PODCAST: Executive Power and Civil Service Reform with Adam White and Clark Kelso Season 2 · Ep 38
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Apr 30, 2026
Background:The Academy is supporting the District of Columbia's Department of Human Services (DHS) by facilitating a structured TANF Policy Working...
Jan 14, 2026
Background Under Title 6 of the Reauthorization Act: Modernizing the National Airspace System (NAS) SEC. 603. NEXTGEN ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW. (a)...
Dec 09, 2025
Background The Department of War (DoW) is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the nation’s military forces to protect US...
Sep 12, 2025
Background The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) has launched a new research partnership with the Niskanen Center to...
Feb 28, 2025
Background While many public programs deliver important results, the context within which they operate continues to evolve significantly. The pace...
Jan 01, 2025
Background The increasing digitization of government services aims to improve customer experienceby integrating systems and sharing data across agencies. While...
Dec 01, 2024
Background When the Grand Challenges in Public Administration were announced in November 2019, the Academy identified Make Government Artificial Intelligence...
Oct 31, 2024
BACKGROUND The Navy Working Capital Fund (NWCF) is a revolving fund that oversees a range of critical activities for the...
Sep 27, 2024
BACKGROUND The Office of Performance and Personnel Management (PPM) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) leads efforts to...
Sep 04, 2024
PROJECT DESCRIPTION This assessment evaluated and recommended enhancements to NTIA’s IT framework, ensuring it supports its operational and strategic needs...
Aug 12, 2024
BACKGROUND The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was established by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 731). The mission...
Jul 01, 2024
Backround In the Fall of 2015, The Department of Commerce (DOC) transitioned to a shared service delivery model for select...
Jun 07, 2024
BACKGROUND The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides automatic 60-day extensions for filing most tax returns after federal emergency or major...
Jun 03, 2024
BACKGROUND The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) was established in 1950 by Congress with the mission “to promote the progress...
May 16, 2024
Background The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies4Action program funds projects to identify policies, laws, and other public and private sector...
Apr 23, 2024
Background Sustaining high performance and evidence-based policymaking in state and local governments requires access to timely and reliable data. But...
Apr 22, 2024
BACKGROUND Free and fair elections are at the heart of American democracy, and running elections is a core responsibility of...
Mar 30, 2024
The National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) mandates the development and implementation of a National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy to improve...
Jan 24, 2024
BACKGROUND Investment in resilient infrastructure is becoming increasingly urgent because of climate change and the economic and social consequences of...
Jan 09, 2024
BACKGROUND The Montgomery County (Maryland) Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) is a self-sustaining enterprise fund that acts as an...
Nov 17, 2023
BACKGROUND The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency established in 1950 by Congress "to promote the progress...
Oct 26, 2023
BACKGROUND The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) currently provides healthcare to more than 144,000 adults in custody (AICs) in 12...
Sep 28, 2023
BACKGROUND When the Grand Challenges in Public Administration were announced in November 2019, the Academy established the Agile Government Center...
Aug 29, 2023
BACKGROUND The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of...
Jul 31, 2023
BACKGROUND The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) operates as an autonomous executive agency within the federal government, with its primary mission...
Jul 30, 2023
BACKGROUND In the 21st Century, no significant public problem fits entirely within one government agency or even one level of...
Jul 26, 2023
BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Jul 17, 2023
BACKGROUND The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Finance Center (NFC) is an Office of Personnel Management-certified shared service center...
Jul 07, 2023
Report Overview This report offers an assessment of two National Park Service (NPS) programs connected with lands – the Land...
Jul 01, 2023
BACKGROUND The Federal Judicial Center (FJC or the Center) is the research and education agency of the judicial branch of...
Jun 23, 2023
BACKGROUND The Department of Defense (DoD) contracted with the Academy for an independent study of the roles and responsibilities of...
Apr 28, 2023
Background Natural and human-caused disasters are occurring with increasing frequency and severity. In the United States, the number of billion-dollar...
Mar 10, 2023
Background The U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, CT, is a four-year, tuition-free federal service academy that...
