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Intergovernmental relationships are complicated and often difficult to understand. The variety of ways public and nonprofit organizations can work together may not be apparent on the surface, but when the organizations are examined more deeply, their interconnected activities are revealed. Each presidential administration impacts American politics and, therefore, expenses and revenues in federal agencies. This, in turn, forces organizations to adjust budgets. Collaborating and cooperating with other organizations is one way many organizations manage to continue delivering services to the public. Today, collaboration and coordination may be even more commonplace and feasible given the advances in information technology and data sharing. Still, more strides can be made to increase interagency collaboration. In this week’s Discussion, you consider a specific instance in which intergovernmental collaboration has occurred, and you analyze its effect on public administration and public service.

For this Discussion, reflect on recent events in the news chronicling collaboration and coordination between public organizations involving federal, state, or local government entities, or between public and nonprofit organizations. Select a specific example of an event that you are aware of, from your own experience or from the media, that illustrates collaboration and coordination among public organizations or between public and nonprofit organizations. Consider the impact of this collaboration and coordination on public administration and public service.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post a brief description of the event you selected. Then explain the impact of this collaboration and coordination on public administration and public service.