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Recommendations for Fixing Political Appointments Process & Strengthening the Federal Workforce
We have a broken political appointments process and we face an increasing number of complex demands on our federal workforce, in which we have significantly reduced our investment. These were…
The Butterfly Effect in Public Service
Does the flap of butterfly’s wing in Brazil change the weather in Texas? So asked Edward Lorenz in his 1963 study on the analysis of the “sensitive dependence on initial conditions.”…
“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,…