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Stepping Up, Then Stepping Back: The Dynamic Role of Law Enforcement in Tackling the Opioid Crisis
Most communities are struggling to get a handle on the recent opioid crisis. In some states, this crisis results in thousands of deaths each year. This is not a crisis…
Deontology of Performance Management in the Public Sector
Before you can lead others, you must first lead yourself. Leaders need to have confidence in their capability and adopt a growth mindset. Failure is a part of learning process…
Good Leadership is an Imperative for Proper Public Administration
An organization is only as strong as the people who comprise it and it can only perform as well as its people are willing. In a public agency, good leadership…
Developing Competencies for Effective Strategic Communications
Strategic communications, the intentional and proactive use of communication competencies to achieve organizational goals, is an approach used by government leaders and although much has been written about communication activities…
Budgeting for a Local Government Workforce: Implications for Compensation
What factors affect wage levels in local governments? This article discusses some basic factors influencing wages determination in local government. After briefly discussing the importance of wage determination, it focuses…
Infrastructure: A Transformative Driver of en Masse Public Policy
As part of a continuing series dedicated to infrastructure, this article explores the vast and broad-based impact upon a host of public policy issues emanating directly from Infrastructure. Furthermore, this…
Lassie Come Home – And Bring Your Friends
Obviously, the domain of public policy directly regulating animals is vast ranging from leash laws to rescuing vanishing species to heading off pandemics. Indirect regulation, e.g., allowing development that destroys…
Police-Community Relations and Services Are Changing in a Positive Way in Cities Throughout America
The public services provided by Police Departments to citizens in our nation’s cities are changing rapidly. This is due to the changing ethnic composition of our society, the national enhancement…
Management and Budgeting for Biodefense Threats: A Call to Action for the OMB
Addressing a major biodefense event in the U.S may require coordination among up to two dozen federal agencies. In order to facilitate this work in advance, a more cohesive budgeting…
Equal Pay for Equal Work: Enough Said
“Equal Pay for Equal Work!” Why is this such a difficult concept to grasp when it’s straight forward and just the right thing to do? Gender inequality has been an…
Persistence and Opportunity
This is a story of persistence, opportunity, failure and success by a group of dedicated scientists, geologists, hazard modelers, engineers, architects and educators who continued to fight and strive for…
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