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ACADEMY MISSION
Through its trusted and experienced
leaders, the Academy improves the quality, performance,
and accountability of governments in the nation and
the world. To this end, the Academy's Congressional
Charter calls on it to:
1. Evaluate the structure, administration,
operation, and program performance of governments; anticipate,
identify, and analyze significant problems; and suggest
timely corrective action.
2. Foresee and examine critical issues in governance;
and formulate practical approaches to their resolution.
3. Assess the effectiveness, structure, administration,
and implications for governance of present or proposed
public programs, policies, and processes; and recommend
specific changes.
4. Advise on the relationship of federal, state, regional,
and local governments; increase public officials', citizens',
and scholars' understanding of requirements and opportunities
for sound governance and how these can be effectively
met.
5. Demonstrate by the conduct of its affairs a commitment
to the highest professional standards of ethics and
scholarship.
6. Investigate, experiment, and report upon any subject
of government whenever called upon by Congress or the
federal government.
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