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Divergents in the Federal Workforce
Veronica Roth’s 2015 bestseller, Divergent, provides an interesting allegory for millennials entering the federal workforce. Despite the divergencies, attracting and retaining millennial workers is critical to the future of public…
How to Improve Quality of Government Management Systems: Lessons of Experience
There is a wide spread perception that government agencies, in general, produce “poor quality” goods and services. However, there are two points to note in this regard. First, like most…
Mission Must Drive Agency Administrative Support Systems
Right now, federal agencies face challenges due to major workforce and budget disruptions. The senior career leadership and administrative bones of the organization have two problems to solve: maintain the…
Rethinking Democracy: Reforming Appointee-Executive Relations
Citizens in many democratic nations are calling into question whether their countries can deliver for them. Public frustration is increasing on income security, health care, public safety, education, public spending,…
Participedia: A Platform for Learning About Public Participation Around the World
Democracy and public participation are commonly associated and sometimes thought to be symbiotic. Although citizens elect their leaders to represent and embody their needs and preferences, they also often believe…
Motivation, Maslow, Perspective and Preparedness
If you look at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, at what point do you need to reach where disaster preparedness reaches a high enough priority to receive attention in a majority…
Balancing the Scales: Critiquing Gender Equity Research in the American Legal Field
As March celebrates women’s global contributions and achievements personally and professionally, the legal and economic statuses of women remain in public policy foci. Yet, for the women responsible for balancing…
The Landscape of Long-term Care in State Correctional Institutions
Just like all other populations within the United States, the population behind bars is continuing to grow older. But, state correctional policies for elderly inmate care highly vary. Part of…
Forward Movement on Infrastructure and the Policy Moment
There are now competing federal infrastructure plans in DC or at least the outlines that can be used for actual legislation. The plans are significantly different and speak to the…
Second Amendment
As perhaps the most iconic Amendment to the Constitution, America’s right to bear arms may be the most cited Amendment of the last 20 years. We all know it, so…
The Inefficacy of Political Ideologies
All political ideologies suffer from the same inherent, inescapable problem. Succinctly stated, the problem is that it is impossible to postulate an ideology that is, at one and the same…
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