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Academy Study Apr 23, 2024

A Field Guide for Financing Integrated Data Systems And Evaluation in the Public Sector

Background Sustaining high performance and evidence-based policymaking in state and local governments requires access to timely and reliable data. But financing the development, operation, and maintenance of the integrat…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/field-guide-financing-integrated-data-systems

Academy Study Apr 22, 2024

Protecting Free and Fair Elections: The Vital Role of Public Administration

BACKGROUND Free and fair elections are at the heart of American democracy, and running elections is a core responsibility of public administrators in the United States. The early decades of the 21st Century have been cha…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/comparing-electoral-practices

Academy Study Mar 30, 2024

Office of the National Cyber Director Listening Sessions

The National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) mandates the development and implementation of a National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy to improve cyber awareness, education, and training, and to increase the diversit…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/oncd-listening-sessions

Academy Study Jan 9, 2024

Montgomery County Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) Fee Structure Implementation Assessment

BACKGROUND The Montgomery County (Maryland) Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) is a self-sustaining enterprise fund that acts as an intermediary in renting many county facilities (schools, libraries, recreational,…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/montgomery-county-community-use-of-public-facilities-cupf-fee-structure-implementation-assessment

Academy Study Oct 26, 2023

Federal Bureau of Prisons Health Services Division Healthcare Quality Assessment

BACKGROUND The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) currently provides healthcare to more than 144,000 adults in custody (AICs) in 121 institutions geographically dispersed throughout the contiguous United States, Hawaii, and…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/bop-hsd-healthcare-quality-assessment-in-progress

Academy Study Sep 28, 2023

Selective Service System: Implementation of Agile Government (In Progress)

BACKGROUND When the Grand Challenges in Public Administration were announced in November 2019, the Academy established the Agile Government Center (AGC) in partnership with the IBM Center for the Business of Government. …

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/selective-service-system-implementation-of-agile-government

Academy Study Aug 29, 2023

An Organizational Assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Human Resource Management, Labor and Employee Relations Directorate

BACKGROUND The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civilian aviation in the country. The FAA has a large union presence with eigh…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/faa-labor-and-employee-relations

Academy Study Jul 31, 2023

Establishing EPA's Indian Country Program Assessment Framework: Assessment and Planning Design

BACKGROUND The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) operates as an autonomous executive agency within the federal government, with its primary mission centered on safeguarding the environment. The EPA actively engages i…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/epa-indian-country

Academy Study Jul 26, 2023

National Institutes of Health Central Services Organizational Assessment

BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the largest biomedical research agency in the world tasked with the mission of “seek…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/nih-central-services

Academy Study Jul 1, 2023

Federal Judicial Center Enhancing Efforts to Coordinate Best Workplace Practices Across the Judiciary

BACKGROUND The Federal Judicial Center (FJC or the Center) is the research and education agency of the judicial branch of the United States Government. The Center supports the efficient, effective administration of justi…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/federal-judicial-center-enhancing-efforts-to-coordinate-best-workplace-practices-across-the-judiciary

Academy Study Mar 10, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Admissions Process Assessment

Background The U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, CT, is a four-year, tuition-free federal service academy that prepares its cadets physically, intellectually, and ethically for careers in the U.S. …

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/uscga-admissions

Academy Study Mar 1, 2023

DOJ Law Enforcement Classification Study

Project: DOJ Law Enforcement Classification Study Client: Department of Justice Description: DOJ entered into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to conduct an independent study …

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