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Financial Sustainability, Cultural Relevance and Resource Management Top Issues at 2013 Gathering of Public Administrators
More than 1,100 public servants working at the city, state and federal level are gathered in New Orleans in an exchange of theory and best practices related to sustainability and…
Transportation Public-Private Partnerships: Challenges of Transparency and Accountability
Many recent studies and reports identify a huge backlog of infrastructure projects that need to be completed in the United States. One example of this backlog is estimated by the…
Student Policy Debate
The ASPA Annual Conference supports the development of future public managers. As a part of the five-day conference, several special events are organized to provide opportunities for students and young…
Caregiving and Public Administrators: Looking in the Mirror, Redefining Support
In our January column we discussed the challenges of preparing our communities for a growing population of older adults who are using Web 2.0 technologies. Here we focus on the…
Grading Government Transparency
In honor of Freedom of Information Day on March 15, ASPA is featuring a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, entitled Grading Government Transparency: Scientists Freedom to to…
Conference Update: Recognizing Excellent Public Servants
Take a moment to meet the 2013 National Public Service Award recipients. This year’s recipients include a city manager, labor advocate and an IT specialist, and you can find their…
Building and Selling Community Identity
A recent article in Governing magazine examines the costs and benefits of municipal branding. The article highlights the work of a high-paid consultant that helps local governments develop slogans and…
The End of the Second Civil Rights Era
By all indications, the second civil rights era in American history will end this June. That is when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in Shelby County v.…
Giving Everyone a Chance to Speak
The request at a recent community meeting seemed innocuous enough. Neighbors and others interested in the future of a large park in Austin, Texas, were reviewing design proposals as part…
Profiles of Outstanding Women in Public Administration
In honor on International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8th, ASPA is sharing the profiles of some extraordinary female public servants. Click here to look through a sampling of ASPA’s…
Successful Collaboration in the City of Hampton, Virginia Budgetary Process
“Borrowing trouble and just increasing our workload!” That is a common passing thought when governmental entities consider expanding upon their use of social media to encourage public engagement and participation…
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