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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: 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: 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
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
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 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
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
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: 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
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
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: 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
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
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
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