The National Academy of Public Administration

Client/Funder:

The Smithsonian Institution (posted 5/13/02)

Purpose and Scope:

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) have been asked by the Smithsonian Institution, OMB, and OSTP to review the Smithsonian's scientific research programs. The study objective is to examine the extent to which the Smithsonian should have a portion of its scientific research funding awarded through a competitive process.

NAS will concentrate on identifying whether research programs exist within the Institution whose funding would be more appropriately awarded through a competitive grants program open to all researchers in the public and private sectors. With regard to more unique science programs not so treated, NAS will assess how best to evaluate the quality of the work.

NAPA will examine how other research institutions divide research programs between in-house and competitive programs, assess the dollar implications of the NAS findings, develop alternative strategies for implementing any NAS recommendations on competition, and analyze the implications for overhead rates resulting from different strategies.

NAPA is proposing to appoint the following individuals to an expert Panel that will direct and oversee its portion of the study.

Center:

Management Studies

Project Director:

Gerald Barkdoll

Project Status:

Starting

Panel Members:

The Academy plans to appoint the following individuals to a Panel to oversee and direct the study. The public may comment by e-mail on the composition of the panel for a period of seven (7) days after the posted date (5/13/2002). Send comments to MDitmeyer@napawash.org.

Chair

James E. Colvard Visiting Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Former Associate Director, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Deputy Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Director of Civilian Personnel Policy, U.S. Navy; Deputy Chief of Naval Material; Technical Director, Naval Surface Weapons Center.

Panel

C. William Fischer Former Senior Vice President for Business and Finance, Northwestern University; Executive Vice President, Brandeis University; Vice President for Budget and Finance, University of Colorado; Assistant Secretary for Planning and Budget, U.S. Department of Education; Deputy Administrator, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy; Deputy Associate Director for Human Resources, and Deputy Assistant Director for Legislative Reference, U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

Adam Herbert, Jr. Executive Director, Florida Center for Public Policy and Leadership, and former President, University of North Florida. Former Chancellor, State University System of Florida; Dean, School of Public Affairs and Services, Florida International University; Director, Northern Virginia Programs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Special Assistant to the Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Maxine Singer* President, Carnegie Institution of Washington, member of the Board of Governors and Scientific Advisory Council, Weizmann Institute of Science,. former chairman of the editorial board of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, currently member of The Human Genome Organization, and member, Board of Directors, Johnson & Johnson, former trustee, Yale (University) Corporation, and director, Whitehead Institute.

Jerry R. Schubel* Visiting professor of biology and environmental studies and director of the Alternative Futures Forum at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. Former President and CEO of the New England Aquarium in Boston, various positions at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. ,including Dean and Director of Stony Brook's Marine Sciences Research Center; the University's Provost; and acting Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies. Also served as an adjunct professor, research scientist and Associate Director of The Johns Hopkins University's Chesapeake Bay Institute.

* Not an Academy Fellow

Meetings:
Meeting 1 - June 6, 2002, from 9:00 to 3:00 p.m. (open)
Meeting 2 - August 23, 2002 (closed)
Meeting 3 - September 30, 2002 (closed) (posted 9/18/2002)

For information on panel meetings, please contact Marty Ditmeyer at (202) 347-3190 or at MDitmeyer@napawash.org.

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