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Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction Two government budget initiatives that have been implemented in countries around the world since the 1980s are participatory budgeting
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: Organizational Theory and Behavior, Program Audit and Evaluation | Year: 2018
On December 1, 2017, NASA contracted with the Academy to conduct an independent, seven-month review to assess the overall effectiveness
Shared Services Seminar | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
As government leaders begin to link talent management and organizational success, the combination of enabling technologies and shared services has
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
On July 13, an organizational meeting to begin to chart out the path for the Social Equity Panel over the
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
In the third session of the Academy's series focusing on the PMA and key leaders within the Trump Administration, Suzette
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The Africa Working Group of NAPA's International Standing Panel will host the Public Management Track participants of the 2018 Mandela
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and Baruch College’s Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and Baruch College’s Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
In June of 1968 the Policy Committee of the Republican Governors Association accepted a staff report titled “Handbook of Suggested
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Funding the nation's surface transportation system has been on the Government Accountability Office’s biannual high risk list since 2007. The
Shared Services Seminar | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The President’s Management Agenda views shared services and solutions as key tools for agency reform. Today, leading firms in the
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The Standing Panel on International Affairs recently met on May 21, 2018 to discuss public administration in environments external to
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
To learn more about the Academy's Standing Panels and how to get involved, contact Kaitlyn Hudgins, Director of Fellow Engagement
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The annual conference sponsored by NAPA’s Standing Panel on Social Equity will be hosted this year by the Marxe School
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Academy Fellows Gov. Parris Glendening, Dr. John Kincaid & Dr. Carl Stenberg testifed last week before the bipartisan Speaker's Task
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration announced that three Academy Fellows will testify today before the Speaker’s
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Kicking off Public Service Recognition Week - Govmatters.tv Terry Gerton, president & CEO of NAPA and Bill Valdez, president of
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
At the core of the recent National Academy of Public Administration report titled Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The future and with it, Artificial Intelligence, is almost here. You can follow some of the recent research done by
Shared Services Seminar | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The Administration views shared services as a key tool for agency reform. The most common cause of underperformance typically occurs
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, Arizona State University, the American Geographical Society and the National Academy
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: Organizational Theory and Behavior, Program Audit and Evaluation | Year: 2018
Project Partnership Agreements (PPAs) are legally binding agreements entered into by the Department of the Army and nonfederal sponsors, setting
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, Arizona State University, the American Geographical Society and the National Academy
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration | Year: 2018
The Department of Commerce (DOC) has the mission of creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. DOC promotes job
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction Grants are among the most important tools the federal government uses to advance its vast array of objectives in
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration on April 11 will host a forum called How to Tackle
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction This article demonstrates the federal policy priorities of the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National League
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Jos Raadschelders has been teaching and writing about public administration for 35 years, lately at the John Glenn College of
Shared Services Seminar | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The April 5th “Shared Services Myth Busting” workshop at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) was an enormous success
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The Public Service Recognition Week (#PSRW) Charity Walk/Run will be on May 6 at National Harbor, MD and for virtual
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
NAPA Fellow and IGS Panel member, Shelley Metzenbaum authored "From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies as Learning Leaders in the
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration, Human Resources and Personnel Management | Year: 2018
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created in 1961 with the passage of the Foreign Assistance Act
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
I think I’ve heard just about every government joke there is. Most are mean-spirited and just plain wrong. But here’s
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
By Dr. Alan R. Shark, Chair, NAPA Standing Panel on Technology Leadership There can be no doubt Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
What happens when you tie your Employee Engagement effort to shared mission and goals? Lots. In 2014, the Department of
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction The looming epidemic in chronic diseases, accelerated by aging populations and increasing prosperity, is threatening to overwhelm healthcare budgets
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction There is little new under the sun. We can find close presidential races from the time of Thomas Jefferson
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction Based on our interviews with 42 Obama Administration appointees over the past four years, we developed many insights into
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction A recent Commentary in this series, Implementing Performance Management in Government, recommended that political appointees develop ways to track
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Indtroduction In our recent Commentary, Implementing Performance Management in Government, we discussed that effective political appointees need to develop ways
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction During my 12 years of service as a Senate-confirmed political appointee in the Department of Defense (DoD), I regularly
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Introduction The movement to shared services should continue to be a priority for the new leaders of our government. Shared
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration on March 15 will host a panel discussion of Getting Things
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
On February 13th, 2018, the National Academy of Public Administration awarded the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The NAPA White Paper, Strengthening Organisational Health and Performance in Government, draws on international as well as US experience and
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
In the United States, most domestic policies and programs are implemented through the intergovernmental system, integrating federal, state, and local
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Merely measuring employee engagement isn’t enough, concludes a NAPA white paper on Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government. While
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) has released a paper offering a new data-driven management improvement approach that could
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
Reforms that promise better government performance are like a mirage – always just over the horizon, and rarely living up
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2018
The Evidence-based Policymaking Commission strongly recommends that agencies use learning agendas for evaluation plans to build the base of evidence