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Climate-Proof Public Service: Vision, Truth and Legacy
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.…
Stop…Everybody Look
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…
It’s Not What You Say, but Where They Heard It
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…
Still Not Equal in 2020: The Ratification (Or Not) of the Equal Rights Amendment
Despite its ratification in Virginia and the subsequent celebrations of many on the left, the Equal Rights Amendment is now hitting some roadblocks and there is uncertainty among legal experts…
Repurposing Public Administration?
The local, state, national and international governmental issues and challenges never decline or completely dissolve. Is strategically repurposing public administration a logical action to consider?…
The Nonprofit Sector and the Provision of Public Services
A paradigm shift in public administration with the rise of New Public Management supports the contracting out of public services. This relationship is more collaborative and is still evolving in…
Is the Growing Civilian-Military Divide Good for America?
The distance between the patriotism of the ballpark and the patriotism of the battlefield is widening. The Civilian-Military Divide continues to grow, leaving a gap between a trusted institution and…
Thomas Jefferson, Selflessness and Public Service
In the fragile and uneasy days of the republic in its infancy, it would have been all too easy for those like Washington or Jefferson to claim power for themselves.…
Is Healthcare Seen as a Privilege or a Right? Public Opinion on Medicare-For-All
Healthcare is a hot issue of debate among today’s presidential candidates. In order to better understand public opinion on this issue, the Center for Public Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University…
Official Development Assistance and Priority Fads
How international development partners determine their priorities has always been an issue of much interest and concern. Accusations of donors succumbing to the latest fads in the development industry have…
Confronting the Threat of Bribery: A Strategic Approach
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…
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