Celebrating Disability Pride Month
Written By Teresa Thomas, Program Lead, Neurodiverse Talent Enablement at MITRE Every Summer in the United States, Disability Pride Month marks the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act
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Bringing Lessons from Autism IT Initiatives to Everyone
By Jonathan Paul Katz, Policy Advisor and Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Disability Employment Policy As an autistic adult who works on disability policy, I often receive articles from friends
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By Nancy Augustine, Director, Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships With the support of the Center for Accountability, Management, and Innovation (CAMI), the National Academy of Public Administration’s Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships
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Biden Administration Launches New Thriving Communities Program
At the Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships, we seek to identify cross-agency collaborations that promote program assessment, design, and implementation for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. On October 6, 2022,
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Results for America Intergovernmental Programs and Resources
Recently, the Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships worked with Results for America staff on a panel addressing effective intergovernmental collaboration. During that session, RFA referenced several programs, some of which reflect
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Biden and the Health Insurance Cliff: A Looming Intergovernmental Challenge
by Frank J. Thompson, Academy Fellow and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University Through legislative and executive initiatives, the Biden administration has successfully bolstered federal programs to preserve and expand
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What Is It Like to Receive Pandemic Relief Funding?
Many Americans struggle with the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Acts, funding has
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Tapping Neurodiverse Tech Talent—A Roadmap for Federal Agencies
By Jim Cook, MITRE Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Our nation currently faces a cybersecurity and technology workforce gap that impacts the public and private sectors alike. The
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The Academy and the PRAC: Revisiting the First Three Pandemic Relief Spending Panels
Originally written by Brad Riley, former Academy Intern, and revised by James Higgins and Miles Murphy Since the onset of the pandemic, Congress has provided an unprecedented $5 trillion in
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Intergovernmental Dimensions of Advancing the Economy, Health, & Social Equity
Academy Fall Meeting 2021 West Coast Region – November 2021 By Rich Callahan, Academy Fellow Ongoing discussions in Congress and the White House across the range of pandemic and economic
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Investing in Workforce Development While Promoting Equity
On November 15th, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA is an investment in America’s infrastructure that will provide $550 billion in new investments
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Three Ways Local Leaders Can Center Racial Equity and Inclusion in Economic Recovery
This is a repost written for Urban Institute, by Madeline Brown and Julia Payne. Access the original article here. The pandemic-induced recession has disproportionately affected people of color because of historic and
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