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It would seem relatively easy at this point to merely write a summary of the attempted but failed repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by Congress last…
I remember going to college (I was completing my masters at the time) and attending a job placement seminar. It had major employers from private, public and nonprofit sectors looking…
Making a presidential decision that is the right decision always includes a fair amount of input from others, evaluating priorities and considering ethics — the moral impact of the decision.…
My entire adult life has been coincidental with rise to dominance of the economic dogma of “supplied side” economics. The United States now has 35 continuous years of experience with…
This column was triggered when I read the interview “Changing the Culture in Government: A Conversation with Ted Gaebler” on the same day the US Office of Management and Budget…
It seems most organizations are digitally transforming themselves or at least planning to transform. With the advent of cloud computing, application programming interfaces (APIs), big data and artificial intelligence, organizations…
The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) has more than 3,000 student members. Most are in MPA programs, some are in DPA or Ph.D. programs, and all are in the…
In July 2013, Greg Adams became chief operating officer of Tennessee, a new position in the state’s government. From the start, Adams said recently, “We had a big focus on…
Back in the '70s, I received a strong dose of McGregor’s Theory X and Y in my MPA program. Theory X and Y is still mentioned several times in Rainey’s…
South Africa recognized civil unions in 2006 — seven years after such legislation was enacted in the United States. Although a number of states and local jurisdictions recognized civil unions…
Mayors Model Resiliency Policy on Volunteer Sweat Equity
National resiliency is in part grounded in the sweat equity of local volunteerism and the community leadership’s ability to harness that capacity for crisis readiness. The adage is largely true;…
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