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Sarah Jaggar

MEMBER SINCE: 2016

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Sarah (Sally) Jaggar, Project Director. Ms. Jaggar is a Project Director at and Fellow of the Academy. She has led multiple Academy projects working with agencies on how to accomplish mission-related objectives. She currently leads a study on modernizing the National Finance Center at USDA. Other recent studies led include assisting CISA/DHS and the Office of the National Cybersecurity Director to address the federal government's role in building a cybersecurity workforce for the nation; the National Association of Counties to identify how counties handled the distribution of pandemic funds in 2020; and an assessment of management improvements needed at the National Nuclear Security Administration. She has been an advisor on use of agile government techniques by federal agencies and on No Time to Wait I and II about the Federal HR system. She worked projects at the Centers for Disease Control. Prior to joining the Academy, Ms. Jaggar was at the Partnership for Public Service where she focused on Civil Service reform, recruiting entry level "feds," and performance management. Her career as an SESer at the US Government Accountability Office included roles as Managing Director for Mission Support in the Human Capital Office; for Health Financing and Public Health Issues; and as Director of Operations in the Accounting and Information Management Division. She has an MA from The American University and a BA from Duke University.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Project Director
National Academy of Public Administration
2013
Current
Senior Strategic Advisor and Project Lead
Zelos, LLC
2015
2018
Project Lead
KAA Federal Solutions, Inc.
2014
2017
Senior Strategic Advisor
Partnership for Public Service
2005
2013
Managing Director
U.S. Government Accountability Office
1981
2005
Principal
Birch & Davis Associates, Inc.
1979
1981
Principal
Arthur Young & Company
1973
1979
Primary Policy Areas

Cybersecurity, Energy, Government Operations/Innovation, Health Care, National Security

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Change Management, Human Capital, Intergovernmental, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Program Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Working Capital Funds