| has gloss | eng: The National Academy of Public Administration was founded by James E. Webb, then-administrator of NASA, and other leading public administration practitioners in 1967 and chartered under Title 36 of the United States Code in 1984 under Public Law 98-257. The Academy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on analyzing emerging trends in governance and public administration. Though the Academys funding comes primarily from studies that are Congressionally requested or mandated, it is not considered a government agency. Background The Academys studies are directed by a group of 600 peer-elected Fellows. . They are responsible for establishing the organization's policies and priorities and serving as advisers on Panels, convened for each study, which issue the studies findings and recommendations. |
