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Assets Building in a Small, Appalachian City
In last month’s column, we discussed how communities should focus on their assets rather than their needs when developing economic strategies. Needs-based development often causes communities to offer unwise tax…
Beyond the Voting Booth
In his acceptance speech, President Barack Obama included this applause line: “The role of citizens in our democracy does not end with your vote. America’s never been about what can…
Leaders Beware: There be Dragons!
In ancient times, when map makers drew spots on the map where no one had been and no one knew anything about, they simply wrote: “There be dragons here.” The…
Net Neutrality and the Public Sector: Who is Responsible for That?
An essential component in retrieving and disseminating vital information is obtaining access to it in a free and transparent manner. For the public sector, this rule has governed much of…
Basics of Disaster Contracting
After 20 plus years of doing conventional contracting, I have entered into the world of disaster contracting and the differences are many. I don’t like to use the word ‘conventional’…
More Communities Should Focus on Their Assets and Not Their Needs
Recent reporting by the New York Times has highlighted the amount of taxpayer dollars that state and local governments spend on incentives to attract and retain businesses. At the extreme,…
The Case for Nationalizing Federal Elections
Election administration is perhaps the most important function performed in the United States. Yet as it has becoming increasingly clear after the 2012 elections, even after all the reforms that…
The Long and Short of It
There’s an old saying to the effect that a politician’s idea of “long term” is the period between now and the next election. That’s understandable; our electoral system is set…
Growing Digital Health, Increasing Challenges for Public Administrators – Part II
This article is the second part of an article started last week where we discussed some of the ways digital health information is currently being used and some of the possible…
Aligning Emergency Management Education and Practice
By: Thomas E. Poulin One of the challenges for graduate public administration programs is that, often, those entering such programs have little, if any, academic foundation in public administration. As…
Growing Digital Health, Increasing Challenges for Public Administrators (Part I)
Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) are becoming a core part of the healthcare landscape, challenging public administrators to understand, participate and guide this rapidly evolving area. The 2009 Health Information…