Mar 01, 2023
Project: DOJ Law Enforcement Classification Study Client: Department of Justice Description: DOJ entered into an agreement with the National Academy...
The USAID OIG is responsible for conducting oversight activities and detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and violations of law...
Jan 12, 2023
Project: State Regulatory Compliance Processes: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Description: Over the past 18 months, the nation’s economy and society...
Dec 21, 2022
BACKGROUND Established in 1916, part of the National Park Service (NPS) mission is to preserve the nations cultural heritage and...
Sep 23, 2022
Background The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center provides services to employees and customers...
Sep 22, 2022
Sep 16, 2022
BACKGROUND Montgomery County (Maryland) is a majority-minority jurisdiction with over one million people. It is the most affluent and populous...
Aug 08, 2022
Background The mission of the Social Security Administration (SSA) is to provide quality Social Security services to the public. It...
Jul 15, 2022
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides independent oversight and promotes excellence, integrity...
Jun 21, 2022
The National Academy of Public Administration, the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust embarked on an...
Apr 05, 2022
Background The United States experienced a massive disruption beginning in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic that forced government agencies at...
Mar 22, 2022
BACKGROUND The U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, CT, is a four-year, tuition-free federal service academy that...
Feb 01, 2022
BACKGROUND The mission of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is to lead the national...
Jan 15, 2022
The Academy supported the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USDTA) by facilitating its annual strategic planning for Fiscal Year (FY)...
Nov 23, 2021
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is an accredited institution of higher education with about 950 cadets located at Kings...
Sep 28, 2021
The United States Secret Service was established in 1865, originally tasked with the sole purpose of combatting the forgery of...
Jul 31, 2021
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is responsible for the management, conservation and protection of...
Mar 30, 2021
NOAA’s ONMS contracted with the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct: An evaluation of the impact and major achievements...
Mar 17, 2021
Section 1112(b) of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization (NDAA) Act directed the Director of OPM to contract with...
Mar 10, 2021
Impact of funding use regulations: One goal of this study was to review the allowed uses and controls associated...
Mar 04, 2021
Schmidt Futures is sponsoring a series of Academy-convened forums of federal, state, and local practitioners and researchers to create a...
Jan 20, 2021
In recent years, Congress has created a number of agency-related nonprofit research foundations to provide a flexible, efficient method to...
Jan 13, 2021
With more than 350 parks and 116 million items, the National Park Service (NPS) has one of the largest museum...
Jan 01, 2021
The Academy supported the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USDTA) by facilitating its annual strategic planning for Fiscal Year 2021...
Oct 16, 2020
The genesis of this study was a 2017 report for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) by the National Academy of...
Oct 14, 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (the Act) directs the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of...
Sep 08, 2020
Since its creation in 1916, the National Park Service (NPS) has experienced sustained growth in holdings and visitation, and a...
Aug 19, 2020
The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), pursuant to directives set forth in the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020, has...
Aug 04, 2020
In September 2019, NOAA’s Scientific Integrity Officer (SIO) received four complaints of alleged violations of scientific integrity filed under the...
Jul 31, 2020
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency, conducting approximately 69...
Jul 08, 2020
The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust and the Project Management Institute cosponsored an Academy white paper that explored the issues associated...
Jun 29, 2020
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has the critical mission of providing the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and...
Mar 16, 2020
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) partner with research institutions in foreign countries...
Feb 28, 2020
At the request of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) put together...
Feb 13, 2020
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Commerce (the Department) seeks to improve management, strengthen integrity and...
Nov 14, 2019
The U.S. Congress has access to many sources of science and technology policy information and analysis. Currently, two of these...
Oct 25, 2019
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), within the U.S. Department of Transportation, is a federal statistical agency that provides actionable...
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) is a small, independent federal agency within the executive branch with an essential...
Oct 03, 2019
The advent of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) presents important economic and social opportunities for the United States. A major contributor...
Oct 01, 2019
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) currently provides healthcare to more than 156,000 inmates in more than 122 prisons (institutions)...
