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A Post-Trump World
Public Administration educators and other academics in higher education must be active participants in the policy dialogue and debate what is needed to shape the future of our nation. There are…
Finding Life Itself
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, American soldiers were returning home. General MacArthur remained in Japan to oversee its reconstruction. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson was one…
Common Goals: Developing an Approach to Performance Management Across an Organization
Through journal articles, books and speeches, many performance management experts focus on the importance of leadership in implementing performance management programs in government entities. Buy-in from leadership is critical —…
Public Policy and Market Failure
Government intervention in the economy recognizes there are often issues with allocating certain goods and services using market mechanisms. For example, there is little debate about the efficiency of the…
Pay Trumps No Pay
Today a senior staff member in a critically important national institution with a college degree works full time without a salary. This is apparently an acceptable state of affairs because…
This Week’s Episode of Repeal and Replace: Obamacare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to bring the American Health Care Act (AHCA) to a Senate vote just before the July 4 recess. Let’s review some of the key…
Medicaid Expansion: Will Positive Outcomes Assure Future Viability?
There is perhaps a case no more contentious in public administration of U.S. health care services than state implementation (or not) of Medicaid expansion for medically indigent and low income…
Intersector Briefing: Smart Cities and Cross-Sector Collaboration
“Smart city” is a phrase referenced more and more often in discussions related to urban development, whether by urban planners, city leaders or tech companies. But what does it really…
Root or Roundup?
President Trump’s plan to improve government efficiency and effectiveness is standard operating procedure. Since Franklin D. Roosevelt, every President has sought to leave their mark on the federal bureaucracy. Some…
Why Cuts to Health Care Lack Efficiency
Why was the ACA more efficient than the American Health Care Act? For starters, the individual mandate. The mandate stopped the “death spiral” trying to obtain fairly priced insurance by…
Boosting Employee Engagement to Boost Trust in Government
When I speak to groups about why government agencies and jurisdictions should measure and improve employee engagement, I always hit at the “why it matters” question very hard. That is,…
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