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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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Academy Study Nov 1, 2008

Building the Capacity to Address the Nation's Drug Problems

To assist Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in improving its ability to accomplish this critical mission, Congress asked the National Academy to conduct a comprehensive assessment of ONDCP’s management, stru…

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Academy Study Oct 1, 2008

Achieving Real Improvement in Federal Policy and Program Outcomes: The Next Frontier

The purpose of this paper is to address the following questions: Who should be responsible for guiding the federal government’s performance in the next Administration? How can the next President achieve real improvements…

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Academy Study Jun 1, 2008

Addressing the 2009 Presidential Transition at the Department of Homeland Security

With a forthcoming presidential change on the horizon and concern that a departure of significant members of DHS’s leadership team could further reduce the department’s capabilities, congressional leaders thought it prud…

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Academy Study Feb 1, 2004

Advancing Management of Homeland Security: Managing Intergovernmental Relations for Homeland Security

Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration and Congress created the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to prevent and mitigate future terrorist attacks on the United States. Homeland Sec…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2004

Conversations on Public Service Performance-Based Pay in the Federal Government: How Do We Get There?

Against a background of intensified interest in Federal adoption of performance-based pay systems, on October 21, 2003, the Academy partnered with the Brooking Institution's National Commission on the Public Service Impl…

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Academy Study Aug 1, 2003

Broadband Pay Experience in the Public Sector

The Academy's Human Resources Management Panel (HRM Panel) released a series of reports, from 2003 to 2004, on the adoption and implementation of broadband pay systems in the public and private sectors. The first report …

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Academy Study Jul 1, 2003

Strengthening Democracy through Citizen Engagement: Insights for Public Administrators

Democracy cannot thrive without a thoroughly engaged citizenry. Recognizing the immense importance of citizen engagement, the National Academy of Public Administration issued a June 1999 report entitled A Government to T…

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