Aug 15, 2019
The Montgomery County Council (the Council) is the legislative branch of the Montgomery County (Maryland) government. The Council is made...
Human capital management has been a longstanding challenge at all levels of government. In order to attract, develop, and retain...
Apr 18, 2019
In early 2018, the Board of the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) challenged its Standing Panels to develop...
Mar 20, 2019
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is a nonprofit, non-partisan public health membership organization dedicated to the prevention of...
The Research and Development (R&D) Washington Office provides national oversight and overall strategic direction for United States Forest Service (USFS)...
Mar 18, 2019
Thirteen Fellows of the Academy's Standing Panel on the Public Service provide their expert insight on the President's Management Agenda...
Feb 12, 2019
Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), the...
Feb 08, 2019
Feb 04, 2019
The Academy is an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan organization established in 1967 to assist government leaders in building more effective...
Jan 28, 2019
The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a nonprofit, worldwide organization whose mission is to provide science that improves human...
Dec 31, 2018
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is a non-profit corporation responsible for oversight of audits of public companies. It conducts...
Dec 13, 2018
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) asked the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to investigate and describe...
Nov 15, 2018
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC or Commission), embedded in the state constitution, oversees more activity than virtually all other state...
Nov 13, 2018
The DNFSB engaged the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to complete a comprehensive organizational assessment, with a scope...
Oct 01, 2018
The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) contracted with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to assess the organization of...
Sep 21, 2018
The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust sponsored this National Academy of Public Administration (Academy) study to determine how the federal government's...
Jul 19, 2018
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural...
Jun 29, 2018
On December 1, 2017, NASA contracted with the Academy to conduct an independent, seven-month review to assess the overall effectiveness...
Apr 18, 2018
Project Partnership Agreements (PPAs) are legally binding agreements entered into by the Department of the Army and nonfederal sponsors, setting...
Apr 12, 2018
The Department of Commerce (DOC) has the mission of creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. DOC promotes job...
Mar 29, 2018
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created in 1961 with the passage of the Foreign Assistance Act...
Jan 29, 2018
How can the federal government improve agency and unit level organizational health and performance? Can new strategies deliver better results...
Dec 13, 2017
Governing Across the Divide (2017) was a unique series of topical, thought-leadership convenings hosted by the National Academy of Public...
Nov 30, 2017
In November 2017, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) held its 50th Annual Meeting. The Academy is an...
Nov 28, 2017
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) contracted with the National Academy of Public Administration to undertake an independent review of its core...
Nov 15, 2017
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5, Appendix 2, § 15, the Academy is required to provide public...
Oct 05, 2017
The Senate Appropriations Committee, in a committee report on FY 2016 legislative language, directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...
Sep 28, 2017
In the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress directed the Indian Health Service (IHS) to develop a strategic plan for the...
Aug 30, 2017
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is responsible for protecting the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people...
Aug 17, 2017
Given the important roles of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in...
Mar 17, 2017
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s...
Mar 01, 2017
Building a 21st Century SES is an unprecedented collection of perspectives on the SES from 24 of the nation’s most...
Feb 27, 2017
The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) entered into a contract with CDC to evaluate CDC’s recruitment process for...
Feb 15, 2017
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the other Research, Education and Economic (REE) agencies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Jan 01, 2017
The mission of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to provide a safe and efficient aerospace system. As part of...
Nov 30, 2016
In November 2016, the National Academy of Public Administration(the Academy or NAPA) held its Annual Fall Meeting. The Academy is...
Nov 09, 2016
At the request of Congress, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conducted an independent review of the progress...
Oct 31, 2016
The leadership of the U.S. Secret Service has initiated a multi-pronged effort to address concerns and begin transforming the agency...
Oct 01, 2016
A new bipartisan working paper authored by former senior U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials Dr. Shelley H...
Aug 26, 2016
By providing producers with income support and disaster assistance, helping to ensure producers have access to credit, and assisting producers...
Aug 01, 2016
The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) is an independent agency that has exercised regulatory oversight over the Postal Service since its...
