellows Dan G. Blair and Janice Lachance Federal, state, local, and tribal governments deliver vitally important services to
Why Public Service Matters: Now and Always
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration, Leadership | Year: 2020
By Tracy Wareing Evans, President & CEO, American Public Human Services Association and Academy Fellow In a time of dynamic
Agile Government and Agile Governance: We Need Both
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration | Year: 2020
By Academy Fellow G. Edward DeSeve In this post, we explore two uses of Agile - Agile Government and Agile
Defining Agile Government
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration | Year: 2020
By Academy Fellow G. Edward DeSeve Following up on the successes using agile techniques in software development, many leading private
Meet our Fellows: Dr. Justin J. Marlowe ('18)
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
Justin Marlowe is the Endowed Professor of Public Finance and Civic Engagement at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public
DATA Act Implementation: The First Government-Wide Agile Project
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Information Technology | Year: 2020
A. Overview: The Synopsis: What is the objective? In 2014, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, or DATA
When Everything Is Urgent and Important
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership | Year: 2020
Cities and counties across the country have been on high alert since the first community spread of COVID-19 was documented
The Need for Preparedness at All Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Budgeting and Financial Management | Year: 2020
Whether we like it or not, preparedness is time and again relegated to the back shelf, where it is “out
We Desperately Need Sound Data to Understand COVID Impacts
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Information Technology | Year: 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to alter our way of life, more than ever we need valid and reliable data
The Need for Preparedness at All Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
The Need for Preparedness at all Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response By Academy Fellow Don Bathurst NAPA Fellows
The Need for Preparedness at All Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Leadership | Year: 2020
By Don Bathurst, a NAPA Fellow who served in many emergency management roles in the federal government, including as the
Interview: On the Front Lines of the Fight Against COVID-19's Economic Damage
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership, Budgeting and Financial Management | Year: 2020
As they were in the 2008 collapse, largely financial agencies — Housing and Urban Development and Small Business Administration —
Get COVID-19 Aid Out Now: Worry About Fraud Later
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Budgeting and Financial Management, Program Audit and Evaluation | Year: 2020
In a rare and impressive show of bipartisan cooperation, Congress has repeatedly passed legislation to help the people and businesses
Interview: Removing Barrier to Innovation in COVID-19 Legislation
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Information Technology | Year: 2020
The coronavirus crisis has upended American life, with the federal government and state governments responding with various levels of efficacy
Fighting Fraud in the CARES Act: Rebuild the 'ROC'
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Program Audit and Evaluation, Opportunities for the Future: Globalization, Democracy and the New Public Service | Year: 2020
I vividly remember Earl’s call. It was early in 2009. The U.S. faced a growing economic crisis as a global
New Systems of Governance Are Needed to Address Climate Change
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Environmental Sustainability | Year: 2020
By Academy Fellow Lynn Scarlett In the age of coronavirus, the United States is facing many extraordinary public health and
Career Compass No.81: We Need Adaptive Leaders Now
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership, Human Resources and Personnel Management | Year: 2020
I am the HR director of a large city government. I serve on our COVID-19 response team and lead a
Roundtable: Steward Natural Resources and Address Climate Change
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Environmental Sustainability | Year: 2020
As the nation's industry and population grows, it is critical that the public, nonprofit, and private sectors effectively steward natural
The Rapidly Expanding Mission of the Strategic National Stockpile
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
We've all heard the harrowing, heart-wrenching accounts of brave doctors and nurses short on critical supplies treating COVID-19 patients at
Midlands Voices: Partnership Between UNO and Legislature Analyzes Key State Issues
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Budgeting and Financial Management | Year: 2020
As researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, we appreciate your April 12 editorial about the importance of the
Video: What Technologies, Investments, and Policy Action Could Help Us Rebuild from COVID-19 on a Global Scale?
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Information Technology | Year: 2020
Technology and investments will play a central role in the rebuilding and recovery from COVID-19. What tech and investments show
Rutgers Workforce Expert, Carl Van Horn, Shares Resources and Guidance for Those Recently Unemployed or Facing Layoffs
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Human Resources and Personnel Management | Year: 2020
The COVID-19 global pandemic has left a record-number 22 million people – including over 700,000 within New Jersey – without
Meet our Fellows: Angela Bailey ('19)
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
Angela Bailey is the Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. Ms. Bailey has dedicated close to
Procurement Challenges Step Up To the COVID-19 Plate
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration | Year: 2020
Long-time blog readers may remember my frequently expressed enthusiasm for contests (“challenges” in government jargon) as an innovative procurement technique
The Pandemic Is a Clarion Call to Remove Barriers to Innovation
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Information Technology | Year: 2020
Across the spectrum of relief and stimulus initiatives, many of them federally funded and state-administered, antiquated technology and processes are
Under Pressure: What It Means to Be a City or County CIO Today
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Information Technology, State and Local Government Structures | Year: 2020
Over the years many cities and county CIOs have struggled to be part of the enterprise-wide strategic planning process as
Replacing the On-Off Switch With a Dimmer
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Budgeting and Financial Management | Year: 2020
Two friends in different states told me similar stories recently about how social distancing was being enforced at parks with
The Coronavirus Stimulus Is Playing Hard to Get
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Budgeting and Financial Management | Year: 2020
Kaula Carr’s job in Arizona disappeared in March when the restaurant where she worked laid off staff members in response
April 2020 Shared Services Forum
Shared Services Seminar | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
This Shared Services Forum was with the agency's implementation leaders.
