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A Form of Modern Day Patronage
Recently, the Atlantic Cities website reported that Atlanta and its professional football team, the Falcons, are considering replacing the not-so-old Georgia Dome with a $1 billion “pantheon inspired” stadium. From…
Conjunction Junction, What’s Your Function? An Assessment of Coproduction in Atlanta
Coproduction is not a new concept, as it has been recognized in academic and practitioner circles since the 1970s. Its popularity subsided in the 1990s and 2000s, but in recent…
Social Security Administration Talent Retention
The Partnership for Public Service reported the Social Security Administration (SSA) dropped from second to sixth rank for employee satisfaction and commitment of 19 large federal agencies surveyed in 2012.…
Public Administration: Prioritizing the Process
Executive Summary Sustainable development is often a difficult concept to grasp, especially considering, as most practitioners can attest, public administration is a domain with very few absolute answers and even…
Saving Higher Education
It’s no secret that higher education is in a state of turmoil—one might even use the word “crisis.” College costs have risen more rapidly than the pace of inflation. Student…
The FUNDing Is GOing aWAY, Oh MY!!
(First, the headline is best when sung to the tune of Lions, Tigers, and Bears…) A few years ago, there was a book called Hope is Not a Strategy. Agreed,…
Seven Federal Government Employers Named Semifinalists for 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that seven Federal Government employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of…
Six State Government Employers Named Semifinalists for 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that six State Government employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of…
Twenty-Nine City Government Employers Named Semifinalists for 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that 28 city government employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of…
Four County Government Employers Named Semifinalists for 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that four county government employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of…
Recruitment in the Public Sector
We have been hearing for the past four years that government is becoming the biggest job supplier and taking over that function from the private sector. While that has been…
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