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Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2010
Six years after its creation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) undertook the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) to
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2010
The Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) asked the National Academy of Public Administration and Easter Seals Project ACTION
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2010
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2010
Choosing the Nation’s Fiscal Future was the culmination of two years of effort by the National Academy of Public Administration
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
In October 2006, Congress enacted major legislation to reform the function and organization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
As population growth and development have accelerated around America’s military bases, the interests of these installations and the communities adjacent
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
The House and Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittees requested this study to help DOE’s three major mission-support organizations
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
This report objectively evaluated the need for the lifetime salary annuity for the Comptroller General of the United States. Congress
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
Concerned that their Strategic Initiatives (SI) Program may not be operating optimally, the Forest Service requested that the Academy conduct
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
The U.S. health care system faces well-known challenges: 46 million people without health insurance coverage in 2007, rapidly rising costs
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
In response to a congressional mandate and in consultation with Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
In the midst of a global economic crisis, the federal government responded on an unprecedented scale and scope, with injections
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
To many Americans using the site, Recovery.gov is simply a web portal that provides information on government spending related to
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
This report is an independent evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Demonstration
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
Many think of leadership transition in government as something that happens only once every four or eight years. While presidential
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
Increasingly, government leaders recognize that solving the complex problems facing America today will require more than simply keeping citizens informed
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
This six-month project brought together experts from two different spheres: historic preservation and performance measurement.
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
During his campaign, President Obama spoke frequently of the importance of bringing about change "from the bottom up." "We need,"
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2009
Like many other federal agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) strives to fully meet its performance and accountability
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
To assist Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in improving its ability to accomplish this critical mission, Congress asked
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
The purpose of this paper is to address the following questions: Who should be responsible for guiding the federal government’s
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
In September 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sought the assistance of the National Academy to help it develop
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
The Panel was concerned that cultural resources throughout the National Park System are at risk. The Panel identified ways that
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
As part of an effort to help VA improve its service to the new and earlier generation of veterans, Congress
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
While it is one of the safest and most reliable systems in the world, the Nation’s air transportation system must
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
With a forthcoming presidential change on the horizon and concern that a departure of significant members of DHS’s leadership team
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
Despite significant improvements in recent years, the federal government has failed to achieve a clean audit of its consolidated financial
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
Although governments at all levels have become increasingly interdependent, limited opportunities exist for officials to meet and discuss common problems
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2008
Recognizing the need to recruit top-notch new employees and maintain a high-performing workforce, CDC asked the Academy to convene an
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
Top officials of five federal environmental and natural resource agencies asked the National Academy to assist an interagency team in
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
In 1989, the Office of Environmental Management (EM) was established within the Department of Energy (DoE) to lead a multibillion-dollar
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
The Academy was asked to conduct an independent review of the National Historic Preservation program for the National Park Service
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
As one of the nation’s most prestigious and respected public universities, the University of California (UC) needs high quality human
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
The Judiciary exerts the greatest influence on congressional budgeting decisions by presenting its case for annual appropriations and detailing the
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
The Small Business Association’s Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA) is the agency element that responds to disasters and administers the
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
This report examined the water quality program through an in-depth review of the Chesapeake Bay program.
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
In its fourth year of operation, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (AFG) sought to
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
NASA is undergoing a fundamental mission shift that will require the agency to adopt a knowledge-based, data-driven strategy to better
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
Directed by an Academy Panel, this study included key recommendations aimed at enhancing the U.S. position in a global economy
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
The nation’s water resources are a fundamental part of its wealth, and lie at the heart of its economic, social
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies mandated this study in response to growing concerns about
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2007
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requested assistance from the National Academy of Public Administration to develop a framework for
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
Six years ago, an Academy Panel evaluated the field management of National Marine Sanctuaries (NMSP). This report suggests next steps
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
Off-Shoring: How Big Is It? is the second of three Academy Panel reports providing a comprehensive review of services off-shoring.
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
Since its creation in March 2003, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been the largest investigative branch of the U.S
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
This project arose from a request by the Chair of the House Subcommittee on government Management, Finance and Accountability, who
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
In June 2006, the Academy Panel provided a paper assessing the FBI’s management functions and providing advice on how the
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
It is clear from the tragedies that unfolded as a result of Hurricane Katrina that the intergovernmental system needs
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
Although governments at all levels have become increasingly interdependent, limited opportunities exist for officials to meet and discuss common problems
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
The Academy panel on Federal Preemption prepared this paper on the current status of regulatory federalism and congressional preemptions of