- Value [1] Leadership
- Responding to the events of 9/11, an Academy Panel is working with Congress and Federal Bureau of Investigation leadership
to help the FBI transform itself into a proactive agency focused on prevention of terrorism, espionage and cyber crimes. As
a result of that work, Congress provided the FBI with important new authorities and the FBI asked the Academy to broaden its
work to include an evaluation of field structure and human resource practices.
- Value [2] Independence
- At Congress’ request, an Academy Panel evaluated the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review Program. The Panel found that the program
was not working effectively at existing facilities and recommended an innovative performance and market-based trading system
for monitoring and reducing air pollution. This study is informing the current debate on Clean Air Act reforms.
- Value [3] Integrity
- The Academy provides a regular presence on Capitol Hill, where congressional committees have turned to Panels and Fellows
for expert and objective testimony on such pressing issues as homeland security, government reorganization and performance-based
management.
- Value [4] Public Service
- Academy Panels and Fellows have helped numerous agencies grapple with the federal salary system and made numerous recommendations
for improving it. Many of the recommendations have been incorporated into the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s pay system,
and proposed as part of the government-wide drive toward pay-for-performance.
- Value [5] Equity
- An Academy Panel conducted three studies outlining the impacts of environmental and public health hazards on people-of-color
communities. Based on this solid work, the Ford Foundation requested that the Academy conduct a series of workshops to help
local communities learn how to apply study recommendations to their own circumstances.
- Value [6] Innovation
- The Academy led the research for the first-ever study of projected hiring needs across the federal government.With a grant
from the New York Times, the Academy and the Partnership for Public Service developed the most comprehensive guide to date
for job seekers interested in federal service. The guide provides these individuals with the essential knowledge they need
to plan for their future in public service.
- Value [7] Connecting People and Ideas
- The Academy hosts consortia to build a community of performance and human resources practitioners. A series of forums and
research supports members as they seek to improve the management of their programs. A new Executive Consortium will engage
agency leaders by addressing management and policy issues that are cross-functional across government, at both agency and
bureau levels.
- Value [8] Global Perspective
- The Academy convened top public officials from sub-Saharan Africa countries to develop a strategy to deal with the devastating
effects of AIDS on African teachers, administrators, civil servants and their institutions. In addition, the Academy meets
regularly with delegations from around the world and is building its work through memoranda of understanding with several
African nations.
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