Category: Institutional Partner News
Institutional Partner News
January 8, 2020
Professional Development Book Club Launched by GovLoop and NextGen
The NextGen Book Club is a chance for public servants interested in developing their leadership skills to read, discuss and network with a group of like-minded peers. There are six books that will be read over the course of the year, and we will provide discussion questions and wrap up each book with a Facebook […]
Institutional Partner News
December 12, 2019
RFG Pays Tribute to Paul A. Volcker
RFG pays tribute to Mr. Paul A. Volcker, founder of the Volcker Alliance, an RFG organizational partner, who passed away on December 8, 2019. Mr. Volcker was a lifelong dedicated public servant, including serving as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987, and as a member of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board […]
Institutional Partner News
December 3, 2019
Five Lessons Learned from Federal Innovators
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the Partnership for Public Service’s website. The federal government is one of the most prolific innovators in modern history—sending astronauts to the moon, curing diseases across the globe and helping launch the internet. Despite this legacy, outdated systems, rules and processes hinder innovation at a time when […]
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 […]
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 […]