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The United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals and the Building of a Good Society: A Modest Proposal for the Public Administration Education and Training Community
When the United Nations (UN) announced in 2000 a 15-year effort to implement eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it began what arguably was the most significant worldwide effort to build…
America’s Infrastructure: Is Our Country on the Road to Ruin?!
The prevailing philosophy of our national government has been to let the lower levels of government (states, counties and cities) solve their own infrastructure problems, regardless of the nature of their…
The Distributed Consensus Technology Road to Direct Democracy?
By now, you have probably heard of the new internet technology, blockchain. The blockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin which started the digital cryptocurrencies. Blockchain allows for a secure and…
How to Design Effective Team Targets in Government
Government is famously a team sport. Almost everything (really) important we do in government requires effective teams. Whether it is reducing child mortality, disaster management, fighting opioid crisis or stopping…
What I Learned About Being a Good Leader by Working for a Bad Boss
I believe as much, if not more, can be learned by working for a bad boss as can be learned from a good leader. Of course, no one would choose…
Public Administration: Theory or Practice
Trends in the teaching public administration discourse tend toward contemporary course delivery methods in the advent of computers and the internet. Discussions are often about available instructional technologies and teaching…
The Relevance of Context: Public Management in a Complex Environment
Today’s public sector employees function in a highly complex fishbowl environment, complicated by political leaders and public managers broadcasting their opinions in 140 characters. Sacrificing substance for splash, we’ve entered…
P.A. Research on Hurricanes
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria that devastated Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico call for social science research. The hard sciences of meteorology and hydrology have already spoken and deserve credit…
Driving a City’s Financial Recovery: An Interview with Detroit CFO John Hill
Jason Juffras spoke with Detroit chief financial officer (CFO) John Hill to learn about Detroit’s financial crisis and nascent recovery. Mr. Hill also played a major role in Washington, D.C.’s…
Veterans Day Offers Opportunity to Honor Service of Immigrants In the Military
With annual Veterans Day remembrances just around the corner (November 11), communities across the country will be organizing activities to thank veterans for their service in the U.S. military, past…
Lesson Learned: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) – How Project Management Improves the Stockpiling and Management of Nuclear Material
While efforts are being made to stop the use of nuclear material to harm citizens, there is an agency which advocates for the use of nuclear science to advance society’s…
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