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Justice, Fairness, Inclusion, and Performance.

Solving Public Management Challenges

Through Independent Thought Leadership and In-Depth Analysis

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Established in 1967, the Academy responds to requests for assistance from Congress; federal agencies; and state, local, and international government entities on issues of importance. As a Congressionally-chartered non-partisan 501(c)3 nonprofit, we also provide thought leadership that advances the field of public administration through the work of our research staff and nearly 1,000 elected Fellows.

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Latest Updates

The Academy would like to bring your attention to the following resources and announcements:

A Field Guide for Financing Public-Sector Integrated Data Systems and Evaluation

The federal government spends over $1.2 trillion annually on grants to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, whose leaders need to know what works and how to sustain high performance. This field guide explains how policy, program, data, and finance leaders at all levels of government can use funding across federal grants and other sources to support robust, efficient integrated data systems and evaluation capacity.

Ensuring Excellence: A Guide for Cultivating Healthy High-Performing Agencies

This report is a playbook for agency leaders and managers with practical strategies and evidence-based practices to improve their agency’s organizational health in order to achieve meaningful and measurable results. The report underscores how important a strong internal culture focused on high performance is to the delivery of essential public services.

2024 Academy Fall Meeting!

The 2024 Academy Fall Meeting was held last month, November 13 - 15, in Washington, DC. Check out the site for the highlights!