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Emergency Financial Management Planning
Dan Wears is the Commissioner of Emergency Management for Onondaga County in upstate New York. He doesn’t worry much about hurricanes and not too much about earthquakes. But he does…
A Look at Program Implementation
The purpose of government agencies is not to have an IT staff, a legal staff, a human resources staff, or any number of other support staffs. The purpose of government…
Responsible Communications During Emergencies on College Campuses
Since 2013, 160 school shootings have occurred, which includes colleges and universities, according to EveryTown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization aimed at decreasing gun violence. What communications do students…
Budgeting in Tumultuous Times
Budget season has the tendency to wreak havoc on the lives of staff, not only in the budget department, but also in the entire agency. The annual budget process takes…
2016 ASPA Founders’ Fellows Selected
The ASPA Founders’ Fellows program recognizes outstanding students and new professionals (within three years of their graduation) in the field of public service and public administration. Following a competitive review…
State Pension Funds: Unfunded or Fraud?
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Monique Maldonado December 18, 2015 Taxpayers work their entire…
Fiscal Crises and Innovative Budgeting
When it comes to managing fiscal crises and challenges, the federal government influences many local and state governments. State and local governments typically try to come up with innovative measures…
Resilience—Are We Giving Up on Change?
The concept of resilience has embedded itself in many disciplines. Researchers speak of psychosocial resilience, disaster resilience, resilience of the Internet, educational resilience, ecological resilience and community resilience. Many of…
Leading for Change
Government organizations live in a state of constant change. Sometime the change is good, like reorganization that increases efficiency. Sometimes the change isn’t so good, such as a significant cut…
Calling All Authors! PA Times Application Deadline Dec. 15
The New Year is right around the corner and ASPA is planning now for our twice-weekly magazine supplement, PA Times Online. We’re looking for columnists who can speak to a…
How Public-Sector Employment Fared in 2015
Across all levels of government, 2015 has been another year of weak job growth. Estimates published by the U.S. Department of Labor Friday suggest state and local government payrolls didn’t…