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The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.

Caregiving and Public Administrators: Looking in the Mirror, Redefining Support

In our January column we discussed the challenges of preparing our communities for a growing population of older adults who are using Web 2.0 technologies. Here we focus on the…

Grading Government Transparency

Grading Government Transparency

In honor of Freedom of Information Day on March 15, ASPA is featuring a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, entitled Grading Government Transparency: Scientists Freedom to to…

Conference Update: Recognizing Excellent Public Servants

Take a moment to meet the 2013 National Public Service Award recipients. This year’s recipients include a city manager, labor advocate and an IT specialist, and you can find their…

Building and Selling Community Identity

A recent article in Governing magazine examines the costs and benefits of municipal branding. The article highlights the work of a high-paid consultant that helps local governments develop slogans and…

The End of the Second Civil Rights Era

The End of the Second Civil Rights Era

By all indications, the second civil rights era in American history will end this June. That is when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in Shelby County v.…

Profiles of Outstanding Women in Public Administration

In honor on International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8th, ASPA is sharing the profiles of some extraordinary female public servants.  Click here to look through a sampling of ASPA’s…

Update on ASPA and NISPAcee MOU

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee), signed…

Great Successes from Small Changes

Great Successes from Small Changes

One hit a week. That’s what it takes to improve from a .250 to a .300 hitter according to Bull Durham’s Crash Davis. A good major league player will have…

A Matter of Perspective

A Matter of Perspective

If there is one observation increasingly endorsed by conservatives and liberals alike it is this: American government isn’t working. Not in Washington, and not in a growing number of states.…

Leadership Challenge: Optimizing Productivity

When you come right down to it, an organization is nothing more and nothing less than people and information interacting with each other. However simple this is to capture in…