National Academy of Public Administration

What are the challenges of improper payments within government? In partnership with National Academy of Public Administration, we are hosting a fantastic roundtable to learn more! A blog and report will be forthcoming. In the meantime, read our latest report on improper payments. https://buff.ly/4es60vc

This week's Management Matters podcast features Fall Meeting Staats Lecture remarks from U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, you can hear this special preview and download the full remarks now! https://lnkd.in/eniQQivU

Congratulations to GAO’s Daniel Garcia-Diaz, who was inducted as a 2024 Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration last week During his 25 years at GAO, Dan has led evaluations of mortgage finance programs, assistance to homeowners and renters, disaster recovery, and much more. He also oversaw our work on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (in the wake of the financial crisis) and the Terrorism Risk Insurance program. Today, Dan leads our Financial Markets and Community Investment team. Congrats Dan on this honor and thank you for your service!

Very inspiring speech about the vital role of the Constitution and the branches of government. Really. It's impressive how this US Representative is so fluent in the structures and processes embedded in our national founding documents, it really comes alive.

Thanks to The Atlantic for highlighting our important past papers on the enormous challenges facing civil service reform "No Time to Wait": https://lnkd.in/eSy5Rb4a

Catch up with Academy Fellow Angela Eikenberry at UConn School of Public Policy!

This episode is a broadcast of US Rep. Jamie Raskin's Elmer Staats Lecture at the Academy's 2024 Fall Meeting. In the lecture, Congressman Raskin speaks on why the field of public administration is more vital than ever. https://lnkd.in/eniQQivU

Tuesday is Newsday at Barrett and Greene Inc. Here are the highlights of today's Weekly Management Update, far more details about which can be found by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/eyyQv9eB * It's easy to confuse state and local costs with investments, and that confusion can lead residents to resist government spending altogether. But investments that benefit future generations -- like expanded child care -- can improve quality of life and save money along the way. That's the message of a to a pair of recent studies. The first was done by the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Labor and Economic Analysis Division in partnership with NC Child and the second by the NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBER FOUNDATION, the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and NC Child. The latter explains that "gaps in North Carolina’s child care system result in an annual loss of $5.65 billion to North Carolina’s economy due to child care-related employee turnover and absenteeism, as well as foregone state and local government tax revenue.” * In a recent PSHRA forum, one participant wrote, "I am curious what everyone’s health insurance waiting period is?” She added that her own 28,000 population Midwest city has a 60-day waiting period and is thinking of making a change. Abbreviating this waiting period can be a helpful tool in a still highly competitive hiring environment. “We changed our policy a few years ago,” wrote one western middle-sized county HR official in the forum. “We found this is a good recruiting tool and makes for happier?new employees.” * The 988 Lifeline was designed to provide a single phone number (like 911 for emergency services) to help people in severe emotional distress, or may be potentially considering suicide. But as Jonathan Purtle, Associate Professor of Public Health Policy and Management at the NYU School of Global Public Health Health reported in a recent Academic Minute podcast from NYU,?“Too often, well-intentioned policies fail because of challenges related to their implementation.” A few examples from his research: Only a third of state legislators’ social media posts about 988 encouraged people to seek help from the lifeline; just 10% mentioned government action related to 988—which was troubling because state legislators have a lot of influence over its financing. Elizabeth Steward Terry McKee, MPA, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M. Daniel Chenok Marty Benison American Society for Public Administration John M. Kamensky Chris Fabian William Hatcher Linda Misegadis, CPP, CPM, CCM, IPMA-CP Don Kettl Dr. William Brantley The Volcker Alliance National Academy of Public Administration Amy Resnick Alexandria Smith Melissa Maynard Rudy de Leon Dinglas, Ph.D. Amber Ivey (AI), MPA, JD Mark Funkhouser Shelby Kerns Leslie Scott Parker Kayla Leslie Ron Holifield Edward DeSeve Mike Maciag J.B. Wogan Shelley Metzenbaum Cara Woodson Welch

This week's Management Matters podcast features Fall Meeting Staats Lecture remarks from U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, you can hear this special preview and download the full remarks now! https://lnkd.in/eniQQivU

In case you missed it last week!