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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…
The 211 Helpline Benefits Our Citizens Everywhere, Every Day
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…
Time to Revisit Zero-Based Budgeting?
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…
A Call to Tackle the Problem of Ageism
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…
Pandemic Planning: Avoiding the Last Minute Panic
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.…
Ethics, Smethics
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…
The Joy of the Question
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. …
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…
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…
The Role of the Administrative State in Times of a Possible Pandemic
Can we as a developed society continue to wait until disaster strikes to catch up to the aftermath? In an era of extreme weather-induced disasters and an ever connected world,…
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