Implementation of Recommendations: Academy Panel Report on the U.S. Park Police

Congress directed the National Park Service to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in 2001 to conduct an independent review of the United States Park Police's (USPP) structure and financial plan.

In August 2001, an Academy Panel issued its report, The U.S. Park Police: Focusing Priorities, Capabilities, and Resources for the Future, which contained 20 recommendations geared to clarifying the mission, developing and executing an integrated and comprehensive USPP budget, and conducting a thorough assessment of staffing needs as they relate to mission. In 2004, Congress directed NPS to contract with the Academy to conduct a follow-up study on the recommendations made in its 2001 report.