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Federal Aviation Administration; Assessment of Compliance with and Effectiveness of Registration for Small Unmanned Aircraft

The advent of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) presents important economic and social opportunities for the United States. A major contributor to the proliferation of UAS users in recent years is technological advancement…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/federal-aviation-administration-assessment-of-compliance-with-and-effective

Assessment of the Bureau of Prisons’ Organizational Alignment with Healthcare Mission

BACKGROUNDThe Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for more than 180,000 federal inmates, including approximately 151,000 housed in 122 BOP-operated institutions. As part of its mission, BOP must deliver medica…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/federal-bureau-of-prisons-medical-data-managment

AI and Its Impact on Public Administration

In early 2018, the Board of the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) challenged its Standing Panels to develop public facing activities that advance the mission of the Academy. Accepting this challenge…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/ai-and-its-impact-on-public-administration

Armenian Criminal Justice System: Enhanced Training to Improve Performance

Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and its partners in Armenia deve…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/armenian-criminal-justice-system-enhanced-training-to-improve-performance

Grand Challenges in Public Administration: Annual Meeting 2018

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/grand-challenges-in-public-administration-annual-meeting-2018

International Life Sciences Institute North America: Scientific Integrity Review

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a nonprofit, worldwide organization whose mission is to provide science that improves human and environmental health. For 40 years, ILSI has addressed problems in food,…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/international-life-sciences-institute-north-america-scientific-integrity-re

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…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/impact-of-stds-on-us

An Organizational Assessment of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC or Commission), embedded in the state constitution, oversees more activity than virtually all other state counterparts—including oil drilling permits and environmental assessments…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/oklahoma-corporation-commission-organizational-assessment

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Organizational Assessment

The DNFSB engaged the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to complete a comprehensive organizational assessment, with a scope of work that includes stakeholder engagement; mission performance; operati…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/defense-nuclear-facilities-safety-board-organizational-assessment

DOT Organizational Assessment of OST-R

The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) contracted with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to assess the organization of Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) and t…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/dot-organizational-assessment-of-ost-r

No Time To Wait: Building a Public Service for the 21st Century

The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust sponsored this National Academy of Public Administration (Academy) study to determine how the federal government's human capital challenges can best be addressed. The Academy formed a …

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/no-time-to-wait-part-2-building-a-public-service-for-the-21st-century

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: An Evaluation of the Project Partnership Agreement Process

Project Partnership Agreements (PPAs) are legally binding agreements entered into by the Department of the Army and nonfederal sponsors, setting forth the terms and conditions for cost sharing and construction of a proje…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/us-army-corps-of-engineers-project-partnership-agreement-process-evaluati