Interview: Responding to a Pandemic Crisis
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership | Year: 2020
In this episode of the Follow the Data podcast series highlighting Bloomberg Philanthropies’ COVID-19 response, Jessica Leighton, who works on
GovExec Daily: Management Challenges in a Unique Time
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership | Year: 2020
National Academy of Public Administration President, CEO, and fellow Terry Gerton joins the GovExec Daily podcast to explain how federal
What Does It Take to Manage Agencies in a Crisis?
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
National Academy of Public Administration President, CEO, and fellow Terry Gerton joins the Federal News Network podcast to discuss managing
When Everything Is Urgent and Important
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, State and Local Government Structures | Year: 2020
By Elizabeth Kellar, the Director of Public Policy at ICMA, the former President and CEO of the Center for State
A Finance Lesson From This Crisis
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Budgeting and Financial Management | Year: 2020
The coronavirus is a public health crisis that we need to continue to take seriously. While we still have a
A Game Plan to Help the Most Vulnerable
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, State and Local Government Structures | Year: 2020
The coronavirus pandemic that began in Wuhan, China, a few months ago was transmitted to the Western Hemisphere primarily via
What Effective Public Leaders Do to Get Ahead of a Crisis
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership | Year: 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across America, governors, mayors, and county executives are facing — or soon will face —
Memo to Washington
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Leadership | Year: 2020
As Congress and the Administration begin trading proposals on the contours of what a fourth COVID-19 relief package might look
Summary Agile Government Principles
Grand Challenge Blog | Type: Article | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration, Organizational Theory and Behavior | Year: 2020
Published on: April 6, 2020 Last Updated on: November 17, 2021Summary Principles for Agile Government. The purpose of these Principles
NAPA Co-signs Letter in Support of the Report of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
An open letter to President Donald J. Trump and Members of the 116th Congress: We are writing to you as
Implementing the 2020 Stimulus: Lessons From the 2009 Recovery Act
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Budgeting and Financial Management | Year: 2020
Congress has just passed the largest economic rescue package in history. Now comes the hard part: a multitude of federal
Fixing Backlogs: An Essential Skill for Leaders in a Crisis
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership | Year: 2020
What does it take to be a successful public leader during a crisis like a coronavirus pandemic? It takes fortitude
An Intergovernmental Web and Effective Disaster Response: Difficult, but Possible
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations | Year: 2020
Never has it been more clear that effective intergovernmental arrangements are essential to the health and economic well-being of the
Meet our Fellows: Dr. David E. Lewis ('12)
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
David E. Lewis is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. He
An Intergovernmental Web and Effective Disaster Response: Difficult, but Possible
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2020
Blog Entry by Academy Fellow Dr. Katherine Willoughby ('13) With contributions by Donald Bathurst, Gregory Devereaux, Kay C. Goss, Elizabeth
Video: Shrinking National Stockpile Raises Fear Among Front-Line Medical Workers
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations | Year: 2020
Academy Fellow and former Director of the Division of Strategic National Stockpile Greg Burel discusses the current status and utilization
Lessons From States That Embraced Telework Before the Coronavirus
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: State and Local Government Structures | Year: 2020
In 2019, according to the Center for State and Local Government Excellence, only about 19% of local governments had any
There's a Playbook for Implementing the CARES ACT: Agencies Need to Follow It
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Budgeting and Financial Management | Year: 2020
Some 15 years ago, the Professional Services Council and the Army Materiel Command teamed up on a joint “lessons learned”
Even When Government Gets It Right, It Gets No Credit--A Ventilator Story
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Program Audit and Evaluation | Year: 2020
Sunday afternoon I was looking at the homepage of The New York Times and I saw the headline, "The U.S
Social Equity Considerations: An Imperative in a Time of Pandemic
Fellows Share Their Perspectives | Type: Article | Areas: Social Equity | Year: 2020
The speed and spread of the coronavirus have been stunning. Roughly three months ago this virus was unheard of, yet