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27
Feb

Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel Meeting

Feb 27, 2025 · 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

The February Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel meeting will take place on Feb. 27, at 12 p.m. Eastern Among the topics for discussion: Homelessness — what accomplished and thoughts/discussion/decisions re next...

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28
May

How Local Governments Talk about What They Do

May 28, 2025 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Co-hosted by: Intergovernmental Systems Standing PanelExecutive Organization and Management Standing PanelLocal Government Working Group On Wednesday, May 28, 2-3:30 p.m. (ET), the National Academy of Public Administration hosted an...

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31
Jul

Roundtable Series Part 5: Living with 2°C Plus – The Climate Change Adaptation Challenge

Jul 31, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Roundtable Five Join Host Michael Spencer, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Green Lab, Impact Labs, Monash Business School, for the fifth Monash Green Lab roundtables. Held in collaboration with the...

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Resources

A Strategy of Place-Specific Data, Governance, and Financing: For a Climate Resilient Nation

Type: Standing Panel News

May 21, 2025

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Intergovernmental Best Practices for Societal Problem-Solving and Opportunity Advancement

Type: Standing Panel News

May 21, 2025

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White Paper: Intergovernmental Best Practices for Societal Problem-Solving and Opportunity Advancement

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 07, 2024

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Enhancing Governance: Unveiling the Potential of INTOSAI's ClimateScanner Tool for Environmental Auditing

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 17, 2024

The International Affairs Standing Panel held a joint session with the Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel to host members of the...

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Reducing Homelessness in the United States: An Intergovernmental Challenge

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 06, 2024

This report of the Homelessness Working Group is the product of many months of exploration and deliberation by a group...

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Improving Public Procurement Workflow-Online Shopping and Ordering

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 04, 2024

Among the 90,000 independent units of local government, most are challenged to establish an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)-supported eMarketplace by...

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Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems, August 19, 2024

Type: Standing Panel News

Aug 27, 2024

Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems: August 19, 2024.

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel Meeting: March 6th, 2024

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 06, 2024

The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel met on March 6th, 2024, to discuss current projects, provide updates, and plan for upcoming...

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IGS and EOM Standing Panels Event - University of North Carolina Local Benchmarking: Jan 18th, 2024

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 18, 2024

This event highlights how UNC School of Government Professor Obed Pasha is working with North Carolina local governments to help...

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From Pandemic to An Emerging Regional Local Agency Contract Exchange

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 17, 2024

Academy Fellow Stephen Hamill and his co-authors, Jack Pellegrino, Sean Behan, and Gerald Plummer, believe that the nation needs modern...

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IGS and EOM Standing Panels Event - Performance Management Lessons from Mesa, AZ: Dec 7th, 2023

Type: Standing Panel News

Dec 07, 2023

This event highlights performance management and how the city of Mesa, Arizona, manages and communicates wisely to improve performance. VIEW...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel: 21st Century Governance Event - Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts: Nov 15th, 2023

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 15, 2023

The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel held an event on November 15th, 2023, to highlight how Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs)...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel Fall Meeting Session: November 3rd, 2023

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 03, 2023

The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel met on Friday, November 3, 2023, during the Academy Fall Meeting. VIEW THE MEETING...

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Joint IGS and International Affairs Standing Panel: Climate Adaptation Workshop Series Part 1

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 13, 2023

Climate Adaptation Workshop Series Part 1: What can be learned from comparing country governance responses to ongoing climate impacts for...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel Meeting: Sept 7th, 2023

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 07, 2023

The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel met on September 7th, 2023, to discuss current projects, provide updates, and plan for upcoming...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel Meeting: June 1st, 2023

Type: Standing Panel News

Jun 01, 2023

The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel met on Thursday, June 1st, 2023, to discuss key priorities and provide updates. CLICK HERE...

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Joint EOM and IGS Feb 24 Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 24, 2023

Building State and Local Data Infrastructure in Collaboration with Federal Partners Friday, February 24, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EST...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel - Winter Meeting - February 02, 2023

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 02, 2023

The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel met on Thursday, February 02, 2023, for their quarterly meeting. They discussed the following topics:Intros...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel Meeting: Nov 4, 2022

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 04, 2022

The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel met on Friday, November 4, 2022, during the Academy Fall Meeting. View the agenda of...

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Intergovernmental Systems Oct 21 Standing Panel: Best Practice Benchmarking

Type: Standing Panel News

Oct 21, 2022

Friday, October 21, 1:00 – 2:30 PM (ET) Fellow and Professor Emeritus David Ammons (University of North Carolina School of...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel: Business Meeting Oct 19, 2022

Type: Standing Panel News

Oct 19, 2022

The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel met on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, for their quarterly virtual business meeting and discussed the...

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Intergovernmental Systems July 20 Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Jul 21, 2022

The Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems met on July 20th to discuss the Charter, brainstorm potential topics of interest and...

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Joint Intergovernmental Systems and Technology Leadership Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

May 20, 2022

The Data Dilemma: Tapping technology advances to manage for better public policy outcomes across government Friday, May 20, 2022; 10:0...

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IGS April 20 Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 21, 2022

Watch the Standing Panel meeting below.

