National Academy of Public Administration
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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 -
President-elect Donald Trump must figure out what he'll do about an array of domestic and international problems. Robert Shea, former White House staff member and a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin on how Trump will deal with the 2 million-strong federal workforce and policy at dozens of agencies.
November 09, 2016 -
You can find a whole chapter on risk management in a genuinely readable new book.
October 21, 2016 -
NAPA and Heritage release papers promoting evidence-based policymaking while the Reason Foundation highlights the lack of public-private competition under Circular A-76.
October 11, 2016 -
Retirement-eligible federal employees are largely split over whether the upcoming presidential transition will impact their decisions to retire. An exclusive Federal News Radio survey found roughly 35 percent of respondents say the transition won't play a role in their decisions, but 18 percent say they're not sure.
September 13, 2016 -
A Commerce Department Inspector General report revealed that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office paid $18.3 million over a 15-month period to employees who may have falsely reported their time and attendance.
September 01, 2016 -
The National Academy of Public Administration has been holding panel discussions to come up with ideas for the next administration to hit the ground running.
August 09, 2016 -
After more than five years of leadership, Dan Blair, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, has announced he will be stepping down.
August 03, 2016 -
Cross-agency collaboration will be key to a successful transition for the next presidential administration. That's one top-level finding from a series of workshops conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration. Don Kettl, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland and chairman of the NAPA collaboration panel joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the details.
August 02, 2016 -
A new president will occupy the White House in less than six months, but the National Academy of Public Administration says the outgoing commander-in-chief has plenty of job training to prepare for his successor.
July 12, 2016 -
Attracting a skilled federal cyber workforce means getting applicants, agencies and hiring managers on the same page when it comes to mission.
May 18, 2016 -
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) wants to know how well agencies are following the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act. He asked about three dozen agencies about what resources they've spent, what additional help is needed and any best practices that they've learned along the way.
April 08, 2016 -
As the government prepares for another presidential transition, administration officials say it's important to build on the progress that's been made on agency accountability.
April 06, 2016