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Good to Know…Week of November 21, 2011
THE GREAT RECESSION
The Great Recession and Its Impact on Americans
The Great Recession has impacted virtually every American. In recent…
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Recently three members of the ASPA National Council traveled to Seoul,
S. Korea to attend the ASPA- KAPA (Korean Association of Public
Administration) Conference. Help us ‘describe’ their cultural experience
…
Good to Know…Week of November 14, 2011
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Seattle Police Test Taking Drug Offenders Straight to Treatment
Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, located just south of the…
Evergreen Chapter Members Greet Hyogo Prefecture’s Governor Ido in Seattle
Mary Van Verst
In
late August, Governor Toshizo Ido and a delegation from the Hyogo
Prefecture of Japan visited Seattle. A group of Evergreen Chapter
members attended a…
Good to Know…November 7, 2011
ELECTIONS
Interactive: A State-by-State Look at Voter ID Laws for 2012 Elections
When Mississippi decides on Initiative 27 next week, voters will
determine whether or not…
ASPA Professional Development Workshop to be Held November 3rd
The American Society for Public Administration will host a day-long
professional development workshop on “Maximizing your Leadership Skills”
on Thursday, November 3, 2011 in Washington, DC.
This
highly-interactive workshop will…
Good to Know…Week of October 31, 2011
WORLD POPULATION BOOM
7 Billion? Hold the Celebrations!
Today, after a decade of economic turbulence, rising commodity prices
and setbacks in the fight against hunger and…
Federal Workers Gain in Public Trust—Survey Finds 73% Have at Least Some Confidence in Civilian Federal Employees
William C. Adams, Donna Lind Infeld
Confidence
in federal workers halted its downward drift in 2011, according to the
latest Politico-George Washington University Battleground Poll, and…
Good to Know…Week of October 24, 2011
ENERGY
EPA Plans to Issue Rules Covering Fracking Wastewater
The EPA took another step toward tightening oversight of hydraulic
fracturing today, announcing it would initiate a…
ASPA Submits Comments to OPM in Support of Pathways Program
The path to public service for new professionals often includes more
bends than expected, particularly for students and new professionals
interested in working at the federal level. The federal hiring…
Good to Know…Week of October 17, 2011
FOOD SUPPLY
U.S. Food Supply Threatened: Foreign Insects, Diseases got into U.S. Post 9/11
Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the
United…