Mar 18, 2016
Under direction of the FY2015 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations report, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reengaged the...
Mar 01, 2016
The National Academy of Public Administration’s December 2015 annual meeting raised a number of key issues facing public administrators in...
Feb 01, 2016
The Federal Leaders Digital Insight Study, conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) in collaboration with ICF...
Dec 01, 2015
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Director and the National Science Board requested that the National Academy of Public Administration (the...
Nov 10, 2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responsible for protecting America from health, safety and security threats, both...
Oct 17, 2015
The responsibilities of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have grown and evolved over time in response to changes...
Oct 10, 2015
In 2014, the Center for Internet Security and Deloitte and Touche LLP engaged the National Academy of Public Administration to...
Jul 01, 2015
In the spring of 2015, the Project Management Institute engaged the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to develop...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requested that the Academy review its telework program to ensure that management...
May 01, 2015
Human capital, specifically the risk posed by skills gaps in mission-critical occupations, continues to feature on the Government Accountability Office...
Mar 01, 2015
The Census Bureau has initiated organizational changes intended to improve its ability to provide quality data while enabling it to...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has experienced significant changes over the last five years. NRC developed Project Aim 202...
In the fall of 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) engaged LinkVisum Consulting Group (LinkVisum) and...
Feb 01, 2015
The National Academy of Public Administration’s November 2014 annual meeting raised a number of key issues facing public administrators in...
Jan 01, 2015
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76) mandated an independent assessment of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. The...
Jul 01, 2014
At the request of Congress, the Social Security Administration (SSA) contracted with the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy)...
Jun 01, 2014
Federal performance reporting has often focused on measuring how well agencies are meeting short-term goals, but enhancements to the Government...
May 07, 2014
The National Academy of Public Administration and Ernst & Young LLP held a panel discussion titled "From Enterprise Risk Management...
May 01, 2014
This white paper was produced to support the deliberations of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council regarding options for...
Apr 01, 2014
The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and subsequent legislation called for improved financial information and improved financial standards, including...
Jan 01, 2014
Over the last year, security incidents involving foreign nationals at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) research Centers have...
Nov 01, 2013
Congress directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to contract...
The National Academy of Public Administration served as program administrator for the Collaborative Forum, the engagement mechanism for the Office...
Oct 01, 2013
In response to declining volumes of mail and an ever-changing communications world, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General...
Sep 01, 2013
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 mandated that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)...
Jun 01, 2013
The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters, currently on Pennsylvania Avenue...
May 01, 2013
Congress directed the National Weather Service (NWS) through the Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (H. Rept. 112-284, P.L. 112-55)...
Mar 01, 2013
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires the filing of publicly-available annual financial disclosures by senior officials in all...
SafeGov has developed a framework to spur the creation of a more effective approach to cybersecurity evaluation. As part of...
Rapidly declining mail volumes and a range of other financial and operating factors have placed the US Postal Service under...
Jan 02, 2013
The Department of Energy’s fiscal year 2012 Appropriations Bill directed the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct an independent...
Jan 01, 2013
The conference report to the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act mandated that the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conduct...
Feb 01, 2012
The FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Act mandated that the Department of Defense conduct a review of post-employment restrictions “to...
Dec 01, 2011
n September 2011, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (the Recovery Board), recognizing rapid technological advancements in the commercial sector...
Oct 01, 2011
The U.S. Congress asked an expert panel of the National Academy of Public Administration to assist the FEMA Administrator in...
Sep 01, 2011
In March 2011, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracted with the Academy for a review of the Veterans...
Jun 01, 2011
In Phase 2 of the review of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), the Office of the Under Secretary...
Mar 01, 2011
In the spring of 2010, the Academy conducted an independent organizational assessment of the Amtrak OIG. The Phase I final...
In the Fall of 2010, the National Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning contracted with the Academy to develop and...
Dec 01, 2010
The goal of this external review of the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) program is to inform the decisions of...
Nov 01, 2010
The Department of Energy Office of Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) partnered with the National Academy of Public Administration to...
