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Academy Study Sep 28, 2023

Selective Service System: Implementation of Agile Government

BACKGROUNDWhen 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. A…

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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…

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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…

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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. …

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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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Academy Study Aug 8, 2022

Social Security Administration - A Report to Congress on Sources of and Access to Death Data

Background The mission of the Social Security Administration (SSA) is to provide quality Social Security services to the public. It collects death data, including death data from state vital records offices, to administe…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/social-security-administration-a-report-to-congress-on-sources-and-access-to-death-data

Academy Study Jun 21, 2022

Agile Regulation: Gateway to the Future

The National Academy of Public Administration, the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust embarked on an effort to address federal regulation, which many view as the least agile area …

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Academy Study Apr 5, 2022

Modernizing Public Benefits Delivery: How Innovation Can Deliver Results for Eligible Households and Taxpayers

Background The United States experienced a massive disruption beginning in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic that forced government agencies at all levels to rethink their basic service delivery models. People urgently nee…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/modernizing-public-benefits-delivery-how-innovation-can-deliver-results-for-eligible-households-and-taxpayers

Academy Study Mar 22, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cultural Competence 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/u-s-coast-guard-academy-cultural-competence-assessment

Academy Study Nov 23, 2021

Comprehensive Assessment of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is an accredited institution of higher education with about 950 cadets located at Kings Point, New York. The mission of the USMMA is “to educate and graduate licensed merchant mar…

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