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Academy Study Aug 30, 2017

Transportation Security Administration: An Assessment of Procurement Competition Policies, Procedures, Strategies, and Goals

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is responsible for protecting the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. In order to achieve this mission, TSA must effecti…

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Academy Study Mar 17, 2017

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement: Strategic Organizational Assessment

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s offshore energy is effectively developed in a safe and environmentally sustainable…

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Academy Study Feb 15, 2017

Agricultural Research Service: Review of Administrative and Financial Management Services

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the other Research, Education and Economic (REE) agencies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are research-focused agencies with offices located throughout the Uni…

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Academy Study Nov 30, 2016

Strengthening public administration in a time of transition

In November 2016, the National Academy of Public Administration(the Academy or NAPA) held its Annual Fall Meeting. The Academy is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization chartered by Congress in 1984 to assis…

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Academy Study Nov 9, 2016

Veterans Benefits Administration: Review of the Disability Claims and Appeals Processes

At the request of Congress, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conducted an independent review of the progress of VBA in reducing the disability claims backlog since 2010 and examined the increas…

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Academy Study Aug 26, 2016

Farm Service Agency: A Clear Path Forward to Providing the Highest Level of Customer Service

By providing producers with income support and disaster assistance, helping to ensure producers have access to credit, and assisting producers with resource conservation practices, USDA’s Farm Services Agency (FSA) plays…

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2016

A Framework to Strengthen Governance

The National Academy of Public Administration’s December 2015 annual meeting raised a number of key issues facing public administrators in coming years. KPMG collaborated with the Academy to highlight some key findings a…

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Academy Study Oct 17, 2015

Advancing U.S. Agricultural Trade: Reorganizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture

The responsibilities of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have grown and evolved over time in response to changes in the agricultural sector. In order to respond to these changes, USDA has undergone peri…

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Academy Study Oct 10, 2015

Increasing the Effectiveness of the Federal Role in Cybersecurity Education

In 2014, the Center for Internet Security and Deloitte and Touche LLP engaged the National Academy of Public Administration to identify ways to improve the federal role in the nation’s cybersecurity education efforts. Th…

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Academy Study Jul 1, 2015

Improving Program Management in the Federal Government

In the spring of 2015, the Project Management Institute engaged the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to develop a white paper about how to strengthen project and program management in the federal g…

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Academy Study Jul 1, 2015

The United States Patent and Trademark Office: A Telework Internal Control and Program Review

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requested that the Academy review its telework program to ensure that management controls and programmatic goals are effective and aligned with the Agency’s mission. …

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2015

Evaluating Project Aim 2020: Preparing to Transform the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has experienced significant changes over the last five years. NRC developed Project Aim 2020 (Project Aim) to improve the agency’s planning and operational functions. Project …

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