Sep 01, 2010
The U.S. Congress asked an expert panel of the National Academy of Public Administration to assist NOAA with a study...
Aug 01, 2010
The Amtrak OIG office engaged the Academy to conduct an organizational assessment that examines the current operations of the OIG...
Jun 01, 2010
The National Park Service's (NPS) Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate (NRSS) requested that an independent panel of the National...
DoD engaged in the design, development and implementation of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). The FY 1997 National...
Apr 01, 2010
Six years after its creation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) undertook the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) to...
Feb 01, 2010
The Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) asked the National Academy of Public Administration and Easter Seals Project ACTION...
Jan 01, 2010
Choosing the Nation’s Fiscal Future was the culmination of two years of effort by the National Academy of Public Administration...
Oct 01, 2009
In October 2006, Congress enacted major legislation to reform the function and organization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
Sep 01, 2009
As population growth and development have accelerated around America’s military bases, the interests of these installations and the communities adjacent...
Jul 01, 2009
This report objectively evaluated the need for the lifetime salary annuity for the Comptroller General of the United States. Congress...
Concerned that their Strategic Initiatives (SI) Program may not be operating optimally, the Forest Service requested that the Academy conduct...
The U.S. health care system faces well-known challenges: 46 million people without health insurance coverage in 2007, rapidly rising costs...
The House and Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittees requested this study to help DOE’s three major mission-support organizations...
Jun 01, 2009
In response to a congressional mandate and in consultation with Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)...
In the midst of a global economic crisis, the federal government responded on an unprecedented scale and scope, with injections...
May 01, 2009
To many Americans using the site, Recovery.gov is simply a web portal that provides information on government spending related to...
This report is an independent evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Demonstration...
Feb 01, 2009
Many think of leadership transition in government as something that happens only once every four or eight years. While presidential...
Increasingly, government leaders recognize that solving the complex problems facing America today will require more than simply keeping citizens informed...
Jan 01, 2009
This six-month project brought together experts from two different spheres: historic preservation and performance measurement.
During his campaign, President Obama spoke frequently of the importance of bringing about change "from the bottom up." "We need,"...
Like many other federal agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) strives to fully meet its performance and accountability...
Nov 01, 2008
To assist Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in improving its ability to accomplish this critical mission, Congress asked...
Oct 01, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to address the following questions: Who should be responsible for guiding the federal government’s...
In September 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sought the assistance of the National Academy to help it develop...
The Panel was concerned that cultural resources throughout the National Park System are at risk. The Panel identified ways that...
As part of an effort to help VA improve its service to the new and earlier generation of veterans, Congress...
Sep 01, 2008
While it is one of the safest and most reliable systems in the world, the Nation’s air transportation system must...
Jun 01, 2008
With a forthcoming presidential change on the horizon and concern that a departure of significant members of DHS’s leadership team...
Apr 01, 2008
Despite significant improvements in recent years, the federal government has failed to achieve a clean audit of its consolidated financial...
Jan 01, 2008
Although governments at all levels have become increasingly interdependent, limited opportunities exist for officials to meet and discuss common problems...
Recognizing the need to recruit top-notch new employees and maintain a high-performing workforce, CDC asked the Academy to convene an...
Dec 01, 2007
Top officials of five federal environmental and natural resource agencies asked the National Academy to assist an interagency team in...
In 1989, the Office of Environmental Management (EM) was established within the Department of Energy (DoE) to lead a multibillion-dollar...
The Academy was asked to conduct an independent review of the National Historic Preservation program for the National Park Service...
Jun 01, 2007
The Judiciary exerts the greatest influence on congressional budgeting decisions by presenting its case for annual appropriations and detailing the...
The Small Business Association’s Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA) is the agency element that responds to disasters and administers the...
As one of the nation’s most prestigious and respected public universities, the University of California (UC) needs high quality human...
Apr 01, 2007
This report examined the water quality program through an in-depth review of the Chesapeake Bay program.
In its fourth year of operation, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (AFG) sought to...
