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Working in Public Administration: Lessons Learned

By: Jalane Meloun For the topic of “Why did I choose to work in Government?” I thought it best to interview a city employee who served the public for 27…

Getting Back to Basics

Recently, I spent a week at summer camp with a group of Boy Scouts at Henderson Scout Reservation in rural Maryland, NY. My son, Domenic and I joined 30 boys…

Digital Government – The Big Deal About Big Bird

Digital Government – The Big Deal About Big Bird

Welcome to “New Media & Practice,” a new monthly column exploring  digital government and the use of  digital technology in civic engagement.  This column will discuss emerging research and practice in…

Support and Maintenance: Information Technology Efficiency

By: Robert L. Morrison Support is a feature that I strongly recommend once you have developed and are ready to implement the systems and work processes required to insure a…

Contemporary Dangers in Law Enforcement

By: Kevin Townsend The good news: Crime is down; the bad news: Law enforcement has become more treacherous.  Many agencies detail statistics similar to Los Angeles, CA where Chief Beck…

The Transition Period – No Honeymoon, Not to Be Taken Lightly

By: Don D. Berglund   The winner of a local or state election has the best chance of later being re-elected if he/she performs well during one particularly critical period…

Project Orchestration: Project Management for the Internet Age (Part II)

Project Orchestration: Project Management for the Internet Age (Part II)

By: Shami Dugal Project Orchestration A project today reminds me of fractal geometry. Why? In a fractal, the whole picture consists of similar parts, as you can see in this…

Picturing the Generation Gap in the Workplace

Picturing the Generation Gap in the Workplace

Take a look at this graphic from Compliance and Safety.  Feel free to click on the image to enlarge it.…

Payback for Efficiency Systems – Time Is Money

Payback for Efficiency Systems – Time Is Money

By: Robert L. Morrison Like successful CEO’s, senior level appointed or elected officials (state government, local government, county government, school districts, authorities, etc.) must recognize in order to be successful…

Project Orchestration – Project Management for the Internet Age, Part 1

By: Shami Dugal What is Orchestration? Leonard Bernstein said that “The right music played by the right instruments at the right time in the right combination: that’s good Orchestration.” Orchestration is…