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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: 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: 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
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
The Academy Panel is pleased to present this record of the proceedings of the Symposium on Implementing “Most Efficient Organizations”
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
This paper explains why, after consuming billions in foreign aid over three decades, and hundreds of millions specifically for governance
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
The National Planning Department (NPD), Office of the President, Republic of Colombia, contacted the Academy seeking technical assistance in crafting
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
As a part of the Academy’s Executive Consortium, the Academy and Human Capital Solutions conducted a symposium on June 23
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
This is the first of several reports by an Academy Panel formed to assess off-shoring, including the adequacy of current
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2006
On November 28, 2005, the Academy’s Prisons Positioning Committee and Center for Intergovernmental Relations convened a roundtable discussion with experts
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
This report, for the first time, takes a comprehensive view of government projections of hiring needs across agencies by occupational
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
To prepare itself for the challenges of 21st century health threats, CDC embarked on the “Futures Initiative,” a multi-year effort
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
For a period of 18 months, an Academy committee examined one of the most critical Big Ideas: the short- and
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
Mandated by Congress, this study was inspired by a breakdown in how the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
NASA’s space science program managers commissioned this study to identify corrective actions to address the increase in the number and
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
By Fall 2003, NIH had become responsible for so many administrative reforms that the agency requested the National Academy of
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
This was the second report prepared as part of an ongoing Academy review of the state of change at the
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
To help ensure that U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is on a path to effectively achieve modernization and meet
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
The EPA and other state agencies require good data to identify environmental problems, set goals, select tools to remedy problems
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
Based on the report issued by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, NASA intensified its focus on leadership development. The agency
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
The Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG), administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), awards funds
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
The Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG), administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), awards funds
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
Congress asked the Academy, in 2002, to conduct an independent study of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and its
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2005
This project stemmed from the Academy's previous reviews of the recent reorganization at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
The federal public service has undergone a major transformation since the National Commission on the Public Service convened in February
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
Since its creation in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has developed a wide range of important technologies
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
The aging of the federal workforce poses significant challenges that human capital managers have barely begun to address.
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
The presidential transition deserves a conspicuous place on the public administration and management agenda, whether an incumbent is re-elected or
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
The nation’s electric power system has been subject to increasing stress in recent years. One response has been the development
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
Of the Department of Energy’s $23 billion budget, the $1.3 billion allocated to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
The U.S. Park Police (USPP) have protected federal land in the District of Columbia since 1791 and National Park Service
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
The Academy's Human Resources Management Panel (HRM Panel) released a series of reports from 2003 to 2004 on the adoption
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
As Phase I of this study concluded, the needs of U.S. small manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) have changed. The Panel believes
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
Interested in preparing the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a multi-year build-up of its grant programs, in 2002, Congress asked
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
For three years, from 2001-2003, the Academy conducted a study for the Human Resources Management (HRM) Consortium of the challenges
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration and Congress created the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
Congress directed the National Park Service to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in 2001 to conduct an
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
Against a background of intensified interest in Federal adoption of performance-based pay systems, on October 21, 2003, the Academy partnered
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
From 2000 to 2004, the Academy published a series of reports on how U.S. wildfire prevention and response could be
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2004
An Academy Panel examined the Presidio Trust Corporation’s partnership with the National Park Service, reviewed the Trust’s financial plans and
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2003
After examining all the factors influencing the costs of wildfire suppression in its September 2002 report, Wildfire Suppression: Strategies for
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2003
This report is the fourth of five reports in the Academy project The 21st Century Federal Manager: A Study of
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2003
Wildland fire-related acquisition management programs of the five federal land management agencies are big business. For example, Forest Service wildfire
Academy Study | Type: Study | Areas: None | Year: 2003
This report is the third of five reports in the Academy study, The 21st Century Federal Manager: A Study of