Learning Agendas: An Effort to Answer -- “Does It Work?”

Submitted by on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 09:00

In 2017, Congress gave tax breaks for investors in designated Opportunity Zones around the country. The idea was that this would generate substantial private sector investments in more than 8.700 lower-income census tracts. Did it work as intended? This is one of scores of research questions raised in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) most recent learning agenda.

Karol Olejniczak

Submitted by on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 08:58

Karol Olejniczak is an associate professor of public policy at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland, and co-founder of the Polish policy research company Evaluation for Government Organizations (EGO s.c.). He was an Ostroms' Policy Analysis Workshop fellow (2006), Kosciuszko Foundation fellow (2012), and Fulbright fellow (2021).

RPA in Federal Financial Management Organizations

Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2021 - 12:27

One significant gain in productivity comes from robotic process automation (RPA). In 2020, the Association for Government Accountants (AGA) Corporate Partners Advisory Group (CPAG) Technology Committee studied the maturity of RPA in federal CFO organizations, and AGA released the results in February 2021. The report is entitled, “RPA In Federal FM Organizations: A Study of Progress.”

New Research Report Recipients

Submitted by on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 14:55

The Center is pleased to announce our latest round of stipends for new reports on key public sector challenges, which respond to the priorities identified in the Center's research agenda. These reports will add great insight to the Center’s content, intended to stimulate and accelerate the pro­duction of practical research that benefits public sector leaders and managers. We expect the following reports to be published later this year.

Karen L. Brazell

Submitted by on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 10:54

From April 2020 to her retirement from government service in January 2021, Karen Brazell performed the duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Enterprise Integration (OEI) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In this role, she continued to focus on enhancing Veteran and employee experiences through effective enterprise integration with an emphasis on people, processes, technology, innovations, and management capabilities. Mrs.

Weekly Roundup: February 8-12, 2021

Submitted by on Fri, 02/12/2021 - 13:52

Michael J. Keegan

Eleanor Merton

Submitted by on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 10:52
Eleanor Merton is a Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington and an embedded researcher at New Zealand’s Public Service Commission. She has edited a number of books and reports in the fields of public administration and public policy, both within government and as Head of Research at one of New Zealand’s foremost policy think tanks. Her forthcoming journal article in Public Management Review explores the dynamics of joined-up government.

Maya McKenzie

Submitted by on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 10:49
Maya McKenzie, MPH, CPH, is an epidemiologist at the Washington State Department of Health. She is certified in public health and has obtained her Master of Public Health Degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Before then, she attended the University of Washington for her undergraduate degree; majoring in Medical Anthropology and Global Health, and Anthropology of Globalization. Her interests are in community health, social and economic development, and health equity. She has been a research assistant at the Seattle Children’s Research

Tad McGalliard

Submitted by on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 10:47

Tad McGalliard serves as ICMA’s director for research, development, and technical assistance with the International City/County Management Association. For the past 18 years, Tad has led programs, projects, and research on creating more sustainable and resilient communities. Prior to ICMA he worked with Cornell University’s Center for the Environment. tmcgalliard@icma.org.

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