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NEWS RELEASE
November 29, 2010 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Van Milligen Named National Academy of
Public Administration Fellow
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Dubuque City Manager Michael C. Van Milligen has been named a
National Academy of Public Administration Fellow by the Academy's board of directors.
Van Milligen was inducted at the Academy's fall meeting in Washington, DC, Nov. 18-
19. As part of the event's opening, Van Milligen was able to attend a ceremony awarding the
Academy's Elliot Richardson Prize to former Secretary of State James Baker and U.S.
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell.
"As a NAPA Fellow, I am going to have the opportunity to learn from the best and
brightest in public administration in the world," said Van Milligen. "This is a humbling honor
and I hope I can make some small contribution to their work."
To be selected as a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow, individuals
must be nominated by three existing Fellows, be recommended for consideration by a
nominating committee of existing Fellows, and then be elected by a vote of all Fellows.
Van Milligen is one of 30 new Fellows elected this year, including U.S. Senator George
Voinovich. He is one of just 72 current or former city or county managers who are Fellows.
Before the addition of the 2010 Fellows, the 680 Fellows of the National Academy of Public
Administration included:
• 8 current or former members of the U.S. Congress
• 18 current or former presidential cabinet members
• 35 current or former federal department deputy and undersecretaries
• 90 current or former federal department assistant secretaries
• 49 current or former federal agency commissioners or administrators
• 8 current or former governors
• 32 current or former state government cabinet members
• 18 current or former mayors
• 33 current or former chancellors or presidents of colleges and universities
• 82 current or former deans of colleges and universities
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Academy Fellows include:
• Thad W. Allen, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant and former Vice Admiral and
Chief of Staff, Commander, Atlantic Area, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security;
• David S. Broder, national political correspondent and columnist, The
Washington Post;
• Elizabeth M. Duke, former administrator, Health Resources and Services
Administration, U.S.Department of Health and Human Service;
• Stuart E. Eizenstat, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and
executive director of Domestic Policy Staff, The White House;
• Paul H. O'Neill, former U.S. Secretary of theTreasury, chairman and CEO of
the Aluminum Company of America, and president of International Paper
Company;
• Alice M. Rivlin, former vice chairperson of the Federal Reserve Board, director
and of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and director of the
Congressional Budget Office; and
• William D. Ruckelshaus, former chairman and CEO of Browning- Ferris
Industries, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Deputy
U.S. Attorney General, and acting director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
The National Academy of Public Administration was created by Congress to help
public sector leaders meet the important and varied management challenges of today and
anticipate those of the future. Chartered by Congress as an independent, non - partisan
organization, the National Academy undertakes its important work on behalf of the public
sector by anticipating, evaluating, analyzing and making recommendations on the nation's
most critical and complex public management, governance, policy and operational
challenges. Through the trusted and experienced leaders that comprise its 680 Fellows and
direct its projects and services, the National Academy improves the quality, performance and
accountability of government.
Under contracts with government agencies, some of which are directed by Congress,
as well as grants from private foundations, the National Academy of Public Administration
provides insights on key public management issues, as well as advisory services to
government agencies
The academy also provides opportunities for its Fellows to exchange and develop
ideas on a variety of government management and policy issues. The academy supports five
standing panels that provide input to the academy's agenda of studies and serve as collegial
forums for fellows to exchange ideas and interact with experts outside the academy, including
senior government officials.
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A NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
presents
THE INDUCTION OF THE
2010 ACADEMY FELLOWS
and the
THE TWENTY - EIGHTH ANNUAL
JAMES E. WEBB LECTURE
delivered by:
Phil Sharp
President, Resources for the Future
and the
presentation of the
GEORGE GRAHAM AWARD FOR
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE
TO THE ACADEMY
Renaissance Marriott Hotel
Washington, DC
November 18 2010
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GOVERNMENTd
THE ANNUAL WEBB LECTURE PROGRAM
The Webb Lecture Program honors James E. Webb. Mr. Webb's career, cc
by his exemplary contributions as Director of the Bureau of the Budge:
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, server
standard for those who want to improve and strengthen the capacitie-
performance of government.
The Webb Lecture Program is sponsored by the Academy's Fund for Excel
in Public Administration, through a generous grant from the Kerr Found.
The annual lecture is presented by a distinguished American.
New Fellows are formally inducted into Academy membership during the Lc
Program.
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4:30 — 5:15 p.m. INDUCTION OF 2010 FELLOWS
5:15 —6:15 p.m.
6:15 — 7:00 p.m. RECEPTION
PROGRAM
Presentation of New Academy Fellows
Elizabeth K. Kellar, Chair
2010 Fellows Nominating Committee
THE JAMES E. WEBB LECTURE
Phil Sharp, President
Resources for the Future
7:00 — 9:00 p.m. JAMES E. WEBB DINNER
Presentation of the Honorary Fellow
Kenneth S. Apfel, Chair
Board of Directors
Presentation of the George Graham Award for
Exceptional Service to the Academy
Naomi B. Lynn, Chair
George Graham Award Committee
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Election to membership in the National Academy of Public Administration is based upon rnrtai
exemplay contributions and continuing active commitment to improving public
administration in the United States.
