Technical Challenges (TCs) are finite-duration research and development endeavors supporting the strategic goals of NASA. The Hypersonic Technology project’s Technical Challenges include estimation of uncertainty for hypersonic research problems and vehicle systems, testing controls for switching engines mid-flight, and researching more efficient fuel combustors for...
How voter challenge laws are being abused to disrupt the election process Introduction Introduction In November 2023, just after off-year elections and as states were preparing for the upcoming presidential primaries, a registered voter in Waterford Township, Michigan challenged the voting eligibility of over 1,000 of their neighbors. A month later, the clerk of the...
A lawyer and former state legislator, Secretary of State Cord Byrd was appointed in May 2022 by Governor Ron DeSantis to serve as Florida’s Secretary of State. Since May, Secretary Byrd has traveled to each of Florida’s 67 counties, meeting with every county Supervisor of Elections and inspecting every county election office. In this Episode of Who’s Counting? with...
The World Health Organization reports there were 473 000 cases of cholera — an acute diarrheal disease that can kill within hours if untreated — in 2022. That is double the number from 2021, and it is estimated to have almost doubled again in 2023, now up to 700,000 cases. Currently, 23 countries are reporting cholera outbreaks, including the Democratic Republic of...
Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Public Administration Post Date: May 12, 2017 By: Larry Cooley Most of my career has been spent working with and for the governments of developing countries. In the ‘60s and early ‘70s, this work focused on building institutions in nations newly independent from their colonial pasts. In the ‘90s, the focus was on the nations...
Media Advisory: NAPA and University of Southern California Hold August 29th Forum on Challenges Facing State Governments Post Date: August 07, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy will hold a one-day forum in Sacramento, California on August 29th to examine...
NAPA Forum on Challenges Facing Local Governments Also Focuses on Promising Innovations and Best Practices Post Date: September 29, 2017 AUSTIN, TX – A forum held today by the National Academy of Public Administration, The University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs and Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service examined the...
NAPA Fall Meeting Focuses on Governance Challenges and Solutions; Celebrates the Academy’s 50th Anniversary Post Date: November 17, 2017 The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting this week, focusing on governance challenges and solutions, and celebrating the Academy’s 50th Anniversary.“This year’s Fall Meeting was especially...
National Academy of Public Administration Releases White Paper on Governance Challenges and Solutions Report Details Findings of 2017 “Governing Across The Divide” Forums Post Date: December 14, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today released a new white paper, Governing Across The Divide: Four Best Practices for Intergovernmental...
MEDIA ADVISORY: National Academy of Public Administration To Hold Annual Fall Meeting November 1-2 Meeting Will Focus on “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” Post Date: October 15, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting on November 1-2, focusing on “Grand Challenges in Public Administration.” At...