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Academy Study Sep 27, 2024

Office of Management and Budget: Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government

BACKGROUND The Office of Performance and Personnel Management (PPM) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) leads efforts to enhance mission-focused performance across the federal government. In 2018, after discussi…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/office-of-management-and-budget-strengthening-organizational-health-and-performance-in-government

Academy Study Mar 30, 2024

Office of the National Cyber Director Listening Sessions

The National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) mandates the development and implementation of a National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy to improve cyber awareness, education, and training, and to increase the diversit…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/oncd-listening-sessions

Academy Study Nov 17, 2023

National Science Foundation Technology Innovation Partnership Evaluation

BACKGROUND The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency established in 1950 by Congress "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure th…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/national-science-foundation-technology-innovation-partnership-evaluation

Academy Study Aug 29, 2023

An Organizational Assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Human Resource Management, Labor and Employee Relations Directorate

BACKGROUND The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civilian aviation in the country. The FAA has a large union presence with eigh…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/faa-labor-and-employee-relations

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 Aug 15, 2019

State Chamber of Oklahoma Research Foundation: A Comparative Analysis of States' Civil Service Reforms

Human capital management has been a longstanding challenge at all levels of government. In order to attract, develop, and retain a talented state workforce and deliver services to the public, the state must have a human …

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/state-chamber-of-oklahoma-research-foundation-a-comparative-analysis-of-sta

Academy Study Sep 21, 2018

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

Academy Study Jan 1, 2017

Federal Aviation Administration: Personnel Reform Effectiveness Assessment

The mission of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to provide a safe and efficient aerospace system. As part of this mission, FAA regulates civil aviation to promote safety, encourages and develops current and n…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/federal-aviation-administration-personnel-reform-effectiveness-assessment

Academy Study Jul 1, 2015

The United States Patent and Trademark Office: A Telework Internal Control and Program Review

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requested that the Academy review its telework program to ensure that management controls and programmatic goals are effective and aligned with the Agency’s mission. …

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/the-united-states-patent-and-trademark-office-a-telework-internal-control-a

Academy Study Feb 1, 2009

Agencies in Transition: A Report on the Views of the Members of the Federal Senior Executive Service

Many think of leadership transition in government as something that happens only once every four or eight years. While presidential transitions are undoubtedly the largest in scope, leadership transition in government i…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/agencies-in-transition-a-report-on-the-views-of-the-members-of-the-federal

Academy Study Dec 1, 2004

Transforming the Public Service: Progress Made and the Work Ahead

The federal public service has undergone a major transformation since the National Commission on the Public Service convened in February 2002. The change has been greater than any in the 25 years since the Civil Service…

https://napawash.org/academy-studies/transforming-the-public-service-progress-made-and-the-work-ahead