The Board of Directors
of the
National Academy of Public Administration
is pleased to announce
the results for the
new Directors and Fellows Elections
DIRECTORS ELECTED IN 2010
John J. Callahan
R. Scott Foster
Norman J. Johnson
Janice Lachance
Paul L. Posner
Robert J. Shea
2010 FELLOWS -ELECT
[Names with Positions at the Time of Election]
DAN E. ARVIZU
Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Executive Vi
President,
Midwest Research Institute
JOHN BARTLE
Director, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omai
DERICK W. BRINKERHOFF
Distinguished Fellow in International Public Management, RTI Internation
CHUNG -KIL CHUNG
Chief of Staff to the President, Republic of Korea
R. LEON CHURCHILL, JR.
City Manager of the City of Tracy, California
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TERRY L. COOPER
Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Citizenship and Democratic Values,
University of Southern California
EDWARD 1 DEMARCO
(Acting) Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency
MICHAEL L. DOMINGUEZ
Director, Strategy, Forces and Resources Division, Institute for Defense An,
MELVIN J. DUBNICK
Professor, Political Science, University of New Hampshire and Professor emt
Rutgers University- Newark
WILLIAM DUNCOMBE
Professor, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University
JOHN L. FLATEAU
New York State Senate, Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Relatio
BENJAMIN GINSBERG
Johns Hopkins, Founding Director, Washington Center for the Study of
American Government
CAROLYN J. HEINRICH
Professor and Director, La Follette School of Public Affairs
CHRISTOPHER HOOD
Gladstone Professor of Government and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxfo
University
ROBERT J. LAMB
Executive Director, Friends of the National Zoo
HARLEY G. LAPPIN
Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Department of Justice
RONALD 0. LOVERIDGE
Mayor, City of Riverside, California
MAYA MACGUINEAS
President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Director,
Fiscal Policy Program, New America Foundation
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DAVID A. MADER
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Organization, Booz Allen Hamilton
BETH SIMONE NOVECK
United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Director, White House C
Government Initiative, Executive Office of the President
ERIC PATASHNIK
Professor of Politics and Public Policy; Associate Dean, Frank Batten Schoo
Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia
RUDOLPH G. PENNER
Senior Fellow, Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Public Policy, Urban Institt_
MYRA HOWZE SHIPLETT
Distinguished Fellow, Project on National Security Reform and
President, RandolphMorgan Consulting, LLC
THOMAS J. SHOOP
Vice President and Editor in Chief, Government Executive Magazine, Atlan
Media Company
CARMEN J. SIRIANNI
Morris Hillquit Professor of Labor and Social Thought and Professor of Socio
and Public Policy, Brandeis University and Visiting Professor, Ash Inst
for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University
JEFFREY C. STEINHOFF
Executive Director, KPMG Government Institute and Managing Director,
KPMG LLP
MICHAEL C. VAN MILLIGEN
City Manager, Dubuque, Iowa
DAVID M. VAN SLYKE
Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Maxwell School
Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
GEORGE VOINOVICH
Senator, United States Senate
JUDITH A. YOUNGMAN
Professor of Political Science, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
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THE WEBB LECTURERS
2010 — Phil Sharp
2009 — T. R. Reid
2008 — Neal R. Peirce
2007 — David S. Broder
2006 — Thomas E. Mann
2005 — Marc H. Morial
2004 — Julie L. Gerberding
2003 — Newt Gingrich
2002 — Sean O'Keefe
2001 — David M. Walker
2000 — Richard Danzig
1999 — Derek Bok
1998 — Richard L. Thornburgh
1997 — Lawrence K. Grossman
1996 — William D. Ruckelshaus
1995 — Daniel Goldin
1994 — Robert D. Reischauer
1993 — William Winter
1992 — John W. Gardner
1991 — Alice M. Rivlin
1990 — James Watkins
1989 — Frank Press
1988 — Charles A. Bowsher
1987 — Elmer B. Staats
1986 — Samuel Phillips
1985 — Allen Neuharth
1984 — Alexander Trowbridge, Jr.
1983 — James Beggs
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THE TWENTY- EIGHTH ANNUAL
JAMES E. WEBB LECTURE
PHIL SHARP
Phil Sharp became President of Resources for the Future
on September 1, 2005. His career in public service
includes ten terms as a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives from Indiana, and a lengthy tenure on
the faculty of the John F. Kennedy School of Government
and the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.
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Founded in 1952 as an independent and nonpartisan
research institution, RFF is the oldest Washington think
tank devoted exclusively to policy analysis on energy,
environmental, and natural resource issues. Sharp leads
a research and administrative staff of more than 80 persons and oversees an
institutional endowment of nearly $70 million.
Prior to his service in Congress from 1975 to 1995, Sharp taught political science
State University from 1969 to 1974. Following his decision not to seek an eleventl
consecutive term in the House, Sharp joined Harvard's Kennedy School, where he
Lecturer in Public Policy from 1995 to 2001. He served as Director of Harvard's Ins
of Politics from 1995 to 1998 and again from 2004 until August 2005. He also was
Senior Research Fellow in the Environmental and Natural Resources Program from
to 2003.
Born in Baltimore in 1942, Sharp was raised in Elwood, Indiana. After a year at De
University, he transferred to Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, wl
he graduated cum laude in 1964. He spent the summer of 1966 at Oxford Universl
received his Ph.D. in government from Georgetown in 1974.
GEORGE GRAHAM AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERV
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served for ten years as president of Eastern Washington
University and before that he held teaching or administrative
positions at Syracuse University, Indiana University and the
University of Missouri. In 2004 -2005 he was the Winant
Visiting Professor of American Government at the University of Oxford, and a
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and for the past six years has served on the Academy Board of Directors and as Chi
the board Membership Committee. He is the recipient of the Dwight Waldo, John GE
Charles Levine, and Donald Stone Lecture awards, as well as the Order of Meritoriot
Diplomatic Service Award from the Republic of Korea. George is the author of num(
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Timothy B. Clark, Vice Chair
Jennifer L. Dorn, President and Chief Executive Officer
Diane M. Disney, Secretary
John J. Callahan, Treasurer
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(As of November 2010)
Kenneth S. Apfel
Donald J. Borut
John J. Callahan
Gail C. Christopher
Timothy B. Clark
Diane M. Disney
Jennifer L. Dorn
H. George Frederickson
David F. Garrison
Norman J. Johnson
C. Morgan Kinghorn, Jr.
Nancy Kingsbury
Janice Lachance
Gregory Lashutka
Robert J. Shea
J. Christopher Mihm
Thomas H. Stanton
Cindy L. Williams
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2010 ACADEMY FELLOWS
DAN E. ARVIZU
Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Former Executive Vice
President, Midwest Research Institute; Senior Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer, Federal and Industrial Client Groups, CH2M HILL Companies; Executive,
Sandia National Laboratories; Engineer, Customer Switching Laboratory, AT &T Bell
Telephone Labs.
