Author: Jess Ferko
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 Despite this legacy, outdated systems, rules and processes hinder innovation at a time when government must grapple with a wide array of critical and complex 21st-century challenges.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 […]
Institutional Partner News
October 15, 2019
Preparing the Next Generation of Federal Leaders: Agency-Based Leadership Development Programs
Successful leaders envision, shape, and safeguard the future, creating clarity amidst uncertainty. This objective is increasingly difficult in an era where rapid, unforeseen change seems constant. Agencies face serious public management challenges that go to the core of effective governance and leadership, requiring innovation, collaboration, flexibility, and understanding of the capacity needed to tackle complex, […]
Institutional Partner News
October 15, 2019
Proposals for Reform Volume II: National Task Force on Rule of Law & Democracy
In recent years, the norms and expectations that once ensured that our government was guided primarily by the public interest rather than by individual or partisan interest have significantly weakened. There are now far fewer constraints to deter abuse by executive branch actors. This report focuses on two distinct areas: the growing politicization of government […]
Institutional Partner News
October 7, 2019
The Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship
Every year, the Center for a New American Security selects a bipartisan group of 20-25 emerging national security leaders between the ages of 27 to 35 to participate in the Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Program. In June 2018, CNAS named the program in honor of Shawn Brimley, one of the founding members of […]
Institutional Partner News
October 7, 2019
Discover the Sammies #StoriesOfService
Listen to government’s untold stories. Presenting #StoriesOfService: a campaign to celebrate and honor the voices of public service. Each Wednesday for the next month, we will share a new track featuring a 2019 Sammies finalist. Each of these outstanding honorees reflected on their public service journey in conversations facilitated by StoryCorps®, a nonprofit organization with a […]
Institutional Partner News
September 24, 2019
ASPA Opens 2020 Awards Call for Nominations
The American Society for Public Administration has opened nominations for its 2020 Annual Awards Program. Issued in recognition of public servants from across the nation, the awards will be presented to winners at ASPA’s 2020 Annual Conference. Among the honors is the National Public Service Award, granted in partnership with the Academy to leaders from all levels of […]
Institutional Partner News
September 24, 2019
Nominations for the 2020 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals Are Now Open
The Partnership for Public Service is ready to accept nominations for next year’s honorees and needs your help. Each spring, the Partnership for Public Service recognizes more than two dozen individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to the health, safety and prosperity of our country. The Robertson Foundation for Government is a proud sponsor […]
Institutional Partner News
September 24, 2019
National Academy of Public Administration Announces 2019 Class of Academy Fellows
The National Academy of Public Administration announced that 51 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2019 Class of Academy Fellows. Induction of the new Fellows will occur during the annual Academy Fall Meeting, which will take place November 7-8 in Arlington, Virginia. “I am very pleased to welcome our 2019 class […]
Institutional Partner News
September 24, 2019
Assessing the Past and Future of Public Administration: Reflections from the Minnowbrook at 50 Conference
The Minnowbrook conferences, hosted periodically over the past 50 years by the Maxwell School, have reflected major milestones in public administration. These sessions have brought together a range of experts to discuss and debate how research and teaching can best contribute to a vibrant public sector, as well as how the field should address larger […]