Government Administration

Scholarly essays from a study of public administration undertaking by a career public servant with a Master of Arts in Public Administration. This collection of essays touch on a variety of topics of great interest to those interested in public service or anyone interesting in government or civics.

This book breaks down Project 2025’s key principles and goals with a clear, objective lens, giving you a front-row seat to the ideas behind Project 2025.

Preparing for the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) exams requires a strong understanding of federal procurement principles, regulations, and best practices. Conquer the FAC-C Exams: Your All-in-One Guide to Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Levels I, II, and III is a concise study guide designed to supplement more detailed materials, helping readers focus on core principles and identify areas for further review. This guide provides a structured overview of key federal acquisition concepts at all three certification levels, covering topics such as ...

Lean thinking has revolutionized manufacturing—but its power doesn't end there. In Lean in Government and Education, internationally recognized Lean expert Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman takes readers beyond the factory floor to explore how Lean principles can radically improve public sector services and educational institutions. Through clear explanations, practical strategies, and real-world case studies, this book reveals how tools like Kanban, Takt Time, Heijunka, and Continuous Flow can eliminate waste, improve service delivery, and bring agility to rigid bureaucracies. Whether you're ...

The Next Four Years of a Trump Administration: A Nation in Crisis America stands at a crossroads. With Donald Trump securing a second term in office, the very foundations of democracy, global stability, and the rule of law are under attack like never before. The warning signs were there all along—his disregard for democratic norms, his corruption, his attacks on the press, his erosion of government institutions—but now, unchecked and unrestrained, he is dismantling the country piece by piece. In The Next Four Years of a Trump Administration, this book takes a critical, no-nonsense look ...

Public Procurement and Contract Administration: A Brief Introduction (2nd Edition) is a practical, beginner-focused guide designed to help new public procurement practitioners understand what happens after a contract is awarded—where many procurement processes succeed or fail. Written by Jorge A. Lynch T., an international public procurement and contract administration specialist with nearly 30 years of experience supporting public sector and donor-funded procurement across multiple country and project contexts, this book addresses one of the most persistent gaps in procurement capacity: ...

In Bush, Jean Edward Smith demonstrates that it was not Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, or Condoleezza Rice, but President Bush himself who took personal control of foreign policy. Bush drew on his deep religious conviction that important foreign-policy decisions were simply a matter of good versus evil. Domestically, he overreacted to 9/11 and endangered Americans' civil liberties.

This is a book that could provide academia and anyone in the areas of Sociology, Business, Political Science, Public Administration, Policy and Law an example of how a government agency is created, functions and evolves. I wanted to give a sociological, public administrative and business view into the details of how a government idea is born of necessity. I also wanted to give an example of how stresses and powers contribute to the character of an agency. I also wanted to illustrate how an agency evolves, succeeds and sustains through changing times, to remain relevant. This social science ...

COVID. Climate change. Refugee resettlement. Global supply chains. We're facing a new generation of complex problems, stretching across the public and private sectors. Historically we've looked to government for big solutions, but the reality is, the government we have now is a poor match for the problems we face. We need a fresh new approach. As William D. Eggers and Donald F. Kettl show in this indispensable book, we need a government of bridgebuilders—public managers and leaders who collaborate with partners, both inside and outside government, to get the job done.

An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics laid the groundwork for today's food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This pathbreaking, prize-winning book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why. This book is published by University of California Press.

In Healing Politics, El-Sayed traces the life of a young idealist, weaving together powerful personal stories and fascinating forays into history and science. Marrying his unique perspective with the science of epidemiology, El-Sayed diagnoses an underlying epidemic afflicting our country, an epidemic of insecurity. And to heal the rifts this epidemic has created, he lays out a new direction for the progressive movement. This is a bold, personal, and compellingly original book from a prominent young leader.

After being sworn in as president, Richard Nixon told the assembled crowd that "government will listen...Those who have been left out, we will try to bring in." But that same day, he obliterated those pledges of greater citizen control of government by signing National Security Decision Memorandum 2, a document that made sweeping changes to the national security power structure. Nixon's signature erased the influence that the Departments of State and Defense, as well as the CIA, had over war.

The Assassins' Gate, so dubbed by American soldiers, is the entrance to the American zone in the city of Baghdad. In 2003, the United States blazed into Iraq to depose dictator Saddam Hussein. But after three years and unknown thousands killed, that country faces an escalating civil war and an uncertain fate. How did it get to this point?

“Conquer the CGFM GE Exam: Your Guide to the Certified Government Financial Manager Governmental Environment Exam (Examination 1)” is an essential resource for anyone preparing to become a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM). This comprehensive guide covers all key topics outlined by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) for the Governmental Environment Exam, including the organization, structure, and authority of government at federal, state, and local levels. It delves into the legally-based implications of government finance, exploring sovereignty, taxation, and ...

When COVID-19 broke out, Dr. Aaron Kheriaty’s work put him on the front lines. Realizing that the mental, physical, and economic toll of lockdowns was catastrophic, he began to protest that the cure was worse than the disease—an intolerable heresy. When he refused vaccination because he had natural immunity from a previous infection, the University of California, Irvine, medical school fired him. He fought back, in the courts and in the media, and has become a reliable source of truth amid official obfuscation and censorship.

With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was the most popular drug education program of the 1980s and 1990s. But behind the cultural phenomenon is the story of how DARE and other antidrug education programs brought the War on Drugs into schools and ensured that the velvet glove of antidrug education would be backed by the iron fist of rigorous policing and harsh sentencing.

Well-heeled American corporations have long had a financial stake in undermining scientific consensus and manufacturing uncertainty. In The Triumph of Doubt, former Obama and Clinton official David Michaels details how corrupt science becomes public policy - and where it's happening today.

From the New York Times–bestselling author Stephen M. Walt, The Hell of Good Intentions dissects the faults and foibles of recent American foreign policy—explaining why it has been plagued by disasters like the “forever wars” in Iraq and Afghanistan and outlining what can be done to fix...

Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. While many Christians can explain their church's form of rule or defend it because of its "tried and true" traditions, few people understand their church's administrative customs from a biblical perspective...

This fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative tells the inside story of how the Bush administration used bad intelligence to sell and then justify the Iraq war. Veteran reporters Michael Isikoff and David Corn take the reader behind the scenes at the White House, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress, where controversial decisions and turf battles were fought in the highest circles of the Bush administration.