JOHN BARTLE
Director, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska -Omaha (UNO).
Former positions with University of Nebraska - Omaha: David Scott Diamond Alumni
Professor of Public Affairs; Director, School of Public Administration; Professor,
Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Director, MPA Program, University of
Nebraska Graduate College. Courtesy appointments in Environmental Studies
(UNO), Department of Health Services, Research and Administration (University of
Nebraska Medical Center) and Center for Public Administration, Sun Yat -Sen
University, China; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lecturer SUNY
Binghamton; Lecturer, School of Public Policy and Management, The Ohio State
University; Research Analyst, Minnesota Taxpayers Association, Saint Paul,
Minnesota; Research Analyst, Minnesota Tax Study Commission, Saint Paul,
Minnesota; Intern, Department of Finance and Management, City of Saint Paul,
Minnesota; Research Assistant to the Director of Tax Policy Studies, American
Enterprise Institute.
DERICK W. BRINKERHOFF
Distinguished Fellow in International Public Management, RTI International. Former
Senior Fellow in International Public Management; Principal Social Scientist, Abt
Associates Inc; Senior Social Scientist, University of Maryland - College Park;
Associate Director for Research and Program Leader, International Development
Management Center; Resident Advisor, Ministry of Planning, Haiti; Senior
Development Management Specialist, Office of Rural and Institutional Development,
U.S. Agency for International Development; Independent Management Consultant;
Consultant, Goodmeasure, Inc.; Researcher, Institution for Social and Policy
Studies, Yale University; Researcher, Education Development Center; Researcher,
Graduate School of Administration, University of California, Riverside; Volunteer,
Peace Corps.
CHUNG -KIL CHUNG
Chief of Staff to the President, The Blue House, Republic of Korea. Former
President, The University of Ulsan. Former positions with Seoul National University:
Associate Professor, Professor, the Graduate School of Public Administration; Dean,
the Graduate School of Public Administration; President, the Korean Association of
Public Administration; Visiting Scholar, the Brookings Institution; Assistant Professor,
Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Kyung -book National
University, Korea; Section Chief of Planning, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fishery; Passed the National Examination for High Rank Civil Service, Korean
Government.
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R. LEON CHURCHILL, JR.
City Manager of the City of Tracy, California. Managing Director, City of Reading,
Pennsylvania; Town Manager, Town of Windsor, Connecticut; Assistant City
Manager, City of Charlottesville, Virginia; Utility Operations Manager, City of Norfolk,
Virginia; Assistant Town Manager, Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts; Manager for
Budget and Management Systems, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric
Company; Executive and Administrative Assistant, City of Austin, Texas.
TERRY L. COOPER
Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Citizenship and Democratic Values, University of
Southern California. Former Professor, School of Public Administration, University of
Southern California; Fulbright Professor, Department of Government and Public
Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Visiting Professor, Department of
Public Administration, University of Kansas; Visiting Professor, Yonsei University,
Seoul, Korea; Assistant Professor of Social Ethics and Urban Affairs, Center for
Urban Affairs, University of Southern California; Instructor, School of Religion,
University of Southern California; Lecturer, School of Religion, University of
Southern California.
EDWARD J. DEMARCO
(Acting) Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency. Former positions with Federal
Housing Finance Agency: Senior Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer,
Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer (OFHEO). Former positions with Social
Security Administration: Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Associate
Commissioner for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics. Former positions with U.S.
Department of Treasury: Director, Office of Financial Institutions Policy; Director,
Office of Government Sponsored Enterprise Policy; Senior Financial Economist,
Office of Financial Institutions Policy. Former positions with the U.S. General
Accounting Office: Senior Financial Economist, Financial Institutions and Market
Issues; Financial Economist, Doctoral Research Fellow.
MICHAEL L. DOMINGUEZ
Director, Strategy, Forces and Resources Division, Institute for Defense Analyses.
Former positions with the U.S. Department of Defense: Principal Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, including service as Acting Secretary of
the Air Force; Assistant Director for Space, Information Warfare, and Command and
Control, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Former Research Project Director,
Center for Naval Analyses; General Manager, Tech 2000 Inc.; Associate Director for
Programming, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Director for Planning and
Analytical Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program
Analysis and Evaluation; Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Program Analysis and Evaluation; Program Analyst, Office of the Secretary of
Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation; Military service in various
assignments with the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force.
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MELVIN J. DUBNICK
Professor, Political Science, University of New Hampshire and Professor Emeritus,
Rutgers University- Newark. Former Professor of Political Science, Director of MPA
Program, University of New Hampshire; Former positions with Queen's University,
Belfast: Northern Ireland International Research Fellow, Visiting Professor /Senior
Fellow, Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research, Fulbright
Fellowship, Queen's International Fellow. Former positions with The State University
of New Jersey- Rutgers: Professor Emeritus; Professor of Political Science and
Public Administration; Acting Chair, Graduate Department of Public Administration;
Director, On- campus MPA Program (Competitive Fellowship Leave). Former
Professor of Public Administration and Chairperson, Department of Public
Administration, School of Business and Public Administration, Bernard M. Baruch
College /City University of New York; Associate Professor, Departments of Political
Science and Public Administration; Director, Masters of Public Administration
Program, University of Kansas; Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science,
Loyola University of Chicago; Policy Analyst (NASPAA Fellowship), Office of
Regulatory Economics and Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce; Assistant
Professor of Political Science; Associate Director, Undergraduate Public Affairs
Program, Emporia Kansas State University.
WILLIAM DUNCOMBE
Professor, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Former positions with The
Maxwell School, Syracuse University: Associate Director, Education, Finance and
Accountability Program; Professor, Department of Public Administration; Associate
Professor, Department of Public Administration; Assistant Professor, Department of
Public Administration; Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research.
Former Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, The University of
Georgia.
