Month: November 2019
Institutional Partner News
November 19, 2019
Federal Agencies Can Succeed at Leadership Development Even Amid Tight Budgets
Read the full article on Government Executive’s website. Despite the importance of leadership for achieving agency missions, many federal agencies struggle to develop and sustain robust leadership development programs, particularly during times of budgetary crisis. How often have we heard the adage, “When budgets must be cut, training and development are among the first to go.” […]
Institutional Partner News
November 18, 2019
What Are the Grand Challenges in Public Administration?
The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting in early November, unveiling its final list of “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” following a year-long effort to identify these challenges and position the Academy as a leader of future collaborative efforts to address them. “Over the next decade, we will face tremendous technological, […]
Institutional Partner News
November 1, 2019
Risk and Reward: A Framework for Federal Innovation
From curing diseases to helping launch the internet, the federal government has a history of innovation that has improved the lives of Americans and advanced societal interests. Despite this legacy, outdated systems, rules and processes hinder innovation at a time when government must grapple with a wide array of critical and complex 21st-century challenges. In […]
Impact Stories
November 18, 2019
NAPA 2019 Fall Meeting
RFG sponsored a session at this year's National Academy of Public Administration 2019 Fall Meeting, "Improving the Development of Public Administrators for Global Work in the 21st Century" focused on how we can develop public administrators to be ready for global work and where there is still work to be done.