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The Road to Sustainability: Public Discussion on Food System Solutions in the United Kingdom
In an effort to better understand consumer comprehension of United Kingdom food production and consumption practices and the acceptability of potential solutions, the United Kingdom government partnered with consumer group…
First in a Three-Part Series: How to Speed Mass Vaccination
Process improvements at Hartford’s Dunkin’ Donuts Park clinic increased the COVID-19 vaccination rate by 207% in five weeks…
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: A True Test of the Bureaucracy
Economic power, politics and ethics are three main independent variables in the vaccine rollout equation. Unless all are well, no one is going to be well. …
Parent Perceptions of Child Vaccinations and In-Person Schooling
A recent Virginia Department of Emergency Management COVID-19 Hesitancy Poll, conducted by the Research Institute for Social Equity (RISE) at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs…
Public Safety, Wildland Interface and COVID-19
The increase and severity in wildfires throughout the world calls for a cadre of unique people trained and ready to serve as wildland firefighters. In 2020, first responders experienced many…
Purpose and Direction
The 2020 Public Service Week was a grim time. Despite this, we must recognize some of the public servants who provided remarkable service to the country. This article highlights just…
Learning From Our Herd Immunity Failure
Moving our country forward requires that we acknowledge the depth of the cultural divide in American society. No amount of messaging can change minds if people do not trust the…
PA Goals for the 21st Century: #4 Re-enforce the Secular Basis of the Administrative State (Part Two: Education)
The 21st century is the time when a new secular standard for education needs to be enforced in the United States.…
A Realistic View of COVID-19 Response Policy Implications in the MENA Region
On January 26, 2021 ASPA hosted a webinar in partnership with its Section on Effective and Sound Administration in the Middle East (SESAME) looking at COVID-19 responses in the MENA…
America’s Public Infrastructure: A 2021 National Report Card!
In the future, America’s public, private and nonprofit sectors must work together to set our nation’s infrastructure goals. If we are to find a solution, our national government must also…
2025 Public Administration Retreat Agenda
Given all of the challenges that those working in the public sector have faced over the last few years…wouldn’t it be timely to organize a first-of-its-kind Public Administration Retreat? …
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