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Working as a corporate journalist, I found myself standing in steel-toed boots and neon safety gear in a rail yard last winter. A conversation with a railroad police officer about…
Eric Ries describes lean startup as using “validated learning” to iteratively arrive at a viable business model. Lean startup has led to a number of other concepts, such as lean…
The paradigm shift from the modern to the postmodern age should not be envisioned as a linear progression from the industrial economy to the high-tech economy. There have been cyclical…
The reasons for government’s typically poor showing in integrity and accountability ratings seem self-evident. Elected and appointed government officials charged with and convicted of ethics violations seems commonplace. “Open Government”…
Using drones, whether against foreign enemies or against American citizens, without respecting other countries national sovereignty, international humanitarian law or the right to due process have created controversy among the…
Wikis and knowledge development allow citizens to become better educated, contribute to policy development and allow the public to co-produce goods. In OG 2.0 plans, 52 percent of agencies propose…
The National Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) will hold its annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Feb. 18-20, 2015 at the Sheraton University City Hotel. The “City of Brotherly…
Each year, the American Society for Public Administration awards Founders’ Fellowships. The Fellowships are designed to recognize outstanding students and new professionals in public administration. Selected as part of a…
There have been numerous, highly publicized episodes of corruption at all levels of government that raise serious questions about public service ethics. The number of cases involving corruption has many…
The 2009 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and State Officials and Employees Ethics Act requires state employees to take an ethics test every fall. This is one way to draw attention…
In April 2012, federal agencies released 2.0 versions of Open Government Plans (OG 2.0). These documents outlined initiatives to enhance government transparency, participation and collaboration for 2012-2014. An analysis of…