Feb 01, 2007
The nation’s water resources are a fundamental part of its wealth, and lie at the heart of its economic, social...
NASA is undergoing a fundamental mission shift that will require the agency to adopt a knowledge-based, data-driven strategy to better...
Directed by an Academy Panel, this study included key recommendations aimed at enhancing the U.S. position in a global economy...
Jan 01, 2007
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies mandated this study in response to growing concerns about...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requested assistance from the National Academy of Public Administration to develop a framework for...
Oct 01, 2006
This project arose from a request by the Chair of the House Subcommittee on government Management, Finance and Accountability, who...
Since its creation in March 2003, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been the largest investigative branch of the U.S...
Off-Shoring: How Big Is It? is the second of three Academy Panel reports providing a comprehensive review of services off-shoring.
Six years ago, an Academy Panel evaluated the field management of National Marine Sanctuaries (NMSP). This report suggests next steps...
Sep 01, 2006
In June 2006, the Academy Panel provided a paper assessing the FBI’s management functions and providing advice on how the...
Jul 01, 2006
It is clear from the tragedies that unfolded as a result of Hurricane Katrina that the intergovernmental system needs...
May 01, 2006
The Academy panel on Federal Preemption prepared this paper on the current status of regulatory federalism and congressional preemptions of...
Feb 01, 2006
The Academy Panel is pleased to present this record of the proceedings of the Symposium on Implementing “Most Efficient Organizations”...
This paper explains why, after consuming billions in foreign aid over three decades, and hundreds of millions specifically for governance...
Jan 01, 2006
On November 28, 2005, the Academy’s Prisons Positioning Committee and Center for Intergovernmental Relations convened a roundtable discussion with experts...
The National Planning Department (NPD), Office of the President, Republic of Colombia, contacted the Academy seeking technical assistance in crafting...
This is the first of several reports by an Academy Panel formed to assess off-shoring, including the adequacy of current...
As a part of the Academy’s Executive Consortium, the Academy and Human Capital Solutions conducted a symposium on June 23...
Dec 01, 2005
This report, for the first time, takes a comprehensive view of government projections of hiring needs across agencies by occupational...
Nov 01, 2005
To prepare itself for the challenges of 21st century health threats, CDC embarked on the “Futures Initiative,” a multi-year effort...
For a period of 18 months, an Academy committee examined one of the most critical Big Ideas: the short- and...
Oct 01, 2005
Mandated by Congress, this study was inspired by a breakdown in how the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)...
NASA’s space science program managers commissioned this study to identify corrective actions to address the increase in the number and...
Sep 01, 2005
By Fall 2003, NIH had become responsible for so many administrative reforms that the agency requested the National Academy of...
This was the second report prepared as part of an ongoing Academy review of the state of change at the...
Aug 01, 2005
To help ensure that U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is on a path to effectively achieve modernization and meet...
Jun 01, 2005
The EPA and other state agencies require good data to identify environmental problems, set goals, select tools to remedy problems...
Feb 01, 2005
The Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG), administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), awards funds...
Based on the report issued by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, NASA intensified its focus on leadership development. The agency...
Congress asked the Academy, in 2002, to conduct an independent study of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and its...
Jan 01, 2005
This project stemmed from the Academy's previous reviews of the recent reorganization at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
Dec 01, 2004
The federal public service has undergone a major transformation since the National Commission on the Public Service convened in February...
Nov 01, 2004
Since its creation in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has developed a wide range of important technologies...
Oct 01, 2004
The aging of the federal workforce poses significant challenges that human capital managers have barely begun to address.
The presidential transition deserves a conspicuous place on the public administration and management agenda, whether an incumbent is re-elected or...
The nation’s electric power system has been subject to increasing stress in recent years. One response has been the development...
Sep 01, 2004
Of the Department of Energy’s $23 billion budget, the $1.3 billion allocated to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable...
Aug 01, 2004
The U.S. Park Police (USPP) have protected federal land in the District of Columbia since 1791 and National Park Service...
