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Emergency Management Platforms: Using Data to Save Lives
Emergency response is an industry where doctrine is written in blood. Practitioners know the current system is outdated but they also know the results to expect. The aftermath of their…
Water: A Privilege or Right?
What exactly is the impetus to make government change or suspend daily functions to address an emergency? What specifically determines the type of response and commitment a community receives from…
Fending Off Administrative Evil
During the past year, several scandals shined the light on higher education in the State of Illinois. Scandals like these rightly raise the taxpayers’ ire. From the perspective of administrative…
The Outsiders
With the caucus / primary season entering full swing, candidates on both sides are fighting to show their differences. There is one title that candidates are striving to attain: the…
Collaborating for Social Sustainability
Mayor Roy D. Buol of Dubuque, Iowa has been a champion for sustainability. Over the past 10 years, he and fellow council members have continued this focus, working with residents…
Why Government Needs More Enterprise-Focused Mobile Apps
According to a report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government, the U.S. federal government has released nearly 300 mobile apps for citizens. These apps range from general…
Complexity of Middle Management in Governmental Organizations
Managing governmental organizations can be more complex compared to the private sector. Not that managing private organizations are simple. However, the intricacies of multifaceted populations involved in government administration burgeons…
Combating Cyber Terrorism: The New War on Terror
Computer security has been a prominent issue within the United States over the past decade. With international and domestic adversaries attempting to destroy our virtual blueprint, it is inevitable that…
Disaster Management, Inclusion and Representative Bureaucracy
There is discussion within disaster management of bottom-up strategies that strive to build the capabilities of the local community to face disasters. This often is spurred on by the realization…
Preparing and Budgeting for Resilience in the Urban Environment
The concept of resilience is replacing sustainability as the new prerogative for cities across the world particularly as the impacts of climate change become apparent on many vulnerable cities. Resilience…
Lessons from Athletics
We have just completed the collegiate football season, are near the end of the professional football season, and soon will have “March Madness” for the collegiate basketball season. Managers can…