Governments’ Institutional Knowledge Amnesia www.governing.com/management-a... via @aspanational.bsky.social
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New from me: Trump, his Cabinet, white nationalist Joe Gebbia and Big Balls came together for a special event: to unveil America.gov. What the site offers - a chatbot - and what it promises are two very different things, with lots of hard work ahead. đź§µ
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/americagov...
Dashboards, Doing What Works: curated articles, Sept 28 - Oct 4, 2026 - @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4y3jkiO
Government’s Missing Rear-View Mirror www.governing.com/management-a... by @GreeneBarrett cc @aspanational.bsky.social
Competencies, results, systems: curated articles, Sept 14-20, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/3UYZ30d
ASPA's Code of #Ethics, tenet #8: Advance Professional Excellence:
Strengthen personal capabilities to act competently and ethically and encourage the professional development of others.
www.aspanet.org/ethics
Now on #PATimes:
Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Oversight Challenge Is a Public Administration Problem
By Jan Manuel Cubero-Jimenez
#FoundersFellow
Now on #PATimes: The Accountability Tightrope: Handling Conflicts of Interest in P3s in Miami-Dade County By Andrew R. Vaz
Have you checked it out?! We're now on Instagram! Follow along and keep up with all the fun we're having!
www.instagram.com/as...
Now on #PATimes: Public Administration vs. Politics: What Public Administrators Can Do Beyond the Rhetoric By George S. Welch
ICYMI: There are a few more days to submit a proposal for #ASPA2027! Our proposal form is online here - check out the details and submit yours by this Friday at midnight ET!
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#Equity
Record high waitlists for childcare assistance have shut women out of work and promotions
via the 19th
Now on #PATimes: To the Mind Through the Eye By Anna Marie Schuh
Who wants some education?! Our next #webinar is tomorrow, 9/22, looking at the role of advisory boards in public administration, part of our #Collaborative governance series. More information and to register: www.aspanet.org/webi...
News you may have missed... Inside Trump’s Aggressive Push to Build Data Centers on Public Lands via Washington Sun
Now on #PATimes: Putting a Lens on Transitions By Andrew Kleine
Did you miss it?! You asked, we answered: we are extending our #ASPA2027 call for proposals by one week. If you're hoping to submit a proposal and be on the agenda next spring, you now have until 9/25 to get your ideas in!
www.aspanet.org/annu...
#Ethics
Hatch Act complaints against Trump officials continue to pile up as investigations go on for nearly a year
via GovExec
Now on #PATimes: What Working Across Research and Government Taught Me About Public Service By Afsana Alam
#Motivation
"There is something enormously fulfilling about being engaged in something bigger than yourself. It imparts a satisfying sense of purpose which, in my experience, is not attained in any other way."
- General Brent Scowcroft, U.S. National Security Advisor
