The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Matt HuggAugust 25, 2025 “We’ll take anybody.”Have you said that when asked about volunteers? Did you mean it? How’d that work for you? If you were lucky, then fine. But do you want to […]

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Charles MasonSeptember 5, 2025 Walk onto a college campus today and you can feel the tension. Free speech rallies clash with counter-protests. Guest speakers face petitions before they arrive. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) […]

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The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Troy ChavezAugust 25, 2025 At 30, I haven’t seen a full life, but I’ve researched, questioned, and appreciated what came before me and what could lie ahead if we work together under common cause. […]

Implementing Performance Management Recommendations U.S. Government Accountability Office Agencies and OMB have implemented most recommendations GAO made related to the implementation of the Govern…

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Ofek Edri-PeerAugust 15, 2025 Social equity has become a key value in public administration research and practice. It is embedded in strategic plans, discussed in conference keynotes and increasingly referenced in public service mandates. […]

If the court reinstated the fired IGs, a federal judge argued Trump could lawfully fire them again in 30 days, as long as he gives advanced notice to Congress.

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By S. Mohsen FatemiAugust 18, 2025 The cubicle wall still held a thumb-tacked copy of the old Eligibility Rulebook, its pages yellowed at the corners but no one reached for it anymore. Three days ago, […]

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Patrick MaloneAugust 18, 2025 Across the country in public agencies striving daily to meet their citizens’ needs, there is a pandemic brewing. And no, it doesn’t require a mask or a vaccination. It’s the […]

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Richard F. KeeveyAugust 15, 2025 If one wishes to know the finances of a particular state or local government, do not first go to the annual budget or the annual financial statement or audit. […]

Sacks’ role as a special government employee limits him to a 130-day period of service within a single year.

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Tanya SettlesAugust 15, 2025 The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) is alluring. Agentic, also known as autonomous, AI systems are those capable of taking actions independently toward defined and bounded goals. The benefits include […]

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Bill BrantleyAugust 15, 2025 I have been an adjunct instructor for twenty-five years. On August 1, 2000, I started teaching basic public speaking for the University of Louisville’s Department of Communication. In the 25 […]

These programs are under relentless attack but there is no evidence that they’ve given Black Americans any disproportionate benefit.

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Funmi AdebajoSeptember 15, 2025 Introduction: Framing the Crisis Homelessness in the United States remains one of the most urgent social challenges of our time. On a single night in January 2024, more than 771,000 […]