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Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood

National Academy of Public Administration
Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood
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  • Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood

    Reforming, Rebuilding, Reimagining: Our American Future with Donna Shalala and Norm Ornstein

    09/02/2026 | 32 mins.
    Host James-Christian Blockwood is joined this week by former U.S. Rep. and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala and Norm Ornstein, emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. 
    Our guests will take a long look at how government is functioning now at the local, state and particularly federal level so that they can make some bold predictions about the future. The next 250 years of American government will require reform, rebuilding and in particular reimagining how to best serve the public.
    Management Matters is a presentation of the National Academy of Public Administration produced by Lizzie Alwan and Matt Hampton and edited by Matt Hampton. 
    Support the Podcast Today at: [email protected] or 202-347-3190
    Episode music: Hope by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
    Follow us on YouTube for clips and more: @NAPAWASH_YT
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    BONUS: The Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service Ceremony featuring Sec. Janet Yellen and Gov. Gary Locke

    29/01/2026 | 40 mins.
    On Wednesday, January 28, the Academy held the presentation of the 2025 Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service to Hon. Janet L. Yellen and Hon. Gary F. Locke, featuring a moderated discussion with Jenn White of NPR's 1A. The honorees spoke to a live audience about a range of issues in modern governance, and how their own experiences helped them see what was most important.
    Management Matters is a presentation of the National Academy of Public Administration produced by Lizzie Alwan and Matt Hampton and edited by Matt Hampton. 
    Support the Podcast Today at: [email protected] or 202-347-3190
    Episode music: Hope by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
    Follow us on YouTube for clips and more: @NAPAWASH_YT
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    Efficiency, Oversight, and the Future of the US Government Accountability Office

    26/01/2026 | 27 mins.
    Academy Fellow David Powner, acting managing director for congressional relations at the US Government Accountability Office, joins host James-Christian Blockwood in this week's episode. They get into the details about the importance of GAO's role and the importance of Congress, what oversight can and should be in government, and what's next in the ongoing search for the comptroller general.
    Management Matters is a presentation of the National Academy of Public Administration produced by Lizzie Alwan and Matt Hampton and edited by Matt Hampton. 
    Support the Podcast Today at: [email protected] or 202-347-3190
    Episode music: Hope by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
    Follow us on YouTube for clips and more: @NAPAWASH_YT
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    How Much Can Public Service Education Change in a Year? With David Wilson and Jodi Sandfort

    12/01/2026 | 26 mins.
    With careers in public service under unprecedented scrutiny, David Wilson, Dean of UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, and Jodi Sandfort, Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington, explain why it has never been more critical to reimagine how we prepare students for these roles.

    Management Matters is a presentation of the National Academy of Public Administration produced by Lizzie Alwan and Matt Hampton and edited by Matt Hampton. 
    Support the Podcast Today at: [email protected] or 202-347-3190
    Episode music: Hope by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
    Follow us on YouTube for clips and more: @NAPAWASH_YT
  • Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood

    How Are Federal Workers and Agencies planning for AI? With Alexis Bonnell of OpenAI and Karen Lee of FedsForward

    29/12/2025 | 31 mins.
    Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept. It’s a practical tool reshaping how we work, learn, and govern. Academy Fellow Alexis Bonnell of OpenAI and Karen Lee of FedsForward join host James-Christian Blockwood to discuss strategies for building AI literacy, how experts and public servants are incorporating AI, and what the challenges are today, and tomorrow.

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Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood brings together government and private sector leaders for in-depth conversations about the big issues impacting public service, government and more. A podcast of the National Academy of Public Administration.
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