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Academy Study Nov 1, 2013

FEMA Flood Mapping: Enhancing Coordination to Maximize Performance

Congress directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to prepare a report on “how FE…

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Academy Study Nov 1, 2013

The Collaborative Forum: The Office of Management and Budget's Partnership Fund for Program Integrity and Innovation

The National Academy of Public Administration served as program administrator for the Collaborative Forum, the engagement mechanism for the Office of Management and Budget’s Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovat…

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Academy Study Sep 1, 2013

The Governance Structure of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: An Independent Review

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 mandated that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) contract with the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to conduct a comprehen…

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Academy Study May 1, 2013

Forecast for the Future: Assuring the Capacity of the National Weather Service

Congress directed the National Weather Service (NWS) through the Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (H. Rept. 112-284, P.L. 112-55) to contract with an independent organization to evaluate efficiencies …

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2013

The STOCK Act: An Independent Review of the Impact of Providing Personally Identifiable Financial Information Online

The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires the filing of publicly-available annual financial disclosures by senior officials in all three branches of the federal government. Congress amended the Act in 2012 with the S…

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2013

Measuring What Matters: Reducing Risk by Rethinking How We Evaluate Cybersecurity

SafeGov has developed a framework to spur the creation of a more effective approach to cybersecurity evaluation. As part of its strategy for developing this framework, SafeGov engaged the National Academy of Public Admin…

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Academy Study Jan 2, 2013

Department of Energy: Review of Departmental Management and Oversight of the National Laboratories

The Department of Energy’s fiscal year 2012 Appropriations Bill directed the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct an independent review of the management and oversight of DOE’s national laboratories. In d…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2013

Rebooting the Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed in the Digital Age

The conference report to the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act mandated that the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conduct a broad operational review of GPO to update past studies of GPO opera…

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Academy Study Dec 1, 2011

National Dialogue on Innovative Tools to Prevent and Detect Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

n September 2011, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (the Recovery Board), recognizing rapid technological advancements in the commercial sector, partnered with the National Academy of Public Administrati…

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Academy Study Oct 1, 2011

Improving the National Preparedness System: Developing More Meaningful Grant Performance Measures

The U.S. Congress asked an expert panel of the National Academy of Public Administration to assist the FEMA Administrator in studying, developing, and implementing quantifiable performance measures to assess the effectiv…

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Academy Study Nov 1, 2010

A Worker Dialogue: Improving Health Safety and Security at DOE

The Department of Energy Office of Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) partnered with the National Academy of Public Administration to host an online dialogue to solicit ideas from front line union workers at DOE sites on…

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Academy Study Sep 1, 2010

Building Strong for Tomorrow: Recommendations for the Organizational Design of the NOAA Climate Service

The U.S. Congress asked an expert panel of the National Academy of Public Administration to assist NOAA with a study and analysis of organizational options for a Climate Service within NOAA. Further, NOAA formally asked …

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