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21 August 2017 | Partisan Alignment and Delegation to the U.S. Bureaucracy, By Christine Palus & Susan Webb Yackee*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

It was a great honor to receive the Beryl Radin Award at the 2017 PMRC conference at American University in June for our article entitled, “ Clerks or Kings? He passed away in 2009; yet, his legacy in the field of Public Administration continues to live on. Partisan Alignment and Delegation to the U.S.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Though I am privileged to be the general manager, it’s your Metro, so please let us know how we can serve you better. I am empowering all staff members to own our service outcomes and to proudly represent America’s transit system. As you travel the region this fall, I hope you will choose Metro.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021. Dr. Heather Wilson From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Heather Wilson served as Secretary of the U.S. Dave currently serves as a senior advisor for Blackstone Investment Group.

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Linda Lenz, founding editor of Catalyst Chicago, dies at 77 | Technical assistance for local schools advocates

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Lenz, had an extensive background in local news reporting, including on the education beat, realized that advocates needed focused information to better help them carry out their responsibilities wrt school management and oversight.

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To and from origin stations can be difficult: More on the Silver Line and intra-neighborhood transit (tertiary network)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

An intra-neighborhood shuttle, an element of what I call the tertiary transit (sub)network, would address the problem. Some examples exist, especially in Tempe, Arizona.

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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Seismic performance of wide-beam infill-joist block RC frames in Turkey. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 29(1): 1-9. Why RC buildings failed in the 2011 Van, Turkey, earthquakes: construction versus design practices. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 31(3): Korkmaz, K.A. Environmental Geology 57: 307-320.

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