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The purpose of the Academy's Standing Panels is to convene thought leaders around six specific areas critical to the success of public administration.
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EOM March Standing Panel Meeting
March 18, 2021
Friday, March 26th, 10:00 am - 11:45 am EST Topic: Creating an Inventory of All...
EOM February Standing Panel Meeting
February 16, 2021
EOM Panel Announcement Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management Monthly Meeting – Friday, February...
Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management January Meeting
January 12, 2021
Monthly Meeting – Friday, January 29, 2021, 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. (Eastern) Topic: Build Back...
Panel Meeting Summary Notes: October 18, 2019
October 28, 2019
NAPA EOM Panel Meeting - Summary Notes Topic: GAO’s Center for Strategic Foresight October 18...
What Are the Elements of Sound Public Governance?
February 15, 2019
Background This session focused on an initiative by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...
Implementation of the Evidence Act: A Discussion at the NAPA EOM Panel
February 05, 2019
Background: In one of its last actions before adjourning last month, the 115th Congress passed...
Panel Meeting: Insights from the 2012 Obama Business and Trade Reorganization Initiative
October 09, 2018
President Obama announced in his 2011 State of the Union that he would pursue reorganizing...
Being Inspired by Others
August 30, 2018
By Jonathan D. Breul, NAPA Fellow I’m always intrigued by how other countries have tackled...
Helping Managers Understand Attrition and Retention Issues Using Federal Employee Survey Data
May 04, 2018
At the core of the recent National Academy of Public Administration report titled Strengthening Organizational...
Improving Employee Engagement: A Virtuous Cycle
March 21, 2018
I think I’ve heard just about every government joke there is. Most are mean-spirited and...
Improving Employee Engagement: Reflections of a Former HUD Deputy Secretary
March 14, 2018
What happens when you tie your Employee Engagement effort to shared mission and goals? Lots...
Australia-US Lessons on Public Sector Stewardship and Capability
February 27, 2018
The NAPA White Paper, Strengthening Organisational Health and Performance in Government, draws on international as...
Employee Engagement Surveys Are Only Part of the Answer
February 22, 2018
Merely measuring employee engagement isn’t enough, concludes a NAPA white paper on Strengthening Organizational Health...
Where Do We Find Performance? Balancing Organizational Health and Outcomes
February 20, 2018
Reforms that promise better government performance are like a mirage – always just over the...
Learning Agendas Can Produce Performance and Evaluation Evidence
February 15, 2018
The Evidence-based Policymaking Commission strongly recommends that agencies use learning agendas for evaluation plans to...
The Five Rs and Employee Engagement
February 12, 2018
Companies need engaged employees. They are motivated to innovate, increase productivity, and satisfy customers. The...
The Big Deal About Big Data
February 08, 2018
This blog post first appeared in Government Executive Behind the roller-coaster politics rocking Washington, a...
A New Strategy to Improve Government Performance
February 05, 2018
A recent National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) report Improving Organizational Health and Performance in...
A Possible Future for the Federal Government
February 01, 2018
Embarking on any long journey, it helps to have a clear idea of where you...
Next Steps in Improving Government Performance
January 31, 2018
This blog post first appeared in Government Executive Have government reformers been putting the chicken...
The Use of Organizational Assessment Reviews to Improve Organizational Performance
October 20, 2017
Summary from October 20,2017 EOM Panel Meeting Background The Office of Management and Budget has...
The Use of People Analytics to Improve Organizational Health and Performance
September 18, 2017
Summary from September 15, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Background The Office of Management and Budget...
The Importance of Evaluating Program Outcomes: The Case of Federal Credit Programs
June 23, 2017
Summary from June 23, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting: Background Federal loan and loan guarantee programs...
Implementing the DATA Act: Working Across Boundaries
May 19, 2017
The Executive branch was given three years to implement its key provisions. A key deadline...
President Trump’s Government Reform Initiatives
April 26, 2017
Summary of April 26, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Introduction Media reports on the various reform...
Implementing the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act
March 17, 2017
Summary from March 17, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Context Legislation passed in December 2016 requires...
The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government
August 26, 2016
Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful...
Reflections on Federal Foresight Initiatives in the 1970s
June 20, 2016
Summary During the 1970s the planning and foresight community worked very hard to incorporate the...
Governing with Foresight: Bringing Strategic Foresight to Bear in Policy Planning and Management
April 12, 2016
Introduction How can a new President assess the risks, challenges, and opportunities of his or...
Can We Finally Link Foresight To Policy?
March 30, 2016
Introduction We are entering a season when many groups are thinking about how to advise...
The Value of Strategic Foresight
February 23, 2016
Introduction In discussing the value of strategic foresight, it is important to distinguish it from...
Strategic Foresight is a Measurable Activity
February 10, 2016
Introduction The demand for measurable outcomes has historically posed an enduring challenge for Strategic Foresight...
Effective Strategic Foresight is Rooted in Cross-Agency Collaboration
February 02, 2016
Cross-agency collaboration is essential for effective strategic foresight. How can existing efforts be improved to...
Strategic Foresight
January 28, 2016
Summary Perspective in planning is crucial to its success. The scope and time frame used...
Linking Foresight to Decision Making
January 19, 2016
How can strategic foresight be effectively linked to decision making in the federal executive branch...
What Is Strategic Foresight?
January 11, 2016
Introduction Does it make any sense for the government to think long term? We’ve done...
Bringing Strategic Foresight to the Fore
January 08, 2016
Introduction What is NAPA’s Strategic Foresight Panel planning to do? This isn’t the first time...