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Academy Study Aug 4, 2020

Independent Assessment of Allegations of Scientific Misconduct Filed Under The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Scientific Integrity Policy

In September 2019, NOAA’s Scientific Integrity Officer (SIO) received four complaints of alleged violations of scientific integrity filed under the NOAA Scientific Integrity Policy (NOAA Administrative Order 202-735D: Sc…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/independent-assessment-of-allegations-of-scientific-misconduct-noaa

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,…

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Academy Study Oct 25, 2019

Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Developing a Statistical Roadmap to Inform Transportation Financing Decisions

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), within the U.S. Department of Transportation, is a federal statistical agency that provides actionable statistics and context of those statistics to policymakers and the pub…

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Academy Study Mar 20, 2019

National Coalition of STD Directors (Phase II) - The STD Epidemic in America: The Frontline Struggle

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is a nonprofit, non-partisan public health membership organization dedicated to the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Founded in 1996, NCSD represents heal…

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Academy Study Oct 1, 2018

DOT Organizational Assessment of OST-R

The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) contracted with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to assess the organization of Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) and t…

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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 Dec 1, 2015

National Science Foundation: Use of Cooperative Agreements to Support Large Scale Investment in Research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Director and the National Science Board requested that the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) review NSF’s use of cooperative agreements (CAs) to support the dev…

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Academy Study May 1, 2014

An Analysis of Prehospital Emergency Medical Services as an Essential Service and as a Public Good in Economic Theory

This white paper was produced to support the deliberations of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council regarding options for funding Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems at the state and local levels. …

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Academy Study Oct 1, 2013

Independent Assessment of a White Paper by the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General

In response to declining volumes of mail and an ever-changing communications world, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) authored a White Paper entitled "Public-Private Partnerships: Best Practices a…

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Academy Study Feb 1, 2010

United We Ride National Dialogue

The Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) asked the National Academy of Public Administration and Easter Seals Project ACTION to develop and host the first United We Ride (UWR) National Dialogue. The goal of…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2010

Choosing Our Fiscal Future

Choosing the Nation’s Fiscal Future was the culmination of two years of effort by the National Academy of Public Administration and the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences, supported by th…

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Academy Study Jun 1, 2009

Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate: Developing Technology to Protect America

In response to a congressional mandate and in consultation with Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the National Academy conducted a review of S&T’s effectiveness and…

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