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6 Books Public Employees and Managers Should Read
If you’ve resolved to read more in 2014, we’ve compiled a list of the six books we think you should pick up this year. Not all of the books are…
10th International PA Conference Advances Public Management Excellence and Innovation Worldwide
A decade ago the first International Conference on Public Administration (ICPA) was launched in Chengdu, China. It was an initiative that sought to foster the intellectual and practical engagement of…
ASPA Initiates New Strategic Planning Process
As ASPA enters its 75th Anniversary year, a group of its elected officers, as well as staff and other volunteers, are working to develop its next strategic plan — for which…
Volunteering in Public Service
By Joe Sarcone It’s not enough to want to help people. Like the ubiquitous white plastic bags that blow across the tundra and catch on the alder branches, we come into…
Redefining Volunteerism through Public Service: Why Public Employees Are Uniquely Positioned to Support Their Communities and an Action Plan to Get Started
By David Ciriello Public employees (PEs) earn their reputation as public servants each day by executing their positions as government representatives. They’ve chosen professions that focus on helping the community…
We’re the Federales. We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Budget.
By Scott Lazenby In previous columns we discussed ways to adapt governmental budget systems to modern management principles of delegation, empowerment and alignment of organizational goals. Responsibility for managing financial…
How Government Leaders Can Stay Out of Social Media Hell
The world of politics and social media changed forever when Anthony Weiner tweeted a picture of his boxer-covered genitalia to the world. The subsequent scandal ended the New York City…
Feds Exempt Volunteer Firefighters from Obamacare Mandate
By Chris Kardish Federal regulators have announced they’ll soon issue final rules on the so-called employer mandate of President Barack Obama’s health care law to exempt volunteer firefighters and emergency…
Charity Begins At Home: It’s Better To Give Than Receive
By Horace Blake When citizens conjure up thoughts of volunteering, they frequently think about working at a food bank, delivering meals on wheels or volunteering at a shelter. Not to…
Call for Articles – International Supplement & Issue
The Jan/Feb/March print edition of PA TIMES will discuss intergovernmental relations: Rationalizing the Federal System in the US and Abroad. PA TIMES is accepting articles until Jan. 27 about how…
The Varied and Diverse Predictors of Local Government Bankruptcy
By Marc Fudge While the perception of the extent of local government bankruptcy may be greatly distorted, it remains an important topic in contemporary public budgeting and finance for several…