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Blockchain: A Potentially Disruptive Innovation
Innovation in the public sector is always a topic of discussion wrought with both hyperbole and striking contradictions. Especially engaging is when the dialogue couples the inherent inefficiencies woven into…
The Politics of Contempt
We take for granted that politics is characterized by partisanship. It may even be that extreme partisanship is more the norm than the exception. Strictly speaking, partisanship is the expression of…
Pay Trumps No Pay
Today a senior staff member in a critically important national institution with a college degree works full time without a salary. This is apparently an acceptable state of affairs because…
Social Security Administration and Budget Cuts: The Struggle to Provide Customer Service
For the past six years, Social Security Administration (SSA) employees have struggled to meet the growing demand for customer service. On average, Social Security beneficiaries wait on hold for 15…
Medicaid Expansion: Will Positive Outcomes Assure Future Viability?
There is perhaps a case no more contentious in public administration of U.S. health care services than state implementation (or not) of Medicaid expansion for medically indigent and low income…
Evergreen Chapter Facilitates Internship for Nursing Student from Japan
In March 2017, members of ASPA’s Evergreen Chapter welcomed Ms. Marina Inagaki to Washington State for a two week internship. Marina is a doctoral candidate at the University of Hyogo…
The White House Chief of Staff – The Most Powerful Person in Washington?
I’ve often thought that the role of the White House Chief of Staff (WHCOS) was equal in complexity and responsibilities to about any other public servant’s role that I could…
The Disappearance of the Public Sector? – Another Viewpoint
The May/June 2017 issue of PAR has a Perspective article titled, The Disappearance of the Public Sector? The main points are: Public sector values emphasize social justice, fairness, equity and quality of…
The Paradox of Police Practice and Budget Allocations
Recent history has been marked by renewed turmoil between some police practitioners and members of their communities. While the majority of communities and police professionals are not conflicted and maintain…
Moral Courage: The Power of “No”
On September 11, 1972, three months after the Watergate break-in, White House counsel John Dean handed Johnnie Mac Walters, Commissioner of the IRS, an envelope. Inside were the names of…
A Salute to Public Servants
What can we in public administration do based on the current Trump presidency? One option is to practice continuous guerilla government in the form of whistleblowing, anonymous tips to the…
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