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Part Three of a Three Part Series: How to Speed Mass Vaccination

Part Three of a Three Part Series: How to Speed Mass Vaccination

Process improvements at Hartford’s Dunkin’ Donuts Park clinic increase COVID-19 vaccination rate by 207% in five weeks.…

The Value of Public Service Exemplars

The Value of Public Service Exemplars

It is worthwhile in our contentious and polarized world to reflect on exemplars from small and large communities who strive to serve the public interest on a daily basis, often…

Talent Marketplaces for Composable Government Agencies

Talent Marketplaces for Composable Government Agencies

Add a talent marketplace to the composable government agency, and you will have agile government agencies that can rapidly react to new volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments. …

PEKKA Got Talent: Women-Headed Household Empowerment in Indonesia

PEKKA Got Talent: Women-Headed Household Empowerment in Indonesia

In Indonesia, PEKKA, a women’s organization focused on household role empowerment, is trying to shift the perception of gender roles at a societal level.…

Space Force…Please. Cyber Force…Please!

Space Force…Please. Cyber Force…Please!

The Trump administration created the Space Force to operate in the space domain—a premature decision considering the threats we are enduring as a nation are currently in the cyber domain.…

The Ventura Police Department: The Mission and the People Drive Engagement

The Ventura Police Department: The Mission and the People Drive Engagement

The Ventura Police Department experience demonstrates why it is important to survey employees to understand how engaged employees are, what influences their engagement and whether actions to improve and sustain…

Improving Police Recruitment Within the Community

Improving Police Recruitment Within the Community

In a world where the allure of being a police officer is dwindling, it may be time to sound the alarm of drastically changing how to recruit for the future.…

Ethical Decisionmaking: Maybe a Good Mood isn’t Better

Ethical Decisionmaking: Maybe a Good Mood isn’t Better

The moment-to-moment variability of moods can impact the quality of judgments in ways administrators cannot control. This variability should cause administrators to identify and reduce noise so their decisions will…

Ambiguity and Accountability

Ambiguity and Accountability

We should reasonably expect that street level bureaucrats are responsible for the consequences of their decisions. They should be judged on those consequences (considering extenuating circumstances), and not simply on…

COVID-19 Impact on Emergency Management

COVID-19 Impact on Emergency Management

While COVID-19 has added another layer of complexity to emergency managers’ challenging responsibilities, it does provide the emergency management field an opportunity to guide its respective governmental organizations to become…