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July 15, 2003
Contact Hannah Sistare, (202) 347-3190
July 15, 2003 - Washington, DC
- The National Commission on the Public Service, chaired by
former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul A. Volcker, will
take up residence at the National Academy of Public Administration
(NAPA). The Commission was initiated in 2001 by the Brookings
Institution's Center for Public Service, which is directed
by Paul Light. NAPA is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan
corporation chartered by Congress to provide "trusted
advice" on issues of governance and public management.
The Commission's January 2003 report made
sweeping recommendations for enhancing public service, improving
government management and fostering trust in government which
have been well received in all three branches of government
and have the potential to initiate groundbreaking improvements
in the way government functions.
"The Academy is excited about this
endeavor, because it represents a truly unique potential to
further encourage informed dialogue and appropriate reform
of the public service," said Academy President Howard
M. Messner. "We are pleased to enter into this arrangement
and anticipate a fruitful relationship that assists government
in working more efficiently and effectively."
Paul Volcker, Commission Chairman, echoed
this optimism and looked to the future saying, "This
common undertaking between the Commission and the Academy
creates a synergy that will significantly advance the mutual
ideals of the two partners." Volcker is an Academy Fellow,
as are four other Commission members: Charles Bowsher, Frank
Carlucci, Constance Horner, and Donna Shalala and also Commission
Senior Advisor Paul Light.
The Commission is being supported by The
Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation and by The Ford Foundation.
The Commission and the Academy will remain independent entities,
but will partner on endeavors such as joint forums, working
groups, and discussions. A board of advisors composed of Academy
Fellows with diverse experience in government will be formed
to support and provide input to the Commission's efforts and
identify synergies among the two organizations and the public,
private, and non-profit sectors.
Hannah Sistare, Academy Fellow and former
Staff Director and Counsel of the Senate Governmental Affairs
Committee, will continue to serve as Executive Director of
the Commission. She will lead the Commission's ongoing effort
to work with the Congress and the Administration to implement
the Commission's proposals. This is complementary to a three-year
effort being undertaken by the RAND Graduate School to build
on the Commission's work by addressing issues such as how
to make government more efficient, how to attract and retain
innovative leaders, and how to measure and improve productivity.
For further information about the National
Commission on the Public Service, including a copy of the
Commission report, go to
www.brookings.edu/volcker.
For a summary of the forum held on October
21, 2003, "Paul Volcker Chairs Joint Forum on Performance-Based
Pay", please click
here.
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