JOHN L. FLATEAU
New York State Senate, Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations. Former
Senior Policy Advisor, Majority Conference, New York State Senate; Former
positions with The City University Of New York: Professor Of Public Administration,
Medgar Evers College; Dean, School Of Business; Dean Of Institutional
Advancement, Senior Fellow, DuBois Bunche Center For Public Policy. Former
Director, Census Information Center; Director, Brooklyn International Trade and
Development Center; Executive Director, Medgar Evers Educational Foundation;
Chief Of Staff to Mayor David N. Dinkins, Office of the Mayor, City of New York;
Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Urban Development Corporation,
New York State; Executive Director, Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus,
New York State Legislature; Plaintiff Researcher in U.S. Supreme Court; Principal
Research Analyst, New York State Assembly; Chief of Staff, Assemblyman Al Vann;
Teacher and Program Administrator, District Council 37, AFSCME Education
Department.
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BENJAMIN GINSBERG
Founding Director, Johns Hopkins University, Washington Center for the Study of
American Government, Founding Director, Master's Program in Government, and
Founding Director, MA/MBA Program. Former positions with Johns Hopkins
University: Founding Director, Master's Program in Government; Founding Director,
MA/MBA Program, Master's Program in Global Security, and Undergraduate Public
Service Fellowship Program; Executive Board, Arts and Sciences Advanced
Academic Programs, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences; Special Assistant to the
Dean, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences/Whiting School of Engineering; elected to
Academic Council, Johns Hopkins University. Former positions with Cornell
University: David Bernstein Professor of Political Science; Department of
Government; Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Founding
Director, Institute for Public Affairs; Director, Cornell -in- Washington Residential
Program, Secretary of the Graduate Faculty; Acting Chair, Department of
Government.
CAROLYN J. HEINRICH
Professor and Director, La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin;
Affiliated professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin. Former positions with
University of Wisconsin- Madison: Associate Director, Research and Training,
Institute for Research on Poverty; Associate Professor, La Follette School of Public
Affairs. Assistant Professor of Public Policy, The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill; Research Associate, The University of Chicago; Research Director, The
University of Chicago Pew Charitable Trusts Study on Public Management and
Government Performance; Associate Director, Center for Social Program Evaluation,
The University of Chicago; Research Associate, American Bar Foundation.
CHRISTOPHER HOOD
Gladstone Professor of Government and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
University. Former Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy, London
School of Economics; Professor of Government and Public Administration, Sydney
University; Senior Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore;
Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Glasgow; Research Fellow, SSRC
Machinery of Government Project, University of York (Institute of Social and
Economic Research).
ROBERT J. LAMB
Executive Director, Friends of the National Zoo. Former positions with U.S.
Department of the Interior: Senior Advisor for Management and Collaborative Action,
Office of the Secretary; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget and Finance, Office of
the Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management, and Budget, Office of the Secretary;
Director of the Office of Budget/Chief of the Division of Budget Operations, Office of
the Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management, and Budget, Office of the Secretary;
Director of Budget and Director of Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Mines. Former
Budget Analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, U.S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS); Management Intern, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS).
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HARLEY G. LAPPIN
Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, U. S. Department of Justice. Former positions
with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U. S. Department of Justice: Regional Director;
Warden, United States Penitentiary; Warden, Federal Correctional Institution
Administrator, Planning and Management Branch, Central Office. Former Associate
Warden, Federal Medical Center, Carville, Louisiana; Administrator, Federal Prison
Camp, Jesup, Georgia; Administrator, Central Inmate Monitoring, Western Region,
San Francisco, California; Case Manager, Federal Correctional Institution,
Texarkana.
RONALD O. LOVERIDGE
Mayor, City of Riverside, California. Former City Councilman, City of Riverside,
California.
MAYA MACGUINEAS
President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Director, Fiscal Policy
Program, New America Foundation. Former Social Security Adviser, McCain
Presidential Campaign; Senior Policy Analyst, The Brookings Institution; Policy
Analyst, The Concord Coalition; Equity Researcher, PaineWebber; Research
Assistant to Dr. Robert Litan, The Brookings Institution.
DAVID A. MADER
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Organization, Booz Allen Hamilton. Former
Managing Director, Sirota Survey Intelligence LLC; Former positions with the Internal
Revenue Service, the U. S. Department of Treasury: Acting Deputy Commissioner
for Modernization and CIO; Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Chief, Management
and Finance; Chief, Management and Administration; Assistant Commissioner,
Human Resources and Support; Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Planning and
Research; Assistant District Director, State of New Jersey; Assistant Director, Detroit
Computing Center.
BETH SIMONE NOVECK
United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Director, White House Open
Government Initiative, Executive Office of the President. Former Obama -Biden
Transition Team; Professor of Law, New York Law School; Director, Institute for
Information Law and Policy, New York Law School; Director, Democracy Design
Workshop, New York Law School.
ERIC PATASHNIK
Professor of Politics and Public Policy; Associate Dean, Frank Batten School of
Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia. Former Faculty member, School
of Public Affairs, University of California -Los Angeles; Faculty member, Yale
University; Research Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution.
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RUDOLPH G. PENNER
Senior Fellow, Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Public Policy, Urban Institute.
Former Managing Director, Barents Group, a KPMG Company; Director,
Congressional Budget Office; Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute;
Assistant Director for Economic Policy, U.S. Office of Management and Budget,
Executive Office of the President; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Senior Staff Economist,
Council of Economic Advisors.
MYRA HOWZE SHIPLETT
Distinguished Fellow, Project on National Security Reform and President,
RandolphMorgan Consulting, LLC; Senior Consultant, Bluelaw International; Senior
Consultant, KnowledgeBank, Inc. Former Project Director and Senior Consultant,
National Academy of Public Administration; Director, Center for Human Resources
Management, National Academy of Public Administration; Director, Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts; Director of Administration, Federal Housing Finance
Board; Associate Director for Passport Services and Associate Director for Human
Resources, Department of State; Assistant Director for National Security and
International Affairs, Office of Personnel Management; Director of Personnel;
Federal Trade Commission; Staff member, Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth,
VA, U.S. Department of the Navy.
THOMAS J. SHOOP
Vice President and Editor in Chief, Government Executive Magazine, Government
Executive Media Group, Atlantic Media Company; Executive Editor, GovExec.com.
