Comptroller General of the united States Gene Dodaro provides lessons and insights on the Government Accountability Offices High-Risk List. Being at high risk can hardly be pleasant, but landing on the High-Risk List can be just the kind of joltor nudgegov... More »

Government , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Economy , Management Development

The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) created the Katrina Task Force (KTF) shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Each year, at ASPAs annual conference, members of the task force cons... More »

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Business Impact , Economy , Innovation , Leadership Development , Management Development , North America , World Events

Both U.S. civil defense of the past and homeland security of the present demonstrate that disaster policy has always had a degree of national security and military penetration. However, few appreciate how dramatic the latest pen... More »

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Change Management , Economy , Informal Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge

The discussion at the 2009 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) panel on professional ethics took an odd turn. During an exchange about endemic corruption in a particular African electoral system, three members of t... More »

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Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge