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What's Happening with the Fire Service?

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

From 2014-2016, he was a Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In that role, Adam helped provide strategic direction, policy advice, management oversight, and operational coordination for eleven agencies with an overall budget of more than $3.1B and 30,000 employees.

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Municipal finances face a shaky future

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The problem with equilibrium or shrinkage is that personnel is the biggest cost for cities, and wages go up not down, not to mention the issue with retirees and pensions--typically local governments may stint on wages but in return offer great pensions often with health care, but these are underfunded creating significant financial overhang.

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to Twitter and other news sources (" WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative ," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. I first understood the DC area transit planning gap in two dimensions.

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Meet the New Featured Contributors

GovLoop

He spent 17 years with Booz Allen Hamilton, and three years at American Management Systems doing state and local human services work. He has a master’s degree in public policy from Duke University and a bachelor’s degree from Colby College. Prior work supported governments and community organizations in Rhode Island.

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25 Exciting Career Paths in Public Administration

Masters in Public Administration

State and local governments, as well as finance and insurance, are also potential employers. Public Administration Consultant. Being an expert in administration, many public administration professionals can go into consulting. They make policy and procedural recommendations for meeting budgets, deadlines, etc.

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

I’m not a fan of additional layers of neither government, nor federal intervention on state matters in general; however, if the state doesn’t do its job in keeping the local government or municipalities in check in budgeting year-to-year and the community is unwilling or unable to uphold its bargain, change or intervention must occur somewhere.

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Designing Public Budgeting Simulations: Leveraging Behavioral Insights to Enhance Engagement and Decision-Making

Death and Taxes

By Jackson Dille Questions for Practitioners How does the starting point of a budget simulation shape how participants engage with the budget making process? What role can simple design elementssuch as prompts, visual indicators, or default valuesplay in encouraging more realistic or legally compliant budget outcomes?