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Strategic Management of Medical Disasters
By: Christine Springer Improving disaster response capabilities during an extreme biological incident or emergency requiring medical countermeasures requires strategic management. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leads…
Taking Law Seriously
By: David Schultz Law matters. It especially matters in public administration and policy. Yet for too many years the public administration profession has ignored the connection between the law how…
Gaining Trust One Flip Chart at a Time
By Larry Schooler It can be exceedingly difficult to convince a member of the public to take part in a public participation process. After all, how do they know that…
Advancing and Improving Procurement and Contract Management in Government
By: Stephen B. Gordon Executives in the private sector recognized long ago that effective purchasing and supply management can support their number one strategic goal: profitability. In contrast, elected officials…
The Great Disconnect
By: Sheila Suess Kennedy As another election season comes to a (merciful) close, one lesson is abundantly clear: there is a huge disconnect between the skill sets public offices require…
The Importance of Public Administration in Community Development Scholarship and Practice
By William Hatcher This is the first installment of a monthly column dedicated to exploring the connections between public administration and community development. Through this column, I hope to highlight…
Strategic Management in a Changing Health Services World
By Christine Gibbs Springer The ultimate paradox for public managers today is the inability to forecast the future, yet the necessity to make sense of it in order to survive…
Emergency Management Calls All to Serve
By: Thomas E. Poulin There has been an on-going debate about public administration over the years, discussing the value of public service, as well as how to recruit and retain…
Digital Government – The Big Deal About Big Bird
Welcome to “New Media & Practice,” a new monthly column exploring digital government and the use of digital technology in civic engagement. This column will discuss emerging research and practice in…
Engaging with Constituents After Elections
By: Larry Schooler Both major-party presidential candidates are searching for ways to distinguish themselves from one another in the starkest possible terms—“repealing Obamacare,” “keeping us moving forward rather than…
The Transition Period – No Honeymoon, Not to Be Taken Lightly
By: Don D. Berglund The winner of a local or state election has the best chance of later being re-elected if he/she performs well during one particularly critical period…