May 01, 2004
The Academy's Human Resources Management Panel (HRM Panel) released a series of reports from 2003 to 2004 on the adoption...
As Phase I of this study concluded, the needs of U.S. small manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) have changed. The Panel believes...
Apr 01, 2004
Interested in preparing the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a multi-year build-up of its grant programs, in 2002, Congress asked...
Feb 01, 2004
For three years, from 2001-2003, the Academy conducted a study for the Human Resources Management (HRM) Consortium of the challenges...
Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration and Congress created the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
Congress directed the National Park Service to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in 2001 to conduct an...
Jan 01, 2004
Against a background of intensified interest in Federal adoption of performance-based pay systems, on October 21, 2003, the Academy partnered...
From 2000 to 2004, the Academy published a series of reports on how U.S. wildfire prevention and response could be...
An Academy Panel examined the Presidio Trust Corporation’s partnership with the National Park Service, reviewed the Trust’s financial plans and...
Dec 01, 2003
This report is the fourth of five reports in the Academy project The 21st Century Federal Manager: A Study of...
After examining all the factors influencing the costs of wildfire suppression in its September 2002 report, Wildfire Suppression: Strategies for...
Sep 01, 2003
Wildland fire-related acquisition management programs of the five federal land management agencies are big business. For example, Forest Service wildfire...
Aug 01, 2003
This report is the third of five reports in the Academy study, The 21st Century Federal Manager: A Study of...
The Academy's Human Resources Management Panel (HRM Panel) released a series of reports, from 2003 to 2004, on the adoption...
Jul 01, 2003
Democracy cannot thrive without a thoroughly engaged citizenry. Recognizing the immense importance of citizen engagement, the National Academy of Public...
This report is the third in a series of studies on environmental justice conducted by the Academy for the Environmental...
The Human Resources Management Consortium asked the Academy’s Human Resources Management Panel (Panel) and the Center for Human Resources Management...
Apr 01, 2003
On April 29, 2003, Academy Fellow Frank C. Carlucci moderated an Academy forum, "Protecting the Homeland: Lessons from Prior Government Reorganizations."
The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), from 2002 to 2003, explored a model that held tremendous promise for...
With this report, the Academy fulfilled its charge from the U.S. Congress to conduct an independent management evaluation of the...
Feb 01, 2003
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been struggling to respond effectively to this sharp increase in workload...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) works to prevent discrimination from occurring in the workplace, eliminate discrimination that has occurred...
This report is the second in a five-study series undertaken by the Academy to address the changing roles of federal...
Dec 01, 2002
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has enhanced the worldwide importance of intellectual property, while the rapid growth of activities...
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created the Senior Executive Service (SES) “to ensure that the executive management of...
The scope of water quality programs has grown tremendously since the Clean Water Act (CWA) was first enacted in 1972...
Oct 01, 2002
The National Academy of Public Administration, at the request of the U.S. Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space...
The Smithsonian Institution is a unique organization, established in 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” It...
Sep 01, 2002
Given the Congressional request, the Academy Panel focused on why wildfire suppression costs are increasing and what could be done...
Jul 01, 2002
For public servants to do their jobs well, good leadership is essential.
The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) has reviewed its recent human resources management research to assist the new...
The Field Directorate is the Census Bureau’s principal operating arm, responsible for the collection and dissemination of data for decennial...
In 1976, the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act established the first federal system to govern fishing in the then...
Jun 01, 2002
This report is the Panel’s second report on environmental justice and part of its ongoing research efforts. The report is...
Apr 01, 2002
In September 2001, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diversity Management and Equal Employment Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Veterans...
In 1998, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conducted a study of the National Park Service (NPS) line...
Feb 01, 2002
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been a troubled agency for at least two decades. In...
Sep 01, 2001
To gauge the effectiveness of its Two-Level Program, the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Civilian Personnel/Equal...
Jan 01, 2001
As requested by Congress, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) evaluated alternative approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of...
Jul 01, 1991
In 1991, the National Academy of Public Administration with funding and in-kind support from eighteen federal agencies conducted a study...
