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Managing the Managers

Managing the Managers

If you are an executive who manages managers, your challenge is to work effectively through them to accomplish the mission for which you’re responsible. Working through subordinate managers to get…

Facing Up to Government Sprawl

Facing Up to Government Sprawl

Reducing the size of the federal workforce has become a hot political issue this year. When the House and Senate drew up their budget plans this spring, both chambers included…

Facial Recognition Software Thwarts Government Fraud

Facial Recognition Software Thwarts Government Fraud

Emerging technologies are making it easier to detect fraudsters. One such technological advancement is facial recognition software. This technology identifies faces via a “science of sophisticated mathematical representations and matching…

Wisconsin and State-workers Unions

Wisconsin and State-workers Unions

I have worked in many different job and occupations: mailroom sorter, airline attendant, store floor supervisor. In the majority of jobs I had over the course of my young life,…

Things You Can Expect From Vets in the Workforce

Things You Can Expect From Vets in the Workforce

It’s great to be able to talk about veterans and what they can do for employers in both the public and private sectors. Vets have developed a strong sense of…

Avoiding an Abusive Workplace

Avoiding an Abusive Workplace

A New York Times expose in August described the workplace of Amazon as “bruising.” It is worth the time to read the full article. A consultant at Amazon noted that…

It Takes a Village

It Takes a Village

A September 2005 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, “Managing for Results: Enhancing Agency Use of Performance Information for Management Decision Making,” highlights practices that “can enhance or facilitate greater…

Collaboration Helps Veterans Transition into Civilian Life

Collaboration Helps Veterans Transition into Civilian Life

During the past 10 years, 44 percent of American veterans have had difficulty re-entering civilian life, according to the Pew Research Center. And in North Carolina — home to more…

How MPA Programs Can Help Build Town and Gowns

How MPA Programs Can Help Build Town and Gowns

Colleges and universities are key economic, social and political assets for communities. The relationship between communities and institutions of higher learning, what has been termed town and gown, is vital…

Disciplining for a New Education

Disciplining for a New Education

Upward mobility is a part of the promise of America. Historically, African-American attempts at upward mobility have been met with apprehension and opposition. Many Whites have been on the right…

Nominate a Peer (or Yourself) … ASPA 2016 Awards Program

Nominate a Peer (or Yourself) … ASPA 2016 Awards Program

ASPA's 2016 Annual Awards Program is underway! Every year, 25 public administrators are held up as glowing examples of public administration done right. But you and your colleagues can…

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