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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Academy Study May 1, 2015

New Perspectives on Human Capital Risk Management

Human capital, specifically the risk posed by skills gaps in mission-critical occupations, continues to feature on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) High Risk list. As part of their ongoing series on enterprise …

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2015

Achieving and Sustaining Transformation at the U.S. Census Bureau

The Census Bureau has initiated organizational changes intended to improve its ability to provide quality data while enabling it to anticipate and readily adapt to future needs. The Census Bureau requested that the Natio…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/achieving-and-sustaining-transformation-at-the-us-census-bureau

Academy Study Mar 1, 2015

Evaluating Project Aim 2020: Preparing to Transform the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has experienced significant changes over the last five years. NRC developed Project Aim 2020 (Project Aim) to improve the agency’s planning and operational functions. Project …

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Academy Study Mar 1, 2015

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Chief Financial Officer Organizational Assessment

In the fall of 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) engaged LinkVisum Consulting Group (LinkVisum) and the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to develop a strategic framew…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/us-department-of-housing-and-urban-development-office-of-the-chief-financia