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Culture Adjustment to Strengthen the Federal Workforce

“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” — Theodore Roosevelt,…

Successful Workforce Planning in the State of California

The State of California employs a vast and diverse workforce of 215,864 full and part-time employees that span 202 state departments, agencies and boards, excluding the California university and California…

CALL FOR PAPERS: 2014 Annual PAC (UK) Conference in Collaboration with TPAC (USA)

CALL FOR PAPERS: 2014 ANNUAL PAC (UK) CONFERENCE IN COLLABORATION WITH TPAC (USA)   at the Foresight Centre UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, UK   9th-11th June, 2014   Theme:  “Public Leadership in an…

Implementing the Affordable Care Act: A Historic Opportunity for Public Administrators

Implementing the Affordable Care Act: A Historic Opportunity for Public Administrators

By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health care is one of the thorniest public policy issues of our day – and one that has…

The Role of Departmentalism in Aid-Dependent Rule of Law Public Administration

Understanding Departmentalism in Rule of Law Development Assistance Departmentalism is a significant characteristic of the Westminster-Whitehall heritage in Anglophone Caribbean public administration, which is intertwined with state-centrism. This characteristic shapes…

Changing the Federal Culture

Changing the Federal Culture

The federal government puts a significant amount of effort into recruiting qualified candidates from across the country. And why shouldn’t it? If we can get the best and brightest to…

Searching for Talent in a Web 2.0 World – Succession Planning Offers Adaptability

Public services can be potentially transformed using succession planning and Web 2.0 tools.  When both tools are combined, government services can be made more transparent, collaborative and interactive.  Without incorporating…

Government Reinvention or Volunteers Willing to Serve?

Government Reinvention or Volunteers Willing to Serve?

It seems everyone is trying to solve problems of government, including the politicians, but gridlock and partisanship appear to win out more and more, creating stalemate. The media and polls…

The Attractiveness of Being Part of the Massive Federal Workforce: Is It for Everyone?

The federal workforce continues to be very attractive as a place to seek employment despite the constant discussion and banter about cutbacks and less government. The experts are pointing to…

Improving the Federal Workforce Through Increased Employee Engagement

This is not an easy time to be a public servant. Heated budget battles and rhetoric about the size, function, scope and effectiveness of the public sector have generated criticism…