Former Associate Editor, Government Executive magazine.
CARMEN J. SIRIANNI
Morris Hillquit Professor of Labor and Social Thought and Professor of Sociology
and Public Policy, Brandeis University and Visiting Professor, Ash Institute for
Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard University. Former Chair,
Collaborative Governance Workgroup; Co- Initiator of the Civic Engagement
Committee (with Harry Boyte); Member of the Energy and Environment Policy
Committee of the Urban Policy Committee, Obama 2008 Presidential Campaign;
Research Director, Reinventing Citizenship Project funded by The Ford Foundation.
JEFFREY C. STEINHOFF
Executive Director, KPMG Government Institute and Managing Director, KPMG LLP.
Former Managing Director, Financial Management and Assurance; and Assistant
Comptroller General of the United States for Accounting and Information
Management, Government Accountability Office (GAO).
MICHAEL C. VAN MILLIGEN
City Manager, Dubuque, Iowa. Assistant Village Manager, Skokie, Illinois; Public
Information Officer, Skokie, Illinois; Administrative Assistant to the Sheriff and Police
Officer /Investigator, Carbondale, IL.
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DAVID M. VAN SLYKE
Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Maxwell School of
Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. Former Senior Research
Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute; Faculty Member, Transnational NGO
Project, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs; Visiting Faculty Member, Maastricht
Graduate School of Governance, Maastricht, Netherlands; Assistant Professor,
Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies, Andrew Young School of
Policy Studies, Georgia State University; Director, Nonprofit Studies Program.
GEORGE VOINOVICH
Senator, United States Senate. Former Governor, State of Ohio; Chairman, National
Governors Association; Chairman, Republican Governors Association; Chairman,
Council of Great Lakes Governors; Chairman, Midwestern Governors Conference;
Chairman, Jobs for America's Graduates Program; Vice Chairman, National
Governors Association; National Governors Association Executive Committee; Co-
Lead Governor for Federalism, National Governors Association; Co- Chairman,
National Governors Association Task Force on Education; Chairman, National
Governors Association Education Action Team on School Readiness; Chairman,
National Governors Association Child Support Enforcement Work Group; Vice
Chairman, National Governors Association Committee on Criminal Justice and
Public Safety; National Governors Association Committee on Human Resources;
Mayor, City of Cleveland; Trustee, U.S. Conference of Mayors; President, National
League of Cities; Board Member, National League of Cities; Lieutenant Governor,
State of Ohio; Commissioner, Cuyahoga County; Auditor, Cuyahoga County;
Member, Ohio House of Representatives.
JUDITH A. YOUNGMAN
Professor of Political Science, U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Former Associate
Professor of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy; Assistant Professor of
Government, Gallaudet University; Vice President, Public Affairs, Rhone Poulenc
Rorer (now Sanofi - Aventis); Executive Director, Public Issues Management, Merck &
Co., Inc.; Director, International Affairs, Pfizer Inc.
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A Tribute to Ellliot L. Richardson J. T. Smith, Member
Elliot Richardson Board
Michael Rogers, Chair
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Secretary James Baker
Senator George Mitchell
Moderated by Ron Brownstein
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Edward Montgomery, Dean
Georgetown Public Policy Institute
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BIOGRAPHIES
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Secretary James A. Baker, III, has held
senior government positions under three U.S.
presidents. He served President George Bush as the
nation's 6 I st Secretary of State from January 1 989
through August 1992, a period when the United
States confronted the unprecedented challenges and
opportunities of the post —Cold War era. Mr. Baker
served as the 67th Secretary of the Treasury from
1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He
served twice as White House Chief of Staff -- from
1981 to 1985 under President Reagan and from
1992 -1993 under President Bush. His record of
public service began in 1975 as Under Secretary of
Commerce to President Gerald Ford. Long active in
American presidential politics, Mr. Baker led presidential campaigns for
Presidents Ford, Reagan, and Bush over the course of five consecutive
presidential elections from 1976 to 1992.
A native Houstonian, Mr. Baker graduated from Princeton University in 1952
with a bachelor's degree in History. After two years of active duty as a
lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, he entered The University of Texas
School of Law at Austin and graduated with honors in 1957. Mr. Baker is a
senior partner in the law firm of Baker Botts L.L.P. He is Honorary Chairman of
the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University and serves on
the board of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In recent years, he has
served with former Congressman Lee Hamilton as co- chairman of the Iraq Study
Group, with President Jimmy Carter as co- chairman of the Commission on
Federal Election Reform and with former Secretary of State Warren Christopher
as co- chairman of the National War Powers Commission. He and his wife, the
former Susan Garrett, reside in Houston, and have eight children and 17
grandchildren.
BIOGRAPHIES
Senator George J. Mitchell was born and
raised in Waterville, Maine and graduated from
Waterville High School, Bowdoin College, and
Georgetown University Law Center. He served as
United States Attorney for Maine, and as United
States District Court Judge for Maine. In 1980, he
was appointed to the United States Senate from
Maine. He left the Senate in 1995 as the Senate
Majority Leader, a position he had held since
January 1989.
Senator Mitchell served as chairman of the Peace
Negotiations in Northern Ireland. Under his
leadership, the governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom and the
political parties of Northern Ireland agreed to the historic Good Friday
peace accord. At the request of President Clinton, Prime Minister Barak,
and Chairman Arafat, Senator Mitchell served as chairman of an
International Fact Finding Committee on violence in the Middle East. In
2009, President Obama appointed Senator Mitchell as Special Envoy for the
Middle East.
Senator George Mitchell is the son of immigrants who, though they did not
receive formal education, deeply understood the power that education
would provide for their children. Although his family was poor, they
embraced the American dream. With the support of scholarships and
financial aid, Senator Mitchell and his siblings were all able to go on to
college. With a personal knowledge of the importance of higher education,
Senator Mitchell established the Mitchell Scholarship Program (now the
Mitchell Institute) in 1995, with a goal of increasing educational opportunity
for Maine students. To date just under $8 million in scholarships has been
awarded to nearly 1,800 Maine students to support their pursuit of a college
education.
