National Academy of Public Administration
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About 8 percent of federal employees say they're fully confident in their agency's talent management system, according to a recent survey of more than 300 employees. But human capital experts are wondering whether the triple threat of budget cuts, attrition and a government reorganization could push agencies to address longstanding human capital questions they've avoided in the past.
March 28, 2017 -
The senior executive service faces an unprecedented time where criticism is rampant, the environment is fast-paced and the retirement bubble teeters on popping.
March 20, 2017 -
The National Academy of Public Administration helps guide federal managers trying to maintain their way through the challenges in careers. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talks to Terry Gerton, a West Point graduate and a retired Army officer and senior executive service member, who is NAPA's new president and CEO.
February 13, 2017 -
The Secret Service has taken significant, wide-ranging and important actions to transform the way it does business, according to recent study.
January 02, 2017 -
Members of the National Academy of Public Administration share an important characteristic. Even if you retire from your job, you never really give up public service. That's one reason NAPA fellows are always eager to help out agencies in trouble, or offer help during presidential transitions. For more than five years, CEO Dan G. Blair has guided NAPA's affairs. He'll be stepping down this month and joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for a retrospective.
December 19, 2016 -
The General Services Administration’s releases a solicitation for a vendor to set up a political appointee orientation program. The National Academy of Public Administration says training is a big missing piece to the presidential transition.
November 18, 2016 -
The National Academy of Public Administration released a detailed study that showed the Veterans Benefits Administration has improved disability claims backlogs, but that's only the beginning. John Kamensky, chairman of the academy's VBA panel, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
November 17, 2016 -
Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, deputy administrator for program integrity and director of the Center for Program Integrity at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 17, 2016 -
Sheila Conley, deputy assistant secretary and deputy chief financial officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 17, 2016 -
Karen Pica, a management analyst at the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Procurement Policy, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 17, 2016 -
William Gregory Burel, the director of the Division of Strategic National Stockpile for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Department of Health and Human Services, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 16, 2016 -
Vincent N. Micone III, the presidential transition officer and senior counselor for management at the Department of Homeland Security, is one of 50 new fellows at the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 16, 2016 -
Eric Hirschhorn, undersecretary for industry and security at the Department of Commerce, was recently named a fellow by the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 16, 2016 -
Katherine Siggerud, the managing director of congressional relations for the Government Accountability Office, is one of 50 new fellows in 2017 at the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 16, 2016 -
Experts in the federal community say President-elect Donald Trump's business acumen will likely factor into the future of the federal workforce during the next administration. Trump will likely play closer attention to measures that would hold poor-performers accountable. Though they may not agree on all the issues, some federal unions say they hope they can find common ground on proposals that would advance federal hiring reforms.
November 09, 2016