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Adaptability: Leading Through Focused Conversations

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Ken Buch

We are nearly overwhelmed by changea new administration in Washington, an economy still on a downhill slide, and a rocky, war-torn global landscape. As the tempo of unpredictability quickens, many of us in the public sector find... More »

Improvising Air Force Transportation Systems by Using Alternative Energy

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Kurt Heppard

Air Force leaders, like many public-sector managers, must strive to introduce innovative alternative energy systems while encouraging cost-effectiveness and systematic learning. Education and hands-on experience are key ingredie... More »

Introduction

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Warren Master

This timely mini-forum on public-sector infrastructure investments blends applied research and case study insights on a diverse set of management challenges. The first article, by Wendy Haynes and Andrew Whippl... More »

Transportation Megaprojects: Comparing Project Management and Oversight Approaches

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Andrew Whipple

The desire to build persists. Since the earliest known civilizations, government leaders, aided by their public managers, have constructed large public works projects. Whether we look at the remains of the ancient Assyrians or t... More »

Future Compensation of the State and Local Workforce

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Joshua Franzel

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that by 2016, 124 million people will be employed by the U.S. private sector and that the state and local government workforce will increase to about 21 million. These increases... More »