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Academy Study Sep 22, 2022

Identifying a Path for Success and Advancing Change Management Review of the Structure of Business and Enterprise Services in FPAC-Business Center

Background The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center provides services to employees and customers across the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the Natural Resource Conserv…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/fpac-bc-change-management-review

Academy Study Sep 16, 2022

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Comprehensive Equity Assessment

BACKGROUND Montgomery County (Maryland) is a majority-minority jurisdiction with over one million people. It is the most affluent and populous jurisdiction of Maryland. The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCF…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/mcfrs-comprehensive-equity-assessment

Academy Study Aug 8, 2022

Social Security Administration - A Report to Congress on Sources of and Access to Death Data

Background The mission of the Social Security Administration (SSA) is to provide quality Social Security services to the public. It collects death data, including death data from state vital records offices, to administe…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/social-security-administration-a-report-to-congress-on-sources-and-access-to-death-data

Academy Study Jun 21, 2022

Agile Regulation: Gateway to the Future

The National Academy of Public Administration, the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust embarked on an effort to address federal regulation, which many view as the least agile area …

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/agile-regulation-framework

Academy Study Mar 22, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cultural Competence Assessment

BACKGROUND The U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, CT, is a four-year, tuition-free federal service academy that prepares its cadets physically, intellectually, and ethically for careers in the U.S. …

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/u-s-coast-guard-academy-cultural-competence-assessment

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…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/dhs-cybersecurity-workforce

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…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/u-s-trade-and-development-agency-fy-2022-strategic-planning

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…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/comprehensive-assessment-of-the-us-merchant-marine-academy

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…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/national-marine-sanctuaries-program-the-first-fifty-years-and-the-next-fifty-years

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…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/united-states-office-of-personnel-management-independent-assessment

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…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/agricultural-research-service-follow-up-assessment-of-administrative-and-financial-management-services