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211 is of immeasurable benefit to millions of people in thousands of communities across America—It holds the power to connect individuals and families with the resources they need to help…
In the late 1970s, a new budget methodology was gaining popularity in the Federal Government: Zero-Based Budgeting, popularly known as, “ZBB.” This article explains the basic philosophy behind ZBB and…
Older workers may be disadvantaged in fields where technical knowledge is changing rapidly, but they have a broad understanding of organizational realities. We must combat ageism in the Government sector…
Public administrators in all settings should plan for a pandemic now, not responding to these expectations in panic-mode at a later time. This planning should include several specific concerns.…
What are things we can do, as ASAP members, as professors and as public servants, to not only educate ourselves but also the general public on efforts to develop applicable…
Asking meaningful questions requires a certain amount of vulnerability, curiosity and careful listening. We confine ourselves, and our organizations, when we fail to accomplish this. …
Over the past three years, nearly 25% of business enterprises have reported incidents of bribery. These reports, validated by the research, indicate that bribery is ubiquitous, not discriminating among organization…
No matter the temperature, no matter the rhetoric, no matter the reason and no matter the cause, public servants get the job done because public servants are climate-proof.…
The Prohibited Personnel Practices (PPP) in the 1978 civil service reform law provide predictability through identifying unacceptable governance behaviors consistent with American institutional values. The focus of this column is…
As an administrator, we must be cautious not to fall victim to the, “Tree-falling-in-the-woods,” trap: the belief that you communicated your message regardless of if anybody heard it. An administrator’s…
Leadership as it Pertains to Public Administration in Emergency Management
If we want those under the responsibility of emergency managers to be more prepared, it is time to make a change. There is a collection of governing documents that guide…
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