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NASA Releases Updated Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience Plan

NASA joined more than 20 federal agencies in releasing its updated Climate Adaptation Plan Thursday, helping expand the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to make federal operations increasingly resilient to the impacts of climate change for the benefit of all. The updated plans advance the administration’s National Climate Resilience Framework, which helps align...

NASA Releases Hubble Image Taken in New Pointing Mode

“Hubble’s new image of a spectacular galaxy demonstrates the full success of our new, more stable pointing mode for the telescope,” said Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, senior project scientist for Hubble at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “We’re poised now for many years of discovery ahead, and we’ll be looking at everything from our solar system to...

NASA Releases New High-Quality, Near Real-Time Air Quality Data

NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions – down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. The near real-time data comes from the agency’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument, which launched last year to improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe...

National Academy of Public Administration Releases Report On U.S.  Patent and Trademark Office Telework Program

National Academy of Public Administration Releases Report On U.S.  Patent and Trademark Office Telework Program Post Date: July 31, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of the United States Department of Commerce should continue its telework program while enhancing its management practices, and continuing its quality...

National Academy of Public Administration Releases Presidential “Transition 2016” Report

National Academy of Public Administration Releases Presidential “Transition 2016” Report Post Date: July 12, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today released a report from its Transition 2016 initiative, called Transition 2016: Equipping the Government for Success in 2016 and Beyond, which outlines recommendations for...

National Academy of Public Administration Releases the 2017 Prune Book

National Academy of Public Administration Releases the 2017 Prune Book Post Date: November 16, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today released the latest version of The Prune Book, which outlines the 40 Toughest Management Jobs in government. This book aims to inform the incoming Administration of the experience and...

Media Advisory: The National Academy of Public Administration Releases New Book on March 17th – ” Building a 21st Century SES

Media Advisory: The National Academy of Public Administration Releases New Book on March 17th – ” Building a 21st Century SES Post Date: March 08, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will release its new book, Building a 21s Century SES: Ensuring Leadership Excellence in Our Federal Government, on March 17th at a joint...

National Academy of Public Administration Releases New Book:  Building a 21st Century SES: Ensuring Leadership Excellence in Our Federal Government

National Academy of Public Administration Releases New Book:  Building a 21st Century SES: Ensuring Leadership Excellence in Our Federal Government Post Date: March 17, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today unveiled its new book, Building a 21s Century SES: Ensuring Leadership Excellence in Our Federal...

First Nations releases publication on Supporting Community Intellectuals and Partnerships in Native Communities

  First Nations releases publication on Supporting Community Intellectuals and Partnerships in Native Communities This project sought to articulate Native American community intellectualism within the context of their own tribal communities. Unlike the colonial definition of intellectualism—the exercise of the intellect at the expense of the emotions–these four...