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“We Can Never Do Merely One Thing”
In 1935, Australia imported a hundred cane toads under the theory that they would (as they had done in Hawaii) eat the Greyback cane beetles, which were destroying sugar cane,…
9th TAD Conference Call for Proposal
For the first time in human history more people across the world are living in urban than in rural areas. This massive urban concentration creates great opportunities for economic growth…
ASPA 2013 CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL ANNOUNCED
The list of candidates vying for election to the 2013 National Council has been selected by the Nominating Committee. Voting will open in November and end in early December. Voting…
Developing Global “Core Competencies” within Public Administration: The Convergence of Program and Information Management
1 Introduction A key core competency within the practice of Public Administration is the management of programs. However, even an advanced search on the word “program” on the Internet…
American Exceptionalism and Equality of Opportunity
Exceptionalism has remained a defining American character since its independence. Everybody is taught that things are exceptional in America. Location, history, power, and wealth are the major national character…
Daily Efforts Often Make a World of Difference
I will never forget little Jonelle. My first full-time job in local government began 17 years ago. I was one of 19 newly hired Benefits Programs Specialists in the…
PA TIMES 2013 Editorial Calendar for Print Editions
2013 PA TIMES will highlight “Public Heroes” In an effort to combat growing anti-government sentiments and negative perceptions about public servants, the 2013 editorial calendar of the PA TIMES,…
ABFM Turning 37 – Invites New Members
By Helisse Levine, PhD Long Island University The Association on Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) is readying to celebrate its 37th year as ASPA’s Section on Public Budgeting and…
ASPA Members Honor Nesta Gallas
Nesta Gallas was a marvelous role model for me both within ASPA and with John Jay College where I first met her in the mid 1970s, I think. When I…
ASPA First Female President Nesta Gallas Dies
Nesta Gallas, ASPA’s first female president has died. She died on Saturday, Aug. 11 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Gallas was 94 and days shy of celebrating her 95th birthday.…
Collaboration – A Process Not an Event
By Dr. Wayne Brock The recent economic conditions are requiring innovative ideas to relieve the budgetary strains for many public entities. The budgetary constraints have resulted in elimination or reduction…