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Academy Study Sep 8, 2020

National Park Service: Assessment of Design and Construction Program

Since its creation in 1916, the National Park Service (NPS) has experienced sustained growth in holdings and visitation, and a concomitant expansion of facilities and infrastructure. The NPS construction program encompas…

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Academy Study Jul 31, 2020

Agricultural Research Service: Office of National Programs Revitalization

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency, conducting approximately 690 research projects across the country. ARS reorganized its a…

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Academy Study Jul 8, 2020

Building an Agile Federal Government

The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust and the Project Management Institute cosponsored an Academy white paper that explored the issues associated with agile government and recommended ways that the federal government can b…

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Academy Study Feb 28, 2020

Architect of the Capitol: Blue Ribbon Panel – Renewal of the Longworth and Rayburn House Office Buildings

At the request of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) put together a Blue Ribbon Panel of subject-matter experts in the fields of engineering, architecture, and…

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Academy Study Nov 14, 2019

Science and Technology Policy Assessment: A Congressionally Directed Review

The U.S. Congress has access to many sources of science and technology policy information and analysis. Currently, two of these sources housed within the Legislative Branch include: 1) the Congressional Research Service,…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/science-and-technology-policy-assessment-for-the-us-congress

Academy Study Oct 1, 2019

Assessment of the Bureau of Prisons’ Organizational Alignment with Healthcare Mission

BACKGROUNDThe Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for more than 180,000 federal inmates, including approximately 151,000 housed in 122 BOP-operated institutions. As part of its mission, BOP must deliver medica…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/federal-bureau-of-prisons-medical-data-managment

Academy Study Dec 13, 2018

National Coalition of STD Directors: Assessment of the Impact of STDs on the United States

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) asked the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to investigate and describe the scope and impact in the United States of three major, reportable STDs—speci…

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Academy Study Nov 13, 2018

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Organizational Assessment

The DNFSB engaged the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to complete a comprehensive organizational assessment, with a scope of work that includes stakeholder engagement; mission performance; operati…

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Academy Study Sep 21, 2018

No Time To Wait: Building a Public Service for the 21st Century

The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust sponsored this National Academy of Public Administration (Academy) study to determine how the federal government's human capital challenges can best be addressed. The Academy formed a …

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Academy Study Nov 15, 2017

Department of Transportation Workforce Planning Project

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5, Appendix 2, § 15, the Academy is required to provide public notice of the names and brief biographies of appointed study panel members, and provide a reasonable op…

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Academy Study Oct 5, 2017

Developing a New Framework for Community Affordability of Clean Water Services

The Senate Appropriations Committee, in a committee report on FY 2016 legislative language, directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) …

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Academy Study Sep 28, 2017

Indian Health Service, Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Strategic Plan

In the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress directed the Indian Health Service (IHS) to develop a strategic plan for the Office of Urban Indian Health Programs with the assistance of the National Academy of Pub…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/indian-health-service-office-of-urban-indian-health-programs-strategic-plan