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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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Host James-Christian Blockwood discusses government performance and HR systems with Gabe Menchaca of the Niskanen Center and Academy Fellow and Government HR expert Steve Krauss. 

Menchaca summarizes a Niskanen-Academy study describing wide variatio... more

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Host James-Christian Blockwood interviews Soraya Correa, President and CEO of  the National Industries for the Blind and former Chief Procurement Officer at the US Department of Homeland Security,  and Greg Giddens, of Potomac Ridge Consulting, and f... more

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James-Christian Blockwood discusses U.S. Office of Personnel Management's modernization of federal HR and retirement IT systems with OPM’s Rebecca Ayers and Academy Fellow Brodi Fontenot. 

Building on a 2021 academy report urging congressional fundi... more

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Host James-Christian Blockwood talks with Academy Fellow and McGeorge School of Law Professor Clark Kelso and American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Adam White about why public agencies struggle and what the executive branch does in response. Th... more

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Gabe Menchaca
Senior Policy Analyst at the Niskanen Center
Niskanen Center
Episode: Merit- and Skills-Based Hiring and What's Next For Government Workforce Management with Fellow Steve Krauss and Gabe Menchaca of the Niskanen Center
Steve Kraus
Academy Fellow, leader in public administration and workforce policy
National Academy of Public Administration
Episode: Merit- and Skills-Based Hiring and What's Next For Government Workforce Management with Fellow Steve Krauss and Gabe Menchaca of the Niskanen Center
Rebecca Ayers
Deputy Associate Director for HR Strategy and Evaluation Solutions at the Office of Personnel Management
Office of Personnel Management
Episode: Big Changes Mean Big Challenges for Shared Services and Government HR with Academy Fellow Brodi Fontenot and OPM's Rebecca Ayers
Brodi Fontenot
Academy Fellow, nationally recognized expert in federal human resources and workforce transformation
National Academy of Public Administration
Episode: Big Changes Mean Big Challenges for Shared Services and Government HR with Academy Fellow Brodi Fontenot and OPM's Rebecca Ayers
Clark Kelso
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Professor at McGeorge School of Law
McGeorge School of Law
Episode: Executive Power and Civil Service Reform with Adam White and Clark Kelso
Adam White
Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute and Co-Director of George Mason's Center for the Study of the Administrative State
American Enterprise Institute; George Mason University
Episode: Executive Power and Civil Service Reform with Adam White and Clark Kelso
Teri Gullo
Former Director of Budget Analysis, Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Budget Office
Episode: Budgeting is Policy, or How Government is like 'The Matrix' with Teri Gullo and Karl Maschino
Karl Maschino
Former Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Government Accountability Office
Episode: Budgeting is Policy, or How Government is like 'The Matrix' with Teri Gullo and Karl Maschino
Orice Williams Brown
Acting Comptroller General of the United States and Head of GAO
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Episode: The GAO High Risk List with Acting Comptroller General Orice Williams Brown and Kimberly Walton

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James-Christian Blockwood
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Merit- and Skills-Based Hiring and What's Next For Government Workforce Management with Fellow Steve Krauss and Gabe Menchaca of the Niskanen Center
Q: How do you view the role of skills-based hiring in both state and federal governments, and what are the practical challenges to implementing it?
Skills-based hiring centers competition on demonstrated capabilities rather than biography. The challenges include creating robust job architectures, developing reliable assessments, and aligning internal IT and policy frameworks, while ensuring the process remains fair and broadening access for diverse applicants.
Merit- and Skills-Based Hiring and What's Next For Government Workforce Management with Fellow Steve Krauss and Gabe Menchaca of the Niskanen Center
Q: Can you tell us what stood out from the state HR study and where those insights came from?
The study found that there is no single best model for state civil service systems and highlighted the wide variability across states, with convergence toward skills-based hiring but a lack of consistent metrics to evaluate success, suggesting a need for better measurement and data-driven approaches.
Big Changes Mean Big Challenges for Shared Services and Government HR with Academy Fellow Brodi Fontenot and OPM's Rebecca Ayers
Q: What is the administration trying to achieve with federal HR modernization?
The goal is to build a merit-based workforce and modernize how we manage people, ensuring federal employees can do their best work and that HR processes are centralized, efficient, and data-driven.
Executive Power and Civil Service Reform with Adam White and Clark Kelso
Q: What would rebuilding trust in government look like in practical terms?
Focus on targeted reforms and concrete improvements in specific agencies where progress is observable, such as safety and efficiency, to demonstrate bipartisan gains and public value.
Executive Power and Civil Service Reform with Adam White and Clark Kelso
Q: What are your thoughts on the unitary executive theory and its impact on the administrative state?
He is skeptical of the theory's breadth, noting historical limits and the enduring role of independent agencies; governance benefits from a mix of presidential power and independent agency structure.

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