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THE ELLIOT L. RICHARDSON PRIZE
The Elliot L. Richardson Prize is awarded to individuals who
possess the public service virtues exemplified by its
namesake, Elliot Richardson, the only individual to serve in
four Cabinet -level positions in the U.S. government,
including Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare,
Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, and Secretary of
Commerce. Acclaimed as a leader of impeccable integrity,
Elliot was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom,
the nation's highest civilian honor.
After his death in 1999, friends and admirers of Elliot
Richardson established this prize in his memory. Recipients
of the Richardson Prize are selected based on their
demonstrated achievement by significantly advancing the
public good; as well as, a long -term commitment to public service undertaken with a
generosity of spirit, thoughtfulness in the pursuit of excellence in government, courage
and integrity.
Originally housed at the Council for Excellence in Government, in 2010 the Prize moved
to the National Academy of Public Administration. The Prize has been made possible by
the generosity of Hitachi, Ltd., and the Hitachi Foundation, as well as several individual
contributors. The Prize Fund supports a $100,000 award which is divided evenly among
the recipients. Consistent with the public spiritedness of its benefactor, recipients of the
award designate a charitable organization to receive half of their prize award.
The National Academy is privileged to house this important award. Previous
recipients include distinguished public servants such as Lee Hamilton, Tom Kean,
Norman Y. Mineta, Sandra Day O'Connor, Colin Powell, Alice Rivlin, and George
Shultz.
MODERATOR
Ronald Brownstein is the political director for The Atlantic Media Company, with
responsibility for coordinating overall political coverage at its publications, which
include The Atlantic, National Journal, the Hotline and Congress Daily. He writes a
weekly column on politics and policy which appears simultaneously in National Journal
and the Los Angeles Times, as well as articles in National Journal and The Atlantic.
Ronald is the author or editor of six books and has twice been named a finalist for the
Pulitzer Prize, receiving that recognition for his coverage in the Los Angeles Times of
both the 1996 and 2004 presidential campaigns.
His previous positions include White House and national politics correspondent for the
National Journal in Washington, D.C., West Coast Correspondent for the National
Journal, contributing editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and the chief staff
writer for Ralph Nader.
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Gail C. Christopher
Timothy B. Clark
ELLIOT RICHARDSON PRIZE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
William T. Coleman, Jr.
David T. Ellwood
Patrick Gross
Joseph E. Kasputys
Joseph E. Kasputys
Nancy Kingsbury
Greg Lashutka
Gwendolyn S. King
John D. Macomber
Patricia G. McGinnis
Norman Y. Mineta
Jonathan Moore
Michael C. Rogers
John Thomas Smith II
Henry S. Richardson
John Thomas Smith II
Frank Weil
John C. Whitehead
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Donald J. Borut
John J. Callahan
Gail C. Christopher
Timothy B. Clark
Diane M. Disney
Jennifer L. Dorn
H. George Frederickson
David F. Garrison
Norman J. Johnson
C. Morgan Kinghorn, Jr.
Nancy Kingsbury
Janice R. Lachance
HITACHI THE HITACHI FOUNDATION
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J. Christiopher Mihm
Robert J. Shea
Thomas H. Stanton
Cindy L. Williams
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Elliot Richardson was the founding chairman of The Hitachi
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Hitachi President, Dr. Katsushige Mita. Assembling a diverse and top
quality board, Richardson's vision guided the Foundation for 12 years.
His purposeful leadership and graceful touch are reflected across the
full breadth of Foundation programs even today. Richardson was
convinced that most problems we face, either locally, nationally or internationally, could
not be solved by government alone but required partnerships across sectors. He wanted
The Hitachi Foundation to be a catalyst in creating and guiding such partnerships. Indeed,
The Hitachi Foundation, with a mission to discover and expand business practices that
create tangible, enduring economic opportunities for low- wealth Americans, is at the
intersection of business and society forging partnerships for the common good.
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the National Academy is trusted across government to be objective
and to find practical, innovative solutions by bringing the best thinking
and experience to bear on government problems. The National
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and lead the institution and its work. Among our Fellows are former
cabinet officers, members of Congress, governors, mayors, and state
legislators, as well as distinguished scholars, business executives,
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JENNIFER L. DORN
For four decades, the National Academy of Public Administration has served as a valued brain trust of experienced
leaders with impressive public service credentials. In literally hundreds of in -depth studies, analyses and research
projects across government, we have offered practical, results- oriented solutions to the challenges facing America.
Today, our 600 Fellows remain dedicated to helping government leaders build accountable, efficient and transparent
organizations that deliver results.
These are difficult times, however, with higher public expectations and greater demands on government than ever
before. Many challenges —from the economic impact of mega- catastrophes to the growing federal deficit — extend far
beyond the reach of any single government agency, single level of government or even the government alone. Always
a thought leader, the National Academy will build on its reputation for independence and non - partisanship to engage a
broader community. We invite you —as leaders of government, industry and the non - profit and foundation world —to work
in partnership with us to tackle today's challenges and pursue new strategies to improve our government and our nation.
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Overview
The National Academy of Public
Administration is a non - profit, independent
coalition of top public management
and organizational leaders that tackles
the nation's most critical and complex
challenges. With a network of more
than 600 distinguished Fellows and an
experienced professional staff, the National
Academy is uniquely qualified and trusted
across government to provide objective
advice and practical solutions based on
systematic research and expert analysis.
Established in 1967 and chartered by
Congress, the National Academy continues
to make a positive impact by helping federal,
state and local governments respond
effectively to current circumstances and
changing conditions.
Learn more about the National Academy
and its work at www.NAPAwash.org.
Who We Are
National Academy Fellows are
elected by peers based on their
impressive contributions to and
experience in the field of public
leadership and management. The
Fellowship includes the nation's top
leaders, policymakers and public
managers in federal, state and
local government; distinguished
scholars of public policy and public
administration; and talented business
executives and labor leaders. They
bring passion and commitment to
our mission of improving government.
