Congratulations to this year's Brownlow Book Award Winner: Carolyn Abbott! Her winning book is "The Politics of Public Pensions: Parties, State Governments and Unions." Carolyn will be presented her award on stage at this year's National Conference, Monday, Nov. 9.https://ow.ly/HaPR50ZVxqS

Next month at the National Conference, we’ll review how the needs of the federal workforce have changed, in many cases dramatically. What can we do to help build a federal workforce for a constantly evolving future? Join us for this plenary panel to find out. https://ow.ly/ZIfl50ZVpSW

Congratulations to this year's Roback Scholarship Awardees! They'll be honored at this year's National Conference Nov. 8-10 at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC. https://napawash.org/event/national-conference

Embracing regionalism! Our guests on the podcast this week know a thing or two about working together across levels of government. Columbus, Ohio Mayor Andrew Ginther and NaCo CEO Matt Chase! Download Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood and listen now! https://ow.ly/c16050ZUuQV

Congratulations to the 2026 Class of Academy Fellows! Meet all of these extraordinary public servants at our site: https://napawash.org/news/2026-fellow-profiles-release

Former US Mint Directors Ed Moy and Ventris Gibson help us understand the finer details of how our country's change adds up, on the latest episode of Management Matters!. https://ow.ly/Qej550ZPYck

Announcing our Closing Keynote Speaker for the 2026 National Conference: ADM. Linda Fagan, former Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard! Learn more about this year's conference and register! https://ow.ly/pBFx50ZRiW5

Billion-dollar disasters have nearly doubled in a decade. Local governments closest to the damage are often least able to plan ahead. The Extreme Weather Resilience Hub exists to help local governments research, plan, and finance resilience before the emergency hits. https://ow.ly/4YUz50ZReMm

You'll never guess what former director of the US Mint Ed Moy collects. Enjoy this fun fact in another piece from the Management Matters cutting room floor! https://ow.ly/K86U50ZQPG9

Later this week: The second in a three-part webinar series around risk information co-presented by The Academy's International Affairs Standing Panel On September 24th, at 7 p.m. Join us! https://napawash.org/event/from-risk-information-to-actionable-and-investable-decisions

Why is the US Mint still important? In a world of digital "currency," what's the impact of minting coins? Former US Mint Directors Ed Moy and Ventris Gibson, help us understand the finer details of how our country's change adds up. https://ow.ly/P9fT50ZPYcj

There is just over a week left to nominate a student for the inaugural Richardson Leadership Lab! We've got some great speakers lined up including Dr. Sesha Joi Moon and Adm. Thad Allen, don't miss this deadline. Nominate by next Friday, Sept. 25! https://napawash.org/richardson-leadership-lab

Tomorrow at 2 p.m. Eastern! Drawing on the Rittel-Webber framework of “wicked problems,” our panel will explore why social equity challenges often resist simple or permanent solutions. https://napawash.org/event/advancing-social-equity-as-a-wicked-problem

How many dimensions should a public service education have? What's needed to prepare tomorrow's public administrators, and how do you build a program for a world changing so fast? Tune in to Management Matters! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1073332/episodes/19748616

It's back-to-school season and we're joined by Fellows David Van Slyke, dean of The Maxwell School at Syracuse University, and Susan Gooden, professor and former dean of the L. Douglas Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University. Listen now! https://ow.ly/U8l850ZKAVO

Who gets to decide what goes on a coin? The Academy talked to some folks who know a lot about this sort of thing. Stay tuned for the Management Matters podcast later this month, when we're joined by former US Mint Directors Ed Moy and Ventris Gibson

The 2026 National Conference is November 8-10, 2026 in Washington, DC. We are inviting organizations that care about the future of government to sponsor this year’s conference. Learn more at our site! https://napawash.org/event/national-conference

The Richardson Leadership Lab is accepting nominations through Sept. 25! For the next generation of leaders who want to shape government. Learn more at our site! https://napawash.org/richardson-leadership-lab

⏲️ There is literally no time to wait. Today is the very last day to lock in your early bird rate for the 2026 National Conference! https://napawash.org/event/national-conference

Reminder! 📣 📣 The Academy is hiring! SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, and FELLOW ENGAGEMENT & ASSOCIATE, RESEARCH AND GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS Learn more about both roles and apply at our careers page: https://napawash.org/careers

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Are headed for an even bigger governing crisis after the 2026 midterm elections? Daniel Schuman of the American Governance Institute thinks it's possible. Learn more about how we might rebalance federal power on this episode of Management Matters: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1073332/episodes/19674488

🌶️ We're kicking off Monday with a "certified spicy" episode of Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood this week. We're joined by Daniel Schuman of American Governance Institute. Can the balance of power to shift toward Congress? https://www.buzzsprout.com/1073332/episodes/19674488

Announcing: The Richardson Leadership Lab! The Richardson Leadership Lab is an invitation-only experience for undergraduate and graduate students nominated by their colleges and universities. Learn more at our site! https://napawash.org/richardson-leadership-lab

You still have time to get the Academy's National Conference Early Bird pricing, through the end of this month! You can also bundle your fee and get access to "Learning Agile Transformation" the next cohort of the Academy's Agile training course, that starts Sept. 14!

This year's "Leading Agile Transformation" cohort is starting next month, Sept. 14! Don't miss your chance to learn from Academy Fellows, leaders and the people who know Agile government best. https://napawash.org/napa-agile-learning

Later this month! Authentic Citizen Engagement: A Leadership Roundtable on Strategic Governance. Aug. 31, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET. How do we move from “government for the people” to “government with the people”? Join us to find out! https://napawash.org/event/local-government-working-group-panel

This year's National Conference is sooner than you think! #natcon26 https://napawash.org/event/national-conference

#ICYMI! The Celebration of the American Public Servant is available to stream on-demand on @c-span.bsky.social: www.c-span.org/program/publ... Thank you to our distinguished speakers for sharing your stories with us. @mayorbowser.dc.gov @duckworth.senate.gov

Thank you for joining the National Academy of Public Administration at the Celebration of the American Public Servant at the Library of Congress! A special thank you to our sponsors for making the night possible! #CAPS250

Can't join us in person today at the Library of Congress? Tune in to your local @c-span.bsky.social! They'll be broadcasting live from the event! #caps250