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Academy Study Mar 1, 2015

Achieving and Sustaining Transformation at the U.S. Census Bureau

The Census Bureau has initiated organizational changes intended to improve its ability to provide quality data while enabling it to anticipate and readily adapt to future needs. The Census Bureau requested that the Natio…

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Academy Study Feb 1, 2015

Fall Meeting Summary: How Will Government Adapt?

The National Academy of Public Administration’s November 2014 annual meeting raised a number of key issues facing public administrators in coming years. The IBM Center for The Business of Government collaborated with the…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2015

Federal Leaders Digital Insight Study

The Federal Leaders Digital Insight Study, conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) in collaboration with ICF International, is the inaugural report designed to survey Federal Leaders' per…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2015

Independent Review of the Management Policies of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76) mandated an independent assessment of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) was chosen to c…

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Academy Study Jul 1, 2014

Anticipating the Future: Developing a Vision and Strategic Plan for the Social Security Administration for 2025-2030

At the request of Congress, the Social Security Administration (SSA) contracted with the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to develop a long-range vision and a high-level strategic plan to assis…

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Academy Study May 1, 2013

Forecast for the Future: Assuring the Capacity of the National Weather Service

Congress directed the National Weather Service (NWS) through the Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (H. Rept. 112-284, P.L. 112-55) to contract with an independent organization to evaluate efficiencies …

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2013

Reforming the U.S. Postal Service: An Independent Review of a Thought-Leader Proposal to Reform the U.S. Postal Service

Rapidly declining mail volumes and a range of other financial and operating factors have placed the US Postal Service under significant financial pressure that threatens its continued viability. In addition to other rece…

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2013

Measuring What Matters: Reducing Risk by Rethinking How We Evaluate Cybersecurity

SafeGov has developed a framework to spur the creation of a more effective approach to cybersecurity evaluation. As part of its strategy for developing this framework, SafeGov engaged the National Academy of Public Admin…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2013

Rebooting the Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed in the Digital Age

The conference report to the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act mandated that the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conduct a broad operational review of GPO to update past studies of GPO opera…

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Academy Study Oct 1, 2006

Moving from Scorekeeper to Strategic Partner: Improving Financial Management

This project arose from a request by the Chair of the House Subcommittee on government Management, Finance and Accountability, who asked the National Academy to examine ways to strengthen the financial management of the …

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Academy Study Oct 1, 2004

Transitioning from Campaigning to Governing

The presidential transition deserves a conspicuous place on the public administration and management agenda, whether an incumbent is re-elected or an opponent is given the opportunity to serve. In a series of articles p…

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Academy Events Nov 15, 2017

Academy 2017 Fall Meeting

Fall Meeting: Governing Across the Divide Plenary Session Building Human Resource Capacity in an Intergovernmental System. This session discussed the sharing of tacit intelligence/experience among leaders to improve deci…

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