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Academy Study Feb 1, 2004

Implementation of Recommendations: Academy Panel Report on the U.S. Park Police

Congress directed the National Park Service to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in 2001 to conduct an independent review of the United States Park Police's (USPP) structure and financial plan. …

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2004

Containing Wildland Fire Costs: Enhancing Hazard Mitigation Capacity

From 2000 to 2004, the Academy published a series of reports on how U.S. wildfire prevention and response could be improved. As part of this series, in 2002, the Academy conducted a study on how to reduce the cost of wil…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2004

The Presidio Trust: Developing a National Park While Attaining Self-Sufficiency

An Academy Panel examined the Presidio Trust Corporation’s partnership with the National Park Service, reviewed the Trust’s financial plans and budget projections, reviewed the capital and operating spending trade-offs b…

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Academy Study Dec 1, 2003

Developing the Leadership Team: An Agency Guide

This report is the fourth of five reports in the Academy project The 21st Century Federal Manager: A Study of Changing Roles and Competencies. The earlier reports examined changes that have engulfed federal managers and …

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Academy Study Aug 1, 2003

Leadership for Leaders Senior Executives and Middle Managers

This report is the third of five reports in the Academy study, The 21st Century Federal Manager: A Study of Changing Roles and Competencies.

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Academy Study Jul 1, 2003

Addressing Community Concerns: How Environmental Justice Relates to Land Use Planning and Zoning

This report is the third in a series of studies on environmental justice conducted by the Academy for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ). It builds on the Academy’s two prior …

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Academy Study Feb 1, 2003

First Line Supervisors in the Federal Service: Their Selection, Development, and Management

This report is the second in a five-study series undertaken by the Academy to address the changing roles of federal managers in the 21st Century. It outlines the challenges and opportunities that federal agencies face …

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Academy Study Apr 1, 2002

A Review of the National Park Service: Implementation of Reforms Recommended in a 1998 Academy Report

In 1998, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conducted a study of the National Park Service (NPS) line item construction program. The study, which resulted in eleven recommendations, focused on th…

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Academy Study Jan 1, 2001

Evaluating Methods for Monitoring and Improving HUD-Assisted Housing Programs

As requested by Congress, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) evaluated alternative approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of the local public housing agencies and private providers who implem…

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Academy Study Jul 1, 1991

Modernizing Federal Classification: An Opportunity for Excellence

In 1991, the National Academy of Public Administration with funding and in-kind support from eighteen federal agencies conducted a study of the general schedule classification system prescribed by the Classification Act …

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