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The current and past columns of Neal Peirce, an Academy Fellow and syndicated columnist, can be found on the Academy's website.

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TEMPTING TARGETS
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American Association for Budget and Program Analysis
The American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) is a professional organization whose members comprise the entire range of financial management professionals.

American Political Science Association's Media Resource
The American Political Science Association's Media Resource website provides information on political news, including synopses of recent research in leading journals, press releases, publications, and contact information for experts on various political issues.

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) encourages excellence in research, teaching, and practice in the field of public policy analysis and management.

The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) exists to advance the science, processes, art, and image of public administration.

The Alliance for Regional Stewardship
The Alliance for Regional Stewardship is a national peer-to-peer learning network of regional leaders who benefit by sharing experiences and working collaboratively on innovative approaches to common regional challenges.

The Congressional Institute, Inc.
The Congressional Institute, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to helping Members of Congress better serve the nation and to helping the public better understand public policy debates and the operations of the national legislature.

Council for Excellence in Government
The Council, a non-profit organization of more than 700 Principals, seeks to improve the performance of government through two principal goals: to strengthen results-oriented management and creative leadership in the public sector, and to increase public understanding, confidence, and participation in government.

Environmental Compliance Consortium
The Environmental Compliance Consortium is a collaborative effort among state environmental agencies to develop better ways to measure and manage the environmental and compliance performance of regulated entities.

Environmental Council of the States
The Environmental Council of States works to champion the role of states in environmental management; provide for the exchange of ideas, views and experiences among states; foster cooperation and coordination in environmental management; and articulate state positions to Congress, federal agencies and the public on environmental issues.

FedStats
FedStats provides statistics from more than 70 federal agencies.

Government Accountability Office
The Government Accountability Office performs audits and evaluations of Government programs and activities in its role as the investigative arm of Congress.

Govleaders.org
GovLeaders.org is an online resource for government managers who are committed to the continual development of their leadership and management skills.

International City/County Management Association
The International City/County Management Association works to maintain and enhance public trust and confidence in local government, to achieve equity and social justice, to affirm human dignity, and to improve the quality of life for the individual and the community.

International Personnel Management Association
IPMA, a professional association for public personnel professionals, provides professional human resource management leadership, education, information, and representation services to advance organizational objectives and quality in the public sector.

Institute for Public Affairs
The Institute for Public Affairs, the first think-tank organization in the Slovak Republic, is an independent public policy research institute founded in February 1997, and located in Bratislava.

Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Management Systems
The Multi-State working group is an organization that convenes government, non-government, business and academic interests to conduct research, promote dialogue, create networks and establish partnerships that improve the state of the environment, economy and community through systems-based public and private policy innovation.

Municipal Management Association of Northern California
Municipal Management Association of Northern California is an individual membership organization of local government professionals in northern California, providing programs and networking opportunities to improve the management of local governments.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
NARA oversees the management of federal government records, including presidential diaries, historic correspondence, and a display of presidential gifts from around the world.

National Association of State Chief Administrators
NASCA is a national organization of the chief officers of administrative services in state government that helps its members implement public policy and improve government efficiency and effectiveness.

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration(NASPAA)
The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) promotes excellence in public service and in public service education; its members consist of 250 graduate programs offering the Masters of Public Administration, Public Affairs and Public Policy.

National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE)
NASPE provides a forum for state personnel executives to share information on human resource issues and, collectively, to influence those issues through the conduct of professional research and the participation in various regional and national committees, forums and meetings, so that members can better achieve their states' missions and business objectives.

The National Center for Environmental Innovation
The NCEI focuses on improving environmental outcomes by fostering innovative policy solutions through cooperative action among EPA, the states, businesses and communities.

Office of Management and Budget
OMB's predominant mission is to assist the President in overseeing the preparation of the Federal budget and to supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies.

Public Employees Roundtable
Public Employees Roundtable (PER) is a non-profit non-partisan coalition of organizations representing more than one million public employees.

Public Policy and Management Section of Knowledge@Wharton
The Public Policy and Management section of the web site Knowledge@Wharton is an interactive web resource that contains articles on critical business, management and economic issues; commentary on business news; original research; book reviews; interviews with top business leaders; online access to business and economic conference reports; as well as access to Wharton's database.

The Rural Policy Research Institute
The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs.

Thomas (Legislative Information on the Internet)
Thomas allows users to track the activities of Congress.

United States House of Representatives
This official site contains information on the House, including how to contact members.

United States Senate
This official site contains information on the Senate, including how to contact members.

 

 

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