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Should States Overhaul or Underfund Public Pension Funds?
In order to assuage concerns of multiple stakeholders such as pensioners, taxpayers, voters, public workers and average citizens, the issue of overhauling or underfunding public pension funds has been building…
Fitting Millennials and Social Media into Tomorrow’s Public Sector
The topic of how millennials and the use of social media will impact the public sector is truly a book yet to be written. First, it is easy to observe…
A Peek at Policing: My Experience from a Ride Along
I recently had the opportunity to go on a police ride along in a Minneapolis suburb. Arguably one of the most essential forms of public service, policing has been under…
Crisis Mapping: An Overview of Social Media Mapping Response to Disaster
Social media creates opportunity for interactive, real-time communication between public organizations and stakeholders. Citizens also take matters in their own hands and can disseminate information faster than public organizations. Crisis…
How Research Impedes Federal Response to Poverty and Inequality
Behind all of the statistics about poverty and inequality, there are very real people whose lives are suffering. It is not ethical, pragmatic or responsive to tell the poor and…
Questions for Judge Merrick Garland
Now that President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, here are several questions that the nominee should answer.…
#NewNormal: Accepting Social Media into Public Sector Recruiting
Social media innovations have been utilized by HR managers at all levels of government to address recruiting issues. However, public managers are more hesitant to employ Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and…
ZSPA Hosts International Conference On Sustainable Development
The Zambian Society for Public Administration (ZSPA) will host an international conference on sustainable development in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, from June 16 – 18, 2016. The conference will…
Emergency or Disaster? There’s an App for That
Notification technologies for both natural disasters and human-made emergencies have advanced greatly over the past few years. However, the rapid rate of technological advancement has led to questions about which…
Community Development after Disaster Strikes
Recent history reminds us of several significant natural disasters that have adversely affected many communities and left them reeling for months and years. Governments at all levels are charged to…
The Challenge of Collaboration and Individual Performance Evaluation
Beyond the efficacy of traditional evaluations, the construct of these evaluations does not generally align with the collaborative nature of agencies and nonprofits. Traditional evaluations rely on the rater’s ability…