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Academy Study Jul 1, 2014

Anticipating the Future: Developing a Vision and Strategic Plan for the Social Security Administration for 2025-2030

At the request of Congress, the Social Security Administration (SSA) contracted with the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to develop a long-range vision and a high-level strategic plan to assis…

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Academy Study May 1, 2014

An Analysis of Prehospital Emergency Medical Services as an Essential Service and as a Public Good in Economic Theory

This white paper was produced to support the deliberations of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council regarding options for funding Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems at the state and local levels. …

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Academy Study Oct 1, 2013

Independent Assessment of a White Paper by the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General

In response to declining volumes of mail and an ever-changing communications world, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) authored a White Paper entitled "Public-Private Partnerships: Best Practices a…

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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

Reforming the U.S. Postal Service: An Independent Review of a Thought-Leader Proposal to Reform the U.S. Postal Service

Rapidly declining mail volumes and a range of other financial and operating factors have placed the US Postal Service under significant financial pressure that threatens its continued viability. In addition to other rece…

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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 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 Sep 1, 2011

Veterans Health Administration Fee Care Program

In March 2011, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracted with the Academy for a review of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)’s Fee Care Program after the department’s Inspector General identified prob…

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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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Academy Study Jul 1, 2009

A Program Review of Diversity Strategic Initiatives

Concerned that their Strategic Initiatives (SI) Program may not be operating optimally, the Forest Service requested that the Academy conduct “an independent and objective analysis of the Strategic Initiative (SI) Progra…

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Academy Study Jun 1, 2009

Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate: Developing Technology to Protect America

In response to a congressional mandate and in consultation with Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the National Academy conducted a review of S&T’s effectiveness and…

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