Individually, they are experts and
trusted thought leaders; collectively
they are a national treasure.
Among the more than 600 illustrious
National Academy Fellows are:
08 current or former members
of the U.S. Congress
18 current or former presidential
cabinet members
32 current or former federal
department deputy and under
secretaries
85 current or former federal
department assistant secretaries
48 current or former federal agency
commissioners or administrators
08 current or former governors
31 current or former state
government cabinet members
18 current or former mayors
68 current or former city or county
managers
32 current or former chancellors
or presidents of colleges and
universities
79 current or former deans of
colleges and universities
The work of the National Academy is
supported by more than 75 creative,
capable and experienced staff
members, who undertake research
and work with Fellows to deliver the
organization's work products.
What We Do
Much of the National Academy's work
is requested by government agencies
or Congressional committees that
seek assistance with a particularly
difficult or complex management
problem. Working with the client,
the National Academy develops a
scope of work and draws from its
pool of Fellows to form a panel with
experience relevant to the client's
needs. The panel oversees the project,
providing the high -level expertise
and broad experience that clients
seek. National Academy staff and
consultants support the work of the
panel with top quality research and
analysis. At any one time, National
Academy panels and staff may be:
> Establishing benchmarks for
environmental programs that
cross federal, state and local
sectors;
> Helping federal judiciary
agencies create new budget
processes;
• Developing a peer review system
for human resource programs at
a statewide university;
> Improving coordination and
priority- setting for emergency
response across jurisdictions;
> Creating a management
transformation plan for major
federal law enforcement and
intelligence agencies; or
> Helping policymakers better
understand the complex
intergovernmental
transportation system.
In addition to client- driven work,
the National Academy relies on
foundation grants, support from other
organizations committed to good
government and charitable gifts to
develop reports and convene forums
and conferences to tackle some of the
nation's toughest challenges. Most
often, these issues cannot be resolved
by a single government agency, a single
level of government or even by the
government alone, but instead require
interdepartmental, intergovernmental
or networked solutions.
Academy work products include:
> In -depth studies, analyses and
research reports;
> Advisory services and technical
assistance;
• Forums and conferences;
> Executive briefings; and
> Congressional testimony.
How to Reach Us
With a solid reputation for non-
partisanship and independence,
government and foundation leaders
often call upon the Academy to
undertake studies and research.
The National Academy works with
its clients to develop the details of
the work required for each project.
Often using its sole- source authority
or MOBIS eligibility, the National
Academy is able to meet the needs
of government clients in a flexible
and timely manner. The availability
of these important contracting
vehicles is one more reason why
the National Academy is uniquely
able to provide valuable expertise
to government leaders in a client -
friendly environment.
To engage the National Academy
or to discuss potential partnerships,
contact us at 202 - 347 -3190.
The National Academy of Public
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Our 600 Fellows bring
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to the National Academy
mission of improving
government. Individually,
they are experts and trusted
thought leaders; collectively
they are a national treasure.
Shaping our Nation's Future: Re- engaging America
The challenges facing American
government are unprecedented.
The federal governrnent is running
large deficits and accumulating
record levels of debt. Current tax
and spending policies threaten
to overwhelm the federal budget,
imposing obligations on future
generations of Americans and putting
the economic well -being of America
at risk. State and local finances are
similarly precarious.
At the same time, pressure is
mounting to increase government
spending and find new ways to
meet the commitments made to
Americans about health care and
retirement security. There are growing
expectations and changing needs
in other areas as well, including
the need to upgrade and expand
the nation's infrastructure, improve
education and cope more effectively
with catastrophic events.
LOOKING AHEAD, WORKING
TOGETHER _
If we are going to successfully address
these issues and ensure the current
and future prosperity of our nation,
Americans must come together as
never before to set priorities, make
difficult decisions and find innovative
solutions. There is no easy way out.
Economic growth alone will not suffice,
and politicians, fearful of disappointing
powerful voter blocs, have found it
increasingly difficult to make the hard
choices that are necessary.
It is time to re- engage Americans
of all ages in setting the course for
their communities, their states and
the nation.
The National Academy of Public
Administration seeks to convene
and promote national dialogues
on the urgent and complex issues
we face and the difficult trade -offs
we must make to ensure that our
nation remains economically strong
for generations to come. Early
evidence suggests that once people
understand the scope and causes
of the problem, they are eager to
consider solutions and willing to make
sacrifices for the common good, as
long as government and policymakers
are held accountable for producing
results. Through online discourse,
town-hall meetings, survey research
and innovative outreach strategies,
the National Academy and others
are pursuing a strategy of public
education, problem - solving and the
revitalization of democratic ideals.
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The Big Ideas
At its 2004 Winter Retreat, the Academy's Board of Directors identified 10
key issues — "Big Ideas" —that it felt were important to public governance in
the years ahead and deserved Academy attention.
Approximately 100 Fellows were involved in the initial development of the 10
Big Ideas. Some projects were developed, implemented and completed.
Others matured to the point of becoming part of the Academy's ongoing
work. More detailed archived material on the projects and those who
participated in them can be accessed by clicking Biq Ideas.
Below is a synopsis of some of the projects and their accomplishments.
Emerging Issues: Given the centrality of emerging issues to the Academy
and its mission, the Board determined to make the identification of Emerging
Issues an ongoing part of the Academy's work.
Fiscal Future: The Fiscal Future Committee, chaired by Fellow Ed
DeSeve, addressed the pressing fiscal issues that federal, state and local
governments confront. It sponsored a June 2005 forum on "The Role of
Budget Processes and Concepts" at which Congressman John Spratt,
former CBO Directors Rudolph Penner and Robert Reischauer and former
Congressman William Frenzel presented. In December2005, the committee
issued a final report and recommendations on the nation's fiscal situation,
Ensuring the Future Prosperity of America: Addressing the Fiscal Future.
