News: Management
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Stanchfield stewards pensions
As executive director of the District of Columbia Retirement Board, Eric
Stanchfield, a 1982 alum, oversees the investment of pension assets and the
administration of pension benefits. The District of Columbia Retirement
Board is a public pension agency with assets of approximately $4 billion
serving police officers, firefighters and teachers.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Professionals to discuss careers, leadership with students
Public management students will hear from senior officials participating in a panel discussion on Monday organized by public management professors Donald Moynihan and Susan Yackee.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Moynihan sharing analysis of use of federal performance data with GAO
Professor Donald Moynihan
and co-author Stéphane Lavertu are meeting with an official from the
U.S. Government Accountability Office in November to discuss new
research on the federal government's use of performance management data.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Study finds state compensation system prompts newer prosecutors to quit
Changes in the compensation system for assistant district attorneys could reduce turnover and improve public safety, according to a new La Follette School report.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Yackee advises on limiting 'capture' of regulating agencies
Professor Susan Yackee
is advising members of Congress and federal agency officials this week
about legislation to help prevent powerful special interests from
"capturing" and controlling federal agencies that regulate their
activities.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Moynihan examines Hurricane Katrina, red tape
How an agency's culture affects the actions the agency takes is illuminated in new research from public affairs scholar Donald Moynihan on the federal response to Hurricane Katrina.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Moynihan elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
Associate director Donald Moynihan
has been elected to become a fellow of the National Academy of Public
Administration, one of the youngest members to ever be elected since
Congress chartered the academy in 1967.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Performance management in Israel to be discussed
Professor Shlomo Mizrahi of Ben-Gurion University will present on
performance management in Israel at the La Follette School seminar on
Wednesday, September 21, at noon in the conference room.
Monday, June 13, 2011
American Society for Public Administration honors Bryson for scholarship
La Follette School alum John Bryson received the 2011 Dwight Waldo Award from the American Society for Public Administration. The award honors persons who have made "outstanding contributions to the professional literature of public administration over an extended scholarly career of at least 25 years."
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sewer lateral report informs Milwaukee task force
A 2010 report by La Follette School students informed recommendations made by a City of Milwaukee task force on the city's sewer system.