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ASPANational
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Advancing excellence in public service since 1939.
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ASPA has issued a statement in support of the public service pipeline and its ongoing development. View the full statement on our website: aspanet.org/ASPA/Abo...
#Equity
SSA Abandons Planned Disability Program Overhaul Expected to Cut Benefits for Thousands
via @NextGov
SSA abandons planned disability program overhaul expected to cut benefits for thousands
Trump administration officials informed the co-founder of a nonprofit disability advocacy group that a proposed rule — which would have updated decades-old occupational data, in addition to changing eligibility considerations — will no longer be moving forward.
www.nextgov.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Natural experiment shows that a public performance failure did not adjust user satisfaction
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Now on @PAReview:
The Effect of Performance Failures on User Satisfaction: Evidence From a Natural Experiment
By Mads Thau, Maria Falk Mikkelsen and Nathan Favero
#OpenAccess
onlinelibrary.wiley....
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#Ethics
Federal public defenders have gone without pay since July
via @TheHill
thehill.com/regulati...
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Jobs - LA County is hiring for an Executive Director, Office of Child Protection. View this job and many others via PublicServiceCareers!
www.publicservicecar...
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#ASPA2026 notifications are starting to go out!
First - be patient for yours. It can take a couple weeks to send them all.
Second - register! The early-bird deadline will expire on Dec. 12!
www.aspanet.org/annu...
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#Motivation
"It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness."
- Confucius, Chinese Thinker and Social Philospher
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Now on #PATimes:
Understanding the Current Crisis in Public Administration: Part 6 – Excuse Me, America, but Your Contradictions Are Showing
By Erik Devereux
Understanding the Current Crisis in Public Administration: Part 6 – Excuse Me, America, but Your Contradictions Are Showing - PA TIMES Online
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Erik DevereuxOctober 24, 2025 This is the sixth column in a series on the current crisis in American public administration that is rewriting much of what we think about American government government (first column, […]
patimes.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ready for another #webinar? Check out our discussion about equity in auditing tomorrow!
Register online: www.aspanet.org/webi...
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ASPA is so pleased to welcome new members to our community!
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
City of Sunny Isles Beach
Miami-Dade County
University of Illinois Springfield

November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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New #openaccess article in PAR: Entrepreneurial Leadership, Well-Being, and Inclusion in Public Sector Organizations by Michael Olumekor, Emre Cinar, Roberto Vivona, Mehmet Akif Demircioglu: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.
Flight Restrictions Triggered By Government Shutdown Ending Today, FAA Says
The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#ThisWeek is out with a recent statement from ASPA, #webinars, program updates, news, #jobs and more! Check out your copy and get involved with ASPA #ThisWeek!
https://t.co/TTcY33EU93
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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How much does the federal government spend on food stamps each year? How has the cost of the food stamp program changed over time? Answers to these questions and more:
What the data says about food stamps in the U.S.
The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
www.pewresearch.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ICYMI, we released the following statement yesterday regarding how an uncertain appropriations landscape threatens public services.
www.aspanet.org/ASPA/About-A...
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Now on #PATimes:
Bedtime Stories for Public Servants: One Quiet "No"
By S. Mohsen Fatemi
patimes.org/bedtime-...
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Progress, goals, value, strategy: curated articles, Nov 10-16, 2025, @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/3M7ycdC
Accountability and Performance Update – Nov 10 – 16, 2025
Four Ways to Measure Progress LinkedIn – Stacey Barr (Australia) Leaders know how essential it is to demonstrate if the time, money and effort being spent is having the intended impact on the organ…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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How many Americans use food stamps? The numbers vary from month to month. But in May 2025, the most recent month with available figures, 41.7 million people received SNAP benefits. That works out to nearly 1 in every 8 people in the country. www.pewresearch.org/...
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM