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ASPA and NAPA Launch Transition Project For 2016
This week, ASPA and NAPA outlined a major initiative for effective governance that will use professional administration experts as liaisons to the major political parties. The project, led by Ed…
Climate Change and U.S. National Security
Climate change is an underestimated problem. It is supposed to be one of the nation’s top priorities, according to the latest U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS), but the issue continues…
In the Climate Trenches
Politics and climate change have rarely played nice. Despite climate activists and scientific leaders ringing the alarm bell for years, sweeping climate action has moved at a pace slower than…
A Tribute to My Family of Public Administrators
As scholars and practitioners of public administration, we are fortunate to be part of a field with an abundance of role models. While we cannot fault the media for holding…
Reasons For Local Government Fragmentation
Most of our nation’s metro areas are highly fragmented structures with hundreds of local governments. For many of us in public administration, the decentralized nature of American federalism obstructs efficient,…
2015 ICPA – Call For Proposals
Submit your proposal now for the 2015 International Conference on Public Administration, which will take place in Indonesia on Dec. 9-11. The 2015 ICPA, co-sponsored by ASPA, will address the…
One-On-One With Parris Glendening
Parris Glendening, ASPA Executive Advisor A former two-term governor of Maryland, Parris Glendening is president of Smart Growth America’s Leadership Institute, where he works with elected leaders across the nation…
Break Every Chain
There are many visible forms of collaboration such as public-public, public-private and public-social. They all have at least one thing in common: a shared goal. Teams and organizations can collaborate.…
Member Spotlight: Lane Bailey
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Lane Bailey, Chair, American Academy of Certified Public Managers Beginning with this issue, PA TIMES will spotlight an ASPA Section Chair or Chapter President who will share his…
Contradictions in Policy and Anger in Outcomes
In the 1960s, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) initiated a concept called “team policing,” the assignment of officers to foot and patrol cars in the same police district on…
On the Quest for a Performance Culture: Where to Start?
Performance management, as a stream of democratic governance and industrial management, dates to the early to mid-20th century. Today, governments wanting to embark on performance management have a plethora of…