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Intergovernmental Dimensions of the COVID-19 Responses and Consequences

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 11, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic offers an unprecedented opportunity to examine federalism in action. With the goal of better understanding the strengths...

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Discussing the IGS's COVID-19 Working Group Paper

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 05, 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2022; 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST The COVID-19 pandemic offers an unprecedented opportunity to examine federalism in...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel: Fall Meeting Nov 3, 2021

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 03, 2021

What lessons have we learned about what works well and what works less well for effective intergovernmental implementation? That is...

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Achieving the Full Promise and Potential of Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing

Type: Standing Panel News

Oct 01, 2021

An Intergovernmental Systems Case Study By Stephen A. Hamill Mark Pisano John Bartle Richard Callahan The Market There are more...

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Intergovernmental Systems Sept Standing Panel Meeting

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 09, 2021

Tuesday, September 14th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm EST Meeting Agenda 2:00 – 2:03 Welcome and agenda adjustments Shelley Metzenbaum and...

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How to Build More Resilient, Diverse, and Secure Supply Chains to Ensure U.S. Economic Prosperity and National Security

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 20, 2021

By John Bartrum, CEO of Brightstar Innovations Group, LLC, and Academy Fellow On February 24, 2021, President Biden with a...

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Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel Meeting

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 20, 2021

How to Build a More Resilient, Diverse and Secure Supply ChainFriday, April 30th, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Eastern...

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Intergovernmental Systems April Standing Panel Meeting

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 06, 2021

Tuesday, April 6th, 2021, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time The Intergovernmental Systems Standing Panel will host its business...

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Dynamic Framework for Analyzing and Improving Intergovernmental Operations for Better Outcomes

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 15, 2020

As the United States continues to deal with Covid-19 and the pockets of hunger and economic instability left in its...

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Grand Challenges in Public Administration: Connecting Individuals to Meaningful Work

Type: Standing Panel News

Aug 31, 2020

By Academy Fellows Mark Pisano, Barry VanLare, Scott Fosler, Maria Aristigueta, and Rich Callahan The Academy named in 2019 as...

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Public Purchasing in an Intergovernmental System: U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance

Type: Standing Panel News

Aug 31, 2020

In this new case study by Academy Fellows Stephen A. Hamill, John Bartle, Rich Callahan, and Mark Pisano, the U.S...

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Infrastructure Investment and our Intergovernmental System: Ten Tools for Effective Action

Type: Standing Panel News

Aug 31, 2020

By Academy Fellows Mark Pisano and Rich Callahan Ultimately, the current societal challenges call for an improved intergovernmental governance framework...

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Presentation Files: IGS/State and Local Working Group Meeting, June 29

Type: Standing Panel News

Jul 15, 2020

To download the files from the June 29 joint session of the Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems, and State and...

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The Need for Preparedness at All Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 28, 2020

The Need for Preparedness at all Levels: Initial Observations of the Pandemic Response By Academy Fellow Don Bathurst NAPA Fellows...

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An Intergovernmental Web and Effective Disaster Response: Difficult, but Possible

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 02, 2020

Blog Entry by Academy Fellow Dr. Katherine Willoughby ('13) With contributions by Donald Bathurst, Gregory Devereaux, Kay C. Goss, Elizabeth...

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Emergency and Disaster Management Case Study

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 04, 2020

Members of the Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems published the Emergency and Disaster Management Case Study in March 2020...

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Files for Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems - Fall Meeting Session

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 06, 2019

Please download the files for the Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems meeting on Friday, November 8, 2019. Analysis of Intergovernmental...

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The Federal System – A Look Back in Time

Type: Standing Panel News

May 30, 2018

In June of 1968 the Policy Committee of the Republican Governors Association accepted a staff report titled “Handbook of Suggested...

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Exploring the reconstitution of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Type: Standing Panel News

May 21, 2018

Academy Fellows Gov. Parris Glendening, Dr. John Kincaid & Dr. Carl Stenberg testifed last week before the bipartisan Speaker's Task...

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Transforming Federal Grants Management: Evolving from Oversight to Insight Generation and Performance Improvement

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 10, 2018

Introduction Grants are among the most important tools the federal government uses to advance its vast array of objectives in...

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Federal Advocacy Priorities of Associations Representing State and Local Government Officials in Washington, DC

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 10, 2018

Introduction This article demonstrates the federal policy priorities of the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National League...

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From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies as Learning Leaders in the Information Age

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 30, 2018

NAPA Fellow and IGS Panel member, Shelley Metzenbaum authored "From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies as Learning Leaders in the...

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Building an Intergovernmental System for the Future

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 26, 2018

In the United States, most domestic policies and programs are implemented through the intergovernmental system, integrating federal, state, and local...

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Letter to the Speaker's Task Force

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 02, 2018

Summary The National Academy of Public Administration is honored to be among the organizations served on the Advisory Council to...

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Mending Our Safety Net: Building Our Workforce

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 29, 2018

Introduction Labor force participation in our country has fallen to 63 percent. Millions of working-age Americans, particularly males between the...

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The U.S. Emergency Management System: The Need for Intergovernmental Cooperation

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 11, 2018

Summary The number, diversity, and magnitude of disasters in the U.S., both natural and human-made, are increasing. For natural disasters...

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