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From Facilities to Homes: The Rise in Individualized Funding and Consumer-Controlled Budgets
By Julie Ann Racino Principal & President Community & Policy Studies Over the years, there has been a slow shift in how financing is appropriated for personal disability services.…
Strengthening the Federal Workforce: Knowing the Difference Between Novices and Experts
Strengthening the federal workforce requires hiring talented individuals and fostering their development into successful public administrators. Effective organizations recruit, hire and develop talented individuals to achieve agency goals. Doing so…
Culture Adjustment to Strengthen the Federal Workforce
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” — Theodore Roosevelt,…
Successful Workforce Planning in the State of California
The State of California employs a vast and diverse workforce of 215,864 full and part-time employees that span 202 state departments, agencies and boards, excluding the California university and California…
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: A Historic Opportunity for Public Administrators
By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health care is one of the thorniest public policy issues of our day – and one that has…
The Role of Departmentalism in Aid-Dependent Rule of Law Public Administration
Understanding Departmentalism in Rule of Law Development Assistance Departmentalism is a significant characteristic of the Westminster-Whitehall heritage in Anglophone Caribbean public administration, which is intertwined with state-centrism. This characteristic shapes…
Government Reinvention or Volunteers Willing to Serve?
It seems everyone is trying to solve problems of government, including the politicians, but gridlock and partisanship appear to win out more and more, creating stalemate. The media and polls…
The Attractiveness of Being Part of the Massive Federal Workforce: Is It for Everyone?
The federal workforce continues to be very attractive as a place to seek employment despite the constant discussion and banter about cutbacks and less government. The experts are pointing to…
Democracy on Trial: The Rule of Law and the NSA
Imagine a government that spies on its citizens, often without warrants. A government that holds secret court hearings, or a government that asserts the right to detain and jail citizens…
Pre and Post Termination Hearings: When Public Employees are Entitled to Due Process Hearings
Due to the fiscal woes plaguing many public entities across the United States, not all human resources managers have the luxury of picking up the phone and calling their organization’s…
Workforce and Succession Planning in Government
Nearly ten years ago, we first heard about succession planning in government. In anticipation of massive baby boomer retirements, human resource practitioners were advocating for organizations to consider how to…
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