ASPA Code of #Ethics #2: Uphold the Constitution and the Law. Respect and support government constitutions and laws, while seeking to improve laws and policies to promote the public good. More info: www.aspanet.org/ethics

Now on #PATimes: Bullying Is Not Normal By Anna Marie Schuh

#Motivation "Without leadership, you govern by crisis, and then you lose the trust of the American people." Secretary Leon Panetta Former U.S. Secretary of Defense

Now on #PATimes: Bedtime Stories for Public Servants: The Binder on the Shelf By S. Mohsen Fatemi

Did you know that our #webinar archives have more than 300 hours of recorded content available for viewing at any time? Just one of the many benefits our members enjoy all year long! #MembershipMatters www.aspanet.org/webi...

Now on #PATimes: The High Cost of “Making It Work”: Why Transparency Is a Management Mandate By George S. Welch

#SocialEquity Trump Has "Almost Completely" Erased LGBTQ+ Data. Is Race Next? via @NOTUS

A new nonprofit in North Carolina will focus on spreading accurate information about how elections are run at a particularly volatile time when questions about vote counting and who gets to cast a ballot are increasing. via @ncnewsline.com

📚 New in JSEPA! What role should care play in public administration? Read "Revisiting the Responsibility of Care: Lessons from South Los Angeles" by Sean Angst (Cal State Fullerton). 🔗 doi.org/10.24926/jse... Always free to read! #PublicAdministration #SocialEquity #OpenAccess #JSEPA

Now on #PATimes: Reclaiming Origins, Reshaping Futures: A Call to Reframe Public Administration By Gedeon M. Mudacumura

Our next #webinar is next week on July 16! Part II of our AI and Digitization series looks at AI in the fight against fraud! So happy to partner with The IBM Center for The Business of Government on this event! More info and to register: www.aspanet.org/webi...#webinar

PhD, measure what matters, promises: curated articles, June 29-July 5, 2026 - @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/44MaEkC

News you may have missed... The Partner That’s Not in the Government Budget via @Governing #Nonprofits

Now on #PATimes: Who Adopts a Wheel Tax and Why? By Michael R. Ford

#Ethics Trump’s Pick for Ethics Czar Is a Political Operative via @NOTUS

📚 New in JSEPA! In "Neoliberalism, NIL, and the Decline of Amateurism: Reimagining the Purpose of Higher Education in a Postmodern Era," Jones and Fifolt, at UAB explore how the changing landscape of college athletics is reshaping higher education. 📖 Read the article: doi.org/10.24926/jse...

📢 New in JSEPA! "The Separation of Powers and the Presidential War Against Gender Ideology" by Robert Roberts (James Madison University) explores the intersection of separation of powers, unitary executive branch theory, and transgender rights. 📖 Read it here and share: doi.org/10.24926/jse...

Elon Musk says that no one died because of his demolition of USAID, and that "Kristof is lying through his teeth." So here I invite him to join me on a visit to Africa to see for himself: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...

#Motivation "Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it." - Michael J. Fox, Actor and Advocate

Now on #PATimes: We Already Did This: What Space Governance Can Learn From IT’s Infrastructure Mistakes By Theresa Quitto Dickerson

Now on #PATimes: The AI Action Plan Meets Local Government Reality By Mohammad M. Rahman

Now on #PATimes: What One-Stop Service Reveals About the Delivery Problem By Ping Xu

"The ruling represents a dramatic increase in presidential power, giving Trump and future presidents full control over institutions Congress specifically designed to provide objective oversight and independent judgment." Here's everything you should know:

Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled to expand President Trump’s power to fire independent regulators but carved out on exception for the Federal Reserve, preventing the president from immediately removing Lisa Cook from the central bank.

Webinar on Evaluation and new GAO reports on "performance" issues - curated items, June 22-28, 2026 - @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/3R8WerG

Citizenship isn't learned by watching democracy. It's learned by practicing it. In a new op-ed, Aruna Patel and Jennifer Kallenbach, North Dakota's #WethePeople State Director, explain why the future of democracy starts in the classroom. www.inforum.com/opinion/colu... #CivicEducation #America250

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it.

News you may have missed... Postal Service faces backlash over voter data rule tied to mail ballot delivery via GovExec

Now on #PATimes: The Rotten Fruit of Divided Powers By Renée Cardarell

#Ethics Space Force acquisition nominee faces ethics scrutiny over defense industry ties via GovExec

Now on #PATimes: Leading With Purpose and Practice: Your Call To Convene, Listen and Build By Tony Spearman-Leach and RaJade M. Berry-James

Breaking News: A federal judge rejected key parts of President Trump’s executive order that sought to restrict mail voting.

#Motivation "Freedom is not a state. It is an act." - John Lewis, U.S. Representative

True in the short-term, sure, but as a historian: Dissents do often point the way toward a better future. If you write history, you often find yesterday’s dissents become tomorrow’s triumphs.

Via @governing.bsky.social, an excellent commentary about the late Alan Greenspan and his early years as a public servant. www.govexec.com/management/2...

Now on #PATimes: When Representation Isn’t Representative: The Structural Dilution of Minority Voice By Willie L. Patterson III

NEW: USPS won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday My latest for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...

Now on #PATimes: Closing the Talent Gap: How Innovation Can Expand (Not Limit) Opportunity By Chiamaka Stellamaris Nwede

For more than 40 years, Missourians have paid a small sales tax that supports state parks and soil and water protection programs. This year it is on the Aug. 4 ballot for a 10-year renewal. via @missouriindependent.com

Amid deep polarization, Civic Season brings Americans together to rediscover self, community and country as active and engaged citizens. 🇺🇸 Every summer, between Juneteenth & July 4th, communities gather for this empowering annual tradition, co-created by Gen Z youth. Learn more: thecivicseason.com

Benchmark, blind spot, on ramp: curated articles, June 15-21, 2026, @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4w2ueVq

Now on #PATimes: The Hidden ROI of Community-Based Conflict Resolution By Tanya Settles

Now on #PATimes: The Governance Blind Spot: Fraud Risks in Professional Networks By Edward Kingsley Ocran

ASPA celebrates #Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery. "Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation." - Coretta Scott King

#Ethics Who watches the watchdogs? GAO finds flaws in inspector general oversight system via GovExec

Now on #PATimes: Quiet Quitting in Federal Workplaces May Be More About Leadership Than Laziness By Kearstin Cabiya

ICE plans to sell or give away seven warehouses it bought for $700 million to detain migrants, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. The decision, a major reversal, is a rejection of a signature initiative under the previous homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem. trib.al/o5iUEu3

NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.

The administration is promoting a tool known as the SAVE program to maintain state voter lists. Here’s why that’s a bad idea: bit.ly/4v2OaaJ

#Motivation "Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge." - Adam Kinzinger, Former U.S. Representative