The report was released at a public event featuring Fellows Alice Rivlin and
Paul A. Volcker. (Link to report)
Health Care: Building on the work of the Fellows on the Health Care
Committee, the Academy entered into a partnership with the National
Academy of Social Insurance and successfully applied for a grant from the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The grant was awarded for an
examination of the management aspects of health care, aimed at improving
the system by reducing costs and increasing efficiency and access. A
project panel from the two Academies was formed, with Fellow Bill Morrill as
Chair. This work is ongoing.
Intergovernmental: The result of this committee's work was the
establishment of an Intergovernmental Center at the Academy. The Center
has developed a research and data program and an education program
panel. It plays a key convening role and is holding an ongoing series of
forums. The Federal Systems Standing Panel has worked closely with the
Center on its development and programs. The Center also has a strong
working relationship with the "Big 7" organizations representing
intergovernmental interests in Washington, DC; those organizations have
provided support for the Center's programs. Additional information about the
Center and its work is at The Intergovernmental Center.
International: The International Committee has partnered with Princeton
University's Woodrow Wilson School and Bobst Center on a "Fragile States"
project. The partnership is focusing on engaging and providing assistance
to those working to build or rebuild the capacity for governance in fragile or
post- conflict states. The Academy side of this partnership is being led by
Fellows Ralph Widner and Enid Beaumont, Chair of the International
Standing Panel. The Public Service Panel was recently asked to contribute
to a draft paper on lessons learned from efforts to reform civil services
around the world.
Prisons: The Prison Committee examined several pressing issues related
to prisons. The committee then developed a project related to the
connectivity of health care delivery between prisoners in prison, and
provided once they have returned to the community following incarceration.
Fellow Mike Quinlan, formerly Federal Bureau of Prisons Director, is
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chairing the committee. The committee has developed a funding proposal
and is looking for support for several case studies to examine the public
administration aspects of this problem.
Public Service: This committee focused on two projects. The first was the
development and creation of a governmentwide framework for public service
reform. This framework was subsequently discussed at a U.S. Government
Accountability Office forum on this topic. GAO's report on the forum and the
framework developed by the Fellows committee were sent to all members of
Congress with a cover letter from Comptroller General David Walker and
former Academy President C. Morgan Kinghorn.
The second project was to tackle the management issues surrounding the
multisector workforce. A task force of Fellows from the original Public
Service Committee has helped guide this project, as has the Standing Panel
on the Public Service under the Chairmanship of Roz Kleeman and Bob
Tobias. The task force produced a concept paper identifying and outlining
six key public administration issues associated with the multisector
workforce. The Academy has hosted two forums to help develop its
research and is currently overseeing case studies at three federal agencies,
designed to examine the key issues and develop answers to the
management challenges they present. Case studies are being planned at
other federal agencies through the Academy's Human Resources
Management Consortium. The Academy regularly presents its work on this
issue at conferences and other public forums. For more information on the
Multisector Workforce project.
Social Equity: The Social Equity Committee developed papers on three
topics of current interest and concern to public administrators: "What does
the Educational Experience of Young Men of Color Tell us About Social
Equity ?," by Dr. Philbert Aaron; "Measuring Social Equity Performance in the
Criminal Justice System," by Dr. Jim Brunet and "Social Equity: Health and
Health Care Indicators," by Richard W. Hug. Findings from these papers
were presented at the Academy Standing Panel on Social Equity in
Governance Conferences in 2006 and 2007. It is anticipated that these
papers and others will be published as part of a book now being developed
by the Social Equity Standing Panel under the leadership of Fellows Costis
Toregas and Norman Johnson.
The 10 Big Ideas are listed below in the order in which the Board ranked
them.
To view the current status of each Big Idea, please click on the hyperlinked
title.
1. Fiscal Future: Develop approaches for federal, state, and local
governments to deal with their financial issues and the potentially increasing
structural deficit, by improving public understanding of the scope and
consequences of the problem, as well as its impacts if any on our ability to
meet national goals and on the influence of the United States in the world.
Click for Final Report of the Committee
2. Health Care: Analyze the current health care system in order to
recommend how to create a fiscally responsible health care system.
Click for committee information
3. Department of Homeland Security: Assist in ongoing implementation of
the new department and assess and advise on its effectiveness and assess
opportunities to improve existing organizational structures.
Click for committee information
4. Inter - governmental Systems: Provide leadership in developing improved
trust, collaboration, and interdependency among the various levels of
government (federal, state, and local) for delivering effective public services
by clarifying roles and responsibilities; and consider establishing an
Academy Center for Inter - governmental Relations, focused initially on
changes required to reconcile the strengths of our decentralized system with
the need for a more consistent and uniform response to issues of national
urgency, such as homeland security, K thru 12 education, Medicaid, and the
threat of bioterrorism.
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5. International: Recommend approaches for a new Academy role in
international relations to assist foreign governments in improving their
management capacity and governance.
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6. Bioterrorism: Develop practical approaches and procedures to address a
bioterrorism attack, with particular emphasis on the need for effective inter-
governmental and multi - disciplinary cooperation and coordination, including
simulated responses using case studies, scenarios, and "serious games"
that can facilitate analyzing and learning about a variety of potential
outcomes.
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7. Prisons: Analyze the current status of prison management and the
federal -state corrections system with the intent of recommending specific
methods for improving management and accountability, as well as
identifying the cost drivers and structures for prison systems.
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8. Public Service:Given the realities of 21st Century public service:
• How can we ensure that agencies have the capacity and resources
to effectively source and manage talent across sectors needed to
meet current and future mission requirements?
• What management capabilities, systems and flexibilities does the
blended government workforce need to carry out its mission?
• How should values of public service, based on merit principles, be
applied across this blended workforce?
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9. Social Equity/Justice: Evaluate the effect of government programs on
social equity, economic inclusion, and racial reconciliation and recommend
ways to improve governmental decision - making.
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10. Emerging Issues: Establish an "emerging issues forum" to provide early
identification of critical issues for future Academy focus, thus providing a
highly valued, on- demand capability to offer the Academy's trusted advice to
Congress, the White House, Governors, city or county officials, and senior
executives at all three levels of government.
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mail at sbelcher(@napawash.orq.
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