Examine the information about the merit system at the office of Personnel Management at the following OPM sites: U.S. Merit Systems Principles https://www.mspb.gov/msp/meritsystemsprinciples.htm U.S. Merit systems Prohibited Personnel Practices https://www.mspb.gov/ppp/ppp.htm  Keys to Managing the Federal Workforce https://www.mspb.gov/mspbsearch/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=1371890&version=1377261&application=ACROBAT Discuss how one can recognize the merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices. Focus on the various mandates […]

Using at least three peer reviewed sources and other web resources highlighted in the course (ASPA, ICMA, etc.), create a presentation showing the key challenges facing todays leaders in the public sector. You may use any of the freely available presentation software such as emaze (https://www.emaze.com/) or Prezi (https://prezi.com/) as well as PowerPoint. Include more […]

DescriptionThe website of The Tennessee Comptrollers Office gives the appearance of transparency. There one can find an invitation to see how the office is fulfilling its mission as well as a plethora of audits on various state organizations. http://www.comptroller.tn.gov/ Listen to the video of the Tennessee Office of Open Records Counsel Public Hearing in Nashville, […]

Assignment 1: Public Administration The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Due Week 3 and worth 210 points The purpose of the assignments is to introduce students to the field of public administration and nonprofit organizations by identifying and analyzing the challenges a public administrator faces in a dynamic organizational and political environment. Each assignment builds […]