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Academy Study Sep 28, 2023

Selective Service System: Implementation of Agile Government

BACKGROUNDWhen the Grand Challenges in Public Administration were announced in November 2019, the Academy established the Agile Government Center (AGC) in partnership with the IBM Center for the Business of Government. A…

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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 …

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Academy Study Oct 31, 2016

United States Secret Service: Review of Organizational Change Efforts

The leadership of the U.S. Secret Service has initiated a multi-pronged effort to address concerns and begin transforming the agency. To assess progress and expected effectiveness of actions underway, the Secret Service …

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Academy Study Apr 1, 2014

Financial and Related Information for Decision-Making: Enhancing Management Information to Support Operational Effectiveness and Priority Goals

The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and subsequent legislation called for improved financial information and improved financial standards, including a managerial cost accounting standard that requires government age…

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Academy Study Nov 1, 2013

FEMA Flood Mapping: Enhancing Coordination to Maximize Performance

Congress directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to prepare a report on “how FE…

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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…

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Academy Study Oct 1, 2006

Moving from Scorekeeper to Strategic Partner: Improving Financial Management

This project arose from a request by the Chair of the House Subcommittee on government Management, Finance and Accountability, who asked the National Academy to examine ways to strengthen the financial management of the …

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Academy Study Dec 1, 2002

Strengthening Senior Leadership in the U.S. Government

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created the Senior Executive Service (SES) “to ensure that the executive management of the Government of the United States is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the natio…

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Academy Study Feb 1, 2002

The Future State of HUD: What Difference Could MHC's Make?

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been a troubled agency for at least two decades. In the mid-1990s, the department’s troubles were so serious that GAO gave it a first-ever whole department “…

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