Prospective Panels
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5, Appendix 2, § 15, NAPA is required to provide public notice of the names and brief biographies of appointed panel members, and provide a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment on such appointments.
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CLIENT: National Labor Relations Board
DESCRIPTION:
The Academy will provide expert review, analyses, and recommendations to NLRB regarding the scope and need for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position to improve NLRB’s financial management structure.
PROSPECTIVE PANEL:
If you have comments, please contact Nicole Camarillo at ncamarillo@napawash.org by May 4, 2012.
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PROJECT: Independent Operational Review of the U.S. Government Printing Office
CLIENT: Congressional Research Service/U.S. Government Printing Office
DESCRIPTION: The conference report to the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 112-74), includes a requirement for the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to conduct an independent operational review of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). The review is expected to (1) update past studies of GPO operations and (2) offer recommendations for additional cost saving opportunities beyond those that GPO has already implemented.
PROSPECTIVE PANEL:
Marilu Goodyear, Chair
If you have comments, please contact Chloe Yang at yyang@napawash.org by May 4, 2012.
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PROJECT: Independent Review of the Department of Energy’s Departmental Management and Oversight of the National Laboratories
CLIENT: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
DESCRIPTION: In the FY 2012 appropriations, Congress directed the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to conduct an independent review of the Department’s management and oversight of DOE’s national laboratories. At Congress’s direction, the Academy will consider such issues as whether existing laboratory performance metrics gauge critical aspects of laboratory performance and how the Department utilizes performance metrics and data for managing the laboratories.
The Academy will also conduct benchmarking reviews with a limited number of non-DOE Federally Funded Research and Development Centers and consider the findings of a recent report by the National Laboratory Director’s Council, as well as recent reports from the Government Accountability Office and the National Academy of Sciences.
PROSPECTIVE PANEL:
Jonathan D. Breul, Chair
Thomas O. Hunter, Ph.D. – Retired Director of Sandia National Laboratories and President of Sandia Corporation, following Senior Vice President for Defense Programs and Vice President for California Laboratory; currently, Chair of Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee for Department of Interior, Board member of Bipartisan Policy Center project on Energy Policy, Chair of Advisory Board for University of Florida College of Engineering Leadership Institute. Formerly, Lead for Federal team for BP Oil spill well control, Member of Strategic Advisory Group for Commander of Strategic Command, other advisory boards. National engagement on Nuclear Deterrent, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Energy, Nuclear Waste Management, and R&D for Science and Engineering.
If you have comments, please contact Faith Gibson Hubbard at fhubbard@napawash.org by Monday, May 7, 2012.