October 23, 2009 - by Kitty Wooley
If the 2005 aftermath of Hurricane Katrina did not convince us, then surely the rollout of Medicare Part D the following year provided graphic proof that the implementation of new programs requires the coordination and cooperati... More »
October 22, 2009 - by Daniel Forrester, Paul OConnell
It has been more than 15 years since the CompStat management model was first introduced by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), sparking a movement that has profoundly affected public administration. CompStat has been suc... More »
July 28, 2009 - by Michael Stahl
When people hear the term public servant, they think of presidents, governors, legislators, cabinet secretaries, agency directorsthe political officials featured on news broadcasts, on political talk shows, and in newspapers. Th... More »
July 28, 2009 - by Richard Sylves
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 »
July 28, 2009 - by Frances Edwards
One of the lasting images of Hurricane Katrina is the mass of people outside the Superdome asking for water from National Guard troops who had none to give. People all over the world saw a city under water, and the human misery ... More »
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