#Ethics The Trump Administration Floats a New Way to Humiliate the Legal Profession ...under pressure to ignore a range of ethics rules, a large number of Department of Justice lawyers have quit, opting to lose their jobs but save their careers.

Read more facts on the U.S. economy in its 250th year here:

A federal office designed to stave off the next financial crisis is being dismantled by the Trump administration www.govexec.com/workforce/20... via @govexec.bsky.social

Mandate, link, beyond: curated articles, Mar 23-29, 2026 - @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4ths6rA

Honored that my article “How Do Algorithmic Decision-Making Systems Used in Public Benefits Determinations Fail? Insights From Legal Challenges” received @aspanational.bsky.social SSTIG’s Excellence in Science and Technology in Government Research Award. @pareview.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/puar...

#ASPA2026 - This event is an annual tradition. So glad that everyone had a great time!

New #openaccess article on PAR: Behavioral Charity: Third-Party Ratings of Nonprofits as Salience and Heuristics by Ashraf Haque: doi.org/10.1111/puar...

Disaster and Disability Services.. the importance of inclusion for people with disability. Denise great presentation. @aspanational.bsky.social

⭐ The PAD crew at #ASPA2026! . Our co-editor-in chief Dr Ian C Elliott with Associate Editors Wendy Chen, Alfred M. Wu, and Shahjahan Bhuiyan . Do reach out to them at the conference if you would like to know more about PAD: aspanet.org/Conference20... .

Climate change is already happening in Colorado. Here are 10 signs we can see right now.  coloradosun.com/2026/03/22/1...

We shared our thoughts and experiences around current issues impacting women. The word of the day is resilience. Thanks everyone for your open transparency. @aspanational.bsky.social

#FerrelHeadyRoundtable Let´s reimagine development! Together we can think of solutions to face disruption, meet us on Saturday at 9 in the Franklin Hills Room @aspanational.bsky.social

Easy measures, backpedaling: curated articles, Mar 9-15, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/40vjnpx

This is it! We are very much looking forward to sharing with you in Hollywood. Please see this final version of the #RiggsSymposium2026 program. @aspanational.bsky.social @cristinastk.bsky.social

JUST IN: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying top officials unlawfully relied on deficient legal advice to justify their refusal to do so reut.rs/4urNJXx

Best piece I've seen about scientific funding in this new regime. National Institute on Aging only funded 5.8% of new apps in 2025 compared to 15.8% in 2024. It's not the budget. Project 2025 has rooted institutional changes that are making it impossible to do science www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

If you're headed to #ASPA2026, make sure you show up for this one!

#ASPA2026 - this is going to be an awesome program. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Hollywood!

EXCLUSIVE: Defense civilians face renewed pressure to volunteer for border details supporting ICE and CBP, performing logistics, planning and admin duties for up to 180 days amid DHS shutdown and Pentagon staffing cuts. via Eric Katz buff.ly/vw1r6fO

Accountability, metrics, dashboard: curated articles, Mar 2-8, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4bedDp4

programs, expanded visitation, and postpartum supports that can preserve parent child bonds and reduce recidivism, drawing on research from the National Institute of Justice. To read this @aspanational.bsky.social PA Times Article, click here: patimes.org/the-rise-of-... (3/4)

Comparisons, reckoning, priorities: curated articles, Feb 23-Mar 1, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4cWgHbH

Federal supervisors are poised to soon face limitations on how many employees they can rate as above average in their annual performance reviews after the Trump administration on Monday proposed upending the process for evaluating civil servants. buff.ly/8oMggn0

NEW: A relatively under the radar White House office wants to use AI to overhaul the government's online presence. But the track record of the team thus far has raised questions about who their websites are for, who they leave out and how much sleek design can do. www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...

Guide, lessons, Moneyball - curated articles, Feb 16-22, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4aOUw4w

Human-machine, governance system: curated articles, Feb 9-15, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4ri2l9V

#Ethics Senior Government Lawyers Are Shirking Ethics Rules With Impunity via @LawfareMedia

Challenge, predictive, power: curated articles, Feb 22-8, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance- bit.ly/4auEpcu

The Social Security Administration is shifting more employees to its phone line, a move that employees say risks adding to backlogs www.nextgov.com/people/2026/...

#Ethics Ethics organization calls for investigation into jewelry ad that features assistant secretary via GovExec

Now on #PATimes: Who Owns the Water? Groundwater Governance Challenges in East Texas By Savanna Batson

Holy moly! #ASPA2026 is only six weeks away. We're excited to see everyone in Hollywood! ICYMI, the agenda is on our website now! Check it out and see you soon! www.aspanet.org/annu...

Our final Project 2025 #webinar is a week away, looking at social equity. You'll want to join us for this discussion! More info and to register: www.aspanet.org/ASPA...

#Motivation "There is something enormously fulfilling about being engaged in something bigger than yourself. It imparts a satisfying sense of purpose which, in my experience, is not attained in any other way." - General Brent Scowcroft, Former US National Security Advisor

Now on #PATimes: The Lingua Franca of Leadership, Identity and Opportunity in South Asia By Asad E. Butt

Now on #PATimes: Bedtime Stories for Public Servants: For the Purpose of Consultation By S. Mohsen Fatemi

When Congress voted to end the four-day partial government shutdown, lawmakers included language reiterating that all federal workers receive back pay, despite renewed wrangling by the Trump administration to the contrary. buff.ly/KFBWAQ3

#Equity From @InsideHigherEd#Equity Texas A&M Closes Women’s and Gender Studies Programs

Today's edition of our news digest, Federal Workforce in Turmoil, is available. We're tracking current events related to the ongoing changes to the federal workforce so you don't have to - in your inbox or via the link below. t.co/31dlD8efaf

US House advances bill to fund federal agencies reut.rs/4qjCbT4

Oversight, systems, innovation: curated articles, Jan 26-Feb 1, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4qoSZYY

#ThisWeek is out with a ton of updates, #webinar info, publications, news and more! Check it out in your inbox and get involved with ASPA #ThisWeek! t.co/tTcTnO63pm

Now on #PATimes: Public Administration Paradigms in the AI Era: Revisiting and Reimagining By Tong Chen

ICYMI: PAR's Jan/Feb 2026 edition is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.... Get it through your uni library or our website!

Our Project 2025 #webinar looking at integrity needed to be rescheduled due to a tech glitch. If you wanted to join but couldn't, join us this week: Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. ET! t.co/HFdGq4i1Mv

After missing hiring goals, IRS dials back taxpayer phone assistance targets federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2... via @aspanational.bsky.social

News you may have missed... State Budget Stress Intensifies in 2026 as Federal Aid Fades via @Governing

Now on #PATimes: The College Football Playoff: A Public Administration Spectacle By Benjamin Deitchman

Now on #PATimes: Beyond Turnout: The Election Administrators' Institutional Capacity Question and Developing Voter Education Programs By Ramón Pagán

Now on #PATimes: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Moral Responsibilities of Public Administration By Malcolm K. Oliver