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Academy Study Feb 15, 2017

Agricultural Research Service: Review of Administrative and Financial Management Services

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the other Research, Education and Economic (REE) agencies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are research-focused agencies with offices located throughout the Uni…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/agricultural-research-service-review-of-administrative-and-financial-manage

Academy Study Nov 30, 2016

Strengthening public administration in a time of transition

In November 2016, the National Academy of Public Administration(the Academy or NAPA) held its Annual Fall Meeting. The Academy is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization chartered by Congress in 1984 to assis…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/strengthening-public-administration-in-a-time-of-transition

Academy Study Nov 9, 2016

Veterans Benefits Administration: Review of the Disability Claims and Appeals Processes

At the request of Congress, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conducted an independent review of the progress of VBA in reducing the disability claims backlog since 2010 and examined the increas…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/veterans-benefits-administration-review-of-the-disability-claims-and-appeal

Academy Study Oct 31, 2016

United States Secret Service: Review of Organizational Change Efforts

The leadership of the U.S. Secret Service has initiated a multi-pronged effort to address concerns and begin transforming the agency. To assess progress and expected effectiveness of actions underway, the Secret Service …

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/united-states-secret-service-review-of-organizational-change-efforts

Academy Study Aug 1, 2016

Postal Regulatory Commission: Strategic Planning Development Support

The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) is an independent agency that has exercised regulatory oversight over the Postal Service since its creation by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, with expanded responsibi…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/postal-regulatory-commission-strategic-planning-development-support

Academy Study Mar 18, 2016

Review of the NASA Response to the Academy's Report on Foreign National Access Management

Under direction of the FY2015 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations report, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reengaged the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to conduc…

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2016

A Framework to Strengthen Governance

The National Academy of Public Administration’s December 2015 annual meeting raised a number of key issues facing public administrators in coming years. KPMG collaborated with the Academy to highlight some key findings a…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/a-framework-to-strengthen-governance

Academy Study Feb 1, 2016

Federal Leaders Digital Insight Study 2016

The Federal Leaders Digital Insight Study, conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) in collaboration with ICF, is an annual report designed to survey Federal Leaders' perspectives about th…

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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…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/national-science-foundation-use-of-cooperative-agreements-to-support-large

Academy Study Oct 17, 2015

Advancing U.S. Agricultural Trade: Reorganizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture

The responsibilities of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have grown and evolved over time in response to changes in the agricultural sector. In order to respond to these changes, USDA has undergone peri…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/advancing-us-agricultural-trade-reorganizing-the-us-department-of-agricultu

Academy Study Oct 10, 2015

Increasing the Effectiveness of the Federal Role in Cybersecurity Education

In 2014, the Center for Internet Security and Deloitte and Touche LLP engaged the National Academy of Public Administration to identify ways to improve the federal role in the nation’s cybersecurity education efforts. Th…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/increasing-the-effectiveness-of-the-federal-role-in-cybersecurity-education

Academy Study Jul 1, 2015

Improving Program Management in the Federal Government

In the spring of 2015, the Project Management Institute engaged the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to develop a white paper about how to strengthen project and program management in the federal g…

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