National Academy of Public Administration

• An influential Congressional staffer is now a NAPA fellow

  Among this year's fellows added to the National Academy of Public Administration are several still-working, senior federal employees. One of them is prominent on Capitol Hill and the Federal Drive with Tom Temin had a chance to conduct this extended 17-minute interview with her.

  Congress

  October 21, 2022
• Meet the legislative branch diversity officer who’s the latest NAPA fellow

  Among this year's class of new fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration, are a few people from the legislative branch. Among them, Zina Merritt, the chief diversity management officer at the Government Accountability Office.

  Agency Oversight

  October 18, 2022
• A program to foster intergovernmental cooperation points to some one-year accomplishments

  The program established by the National Academy of Public Administration just marked its first year of operation, the Center for intergovernmental Partnerships has already contributed to NAPA's work on the grand challenges in public administration.

  Management

  September 12, 2022
• The federal government knows when people are born, but not always when they die

  Last year, Congress asked the National Academy of Public Administration to examine the sources of data for Social Security and how well it can access them. Here is what they found. 

  Agency Oversight

  September 09, 2022
• How agencies can be more agile in the rules-driven business of rule-making

  A new study from the National Academy of Public Administration, offers ways the regulatory process can become more agile.

  Management

  July 22, 2022
• In the pandemic, federal, state and local government responses weren’t always aligned

  The intergovernmental response to the pandemic is the topic of the latest study from a working group of the National Academy of Public Administration.

  Workforce

  May 19, 2022
• Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 12 – OTAs and the PMA Learning Agenda

  On this episode, we talk with Acquisition experts Stan Soloway and Jason Knudsen on their ground-breaking report on the expanding use of Other Transaction Authority (OTAs) in the federal procurement market and then catch up with innovation leader Jim Cook on the recently released President’s Management Agenda (PMA) Learning Agenda.

  Accelerating Government

  March 04, 2022
• New COVID guidance for federal agencies to match CDC recommendations

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has new guidance for masking and COVID testing for federal agencies.

  Federal Newscast

  March 01, 2022
• DHS asked for advice on the cyber workforce, and it certainly got some

  If cybersecurity is one of the nation's most potent threats, the answer is as much a talent question as technology.

  Cybersecurity

  February 18, 2022
• Data will be key to building national cyber workforce strategy, officials say

  A new report says the Office of the National Cyber Director should lead a government-wide cybersecurity workforce strategy.

  Hiring/Retention

  February 03, 2022
• The Merchant Marine Academy confronts an urgent need to modernize itself

  The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy produces the nation's trained and licensed maritime shipping workforce.

  Defense

  January 10, 2022
• How the Merchant Marine Academy can get past the sexual assault problem at sea and everywhere else

  The National Academy of Public Administration led a detailed review of the sexual assault and sexual harassment problems at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

  Defense

  December 16, 2021
• OPM has a new tiger team to help agencies wade through federal hiring demands

  The agency is also building a new spot on USAJobs.gov for positions related to implementation of the new infrastructure law, and it's pursuing changes to the Pathways Program and a centralized hub for federal internship opportunities.

  Hiring/Retention

  December 06, 2021
• OPM bill advances after testy debate, perhaps a foreboding sign for future reform efforts

  The House Oversight and Reform Committee advanced the Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management Act, but not without testy debate that covered everything from the role of career federal employees to OPM's performance.

  Workforce

  December 03, 2021