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Academy Study Feb 1, 2022

A Call to Action: The Federal Government's Role in Building a Cybersecurity Workforce for the Future

BACKGROUND The mission of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is to lead the national effort to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation’s physical and c…

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Academy Study Jan 15, 2022

U.S. Trade and Development Agency FY 2022 Strategic Planning

The Academy supported the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USDTA) by facilitating its annual strategic planning for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The annual strategic planning meeting brings together all USTDA staff from arou…

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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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Academy Study Mar 30, 2021

National Marine Sanctuaries Program - The First Fifty Years, and the Next Fifty Years

NOAA’s ONMS contracted with the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct: An evaluation of the impact and major achievements of the National Marine Sanctuaries program over the past five decades. An assess…

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Academy Study Mar 17, 2021

United States Office of Personnel Management Independent Assessment

Section 1112(b) of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization (NDAA) Act directed the Director of OPM to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to conduct a comprehensive, inde…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2021

U.S. Trade and Development Agency FY 2021 Strategic Planning

The Academy supported the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USDTA) by facilitating its annual strategic planning for Fiscal Year 2021. The annual strategic planning meeting brings together all USTDA staff from around th…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/u-s-trade-and-development-agency-fy-2021-strategic-planning

Academy Study Oct 16, 2020

Agricultural Research Service: Follow-Up Assessment of Administrative and Financial Management Services

The genesis of this study was a 2017 report for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) by the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy). That work was an extensive examination of customer service and custo…

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Academy Study Sep 8, 2020

National Park Service: Assessment of Design and Construction Program

Since its creation in 1916, the National Park Service (NPS) has experienced sustained growth in holdings and visitation, and a concomitant expansion of facilities and infrastructure. The NPS construction program encompas…

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Academy Study Jul 31, 2020

Agricultural Research Service: Office of National Programs Revitalization

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency, conducting approximately 690 research projects across the country. ARS reorganized its a…

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Academy Study Jul 8, 2020

Building an Agile Federal Government

The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust and the Project Management Institute cosponsored an Academy white paper that explored the issues associated with agile government and recommended ways that the federal government can b…

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Academy Study Feb 28, 2020

Architect of the Capitol: Blue Ribbon Panel – Renewal of the Longworth and Rayburn House Office Buildings

At the request of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) put together a Blue Ribbon Panel of subject-matter experts in the fields of engineering, architecture, and…

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Academy Study Dec 13, 2018

National Coalition of STD Directors: Assessment of the Impact of STDs on the United States

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) asked the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to investigate and describe the scope and impact in the United States of three major, reportable STDs—speci…

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