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Lindsey, Jeffrey C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As the United States entered the second decade of the 21st century, providing law enforcement services has been noted to be more complex than in any era in the nation's history. Piloting law enforcement agencies through the challenges ahead has been identified as requiring their senior leaders to possess the highest levels of leadership acumen. A…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Law Enforcement, Federal Programs, Agencies
Fredericks, Juliane R. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study focused on the federal and Illinois State the reform legislation titled the Performance Evaluation Reform Act and Senate Bill 7. The Performance Evaluation Reform Act or "PERA" was created from collaboration between stakeholders as Illinois competed in a federal competition titled "Race to the Top." The legislation…
Descriptors: Political Influences, Educational Change, Federal Government, Educational Legislation
Moran, Revae E. – US Government Accountability Office, 2012
The transition out of high school to postsecondary education or the workforce can be a challenging time, especially for students with disabilities. Multiple federal agencies fund programs to support these students during their transition. In 2003, GAO reported that limited coordination among these programs can hinder a successful transition. GAO…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Disabilities, Public Agencies, Grants
Bereza, John Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study is to make transparent the current National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The first mission of this project is to clarify how the NSLP functions on a day-to-day basis in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus is used as a sample city, yet the aim of this research is to be transferable to other locations. The second objective is to…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Obesity, Lunch Programs, Nutrition
Montero Hernandez, Virginia – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since the 1990s, the federal government required public state universities in Mexico to recruit full time faculty members with doctoral degrees and research productivity to increase the academic competitiveness of higher education. After two decades of the implementation of federal mandates, public state universities have not improved their…
Descriptors: Productivity, State Universities, Participant Observation, Federal Programs
Parks and Recreation, 1978
William J. Whalen, director of the National Park Service, is interviewed on his personal philosophy and attitudes on (among others) planning, legislative issues, international contacts, career issues, personnel issues, administrative concerns, program objectives, and views on D-2 Alaska issues. (MJB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Interviews
American Educator, 1977
The new Assistant Secretary of Education talks about the Federal role in education, her trip to China, and how she hopes to improve education. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Information Management and Technology Div. – 1992
This study, which was conducted to determine how effectively the U.S. Department of Education plans for and manages its information resources in supporting its mission and administering its programs, focused on the Department's strategic information resources management (IRM) planning process. Meetings were held with program officials to ascertain…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Programs, Information Management, Information Technology
Government Computer News: The Newspaper Serving Computer Users throughout the Federal Government, 1985
This excerpt from a newsletter presents an interview with Robert Lee Chartrand, senior specialist in information policy and technology for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, on issues related to information technology and the U.S. Congress. A brief biography of Mr. Chartrand presents his major professional experience,…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Developing Nations, Discussion
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Ryan, Joe; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1994
Identifies critical success factors that federal information resources management (IRM) must address, offers recommendations for how best to meet these challenges, and describes opportunities based on discussions with senior IRM leaders. A brief history of federal IRM, beginning with the Commission on Federal Paperwork in 1974, is provided.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Federal Government, Federal Programs
McCareins, Alicia; And Others – 1981
The results of a survey, comments on the results, and an annotated bibliography are presented in this preliminary study of the impact of federal programs, mandates, and regulations on school principals. The survey involved interviewing 20 principals in urban, suburban, and small-town elementary and secondary schools in the Chicago area about…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1999
The goals of this assessment of electronic government information products were to: identify medium and format standards that are the most appropriate for permanent public access; assess the cost-effectiveness and usefulness of various alternative medium/format standards; and identify public and private medium/format standards that could be used…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Depository Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Lawrence, John E. S.; Cruze, A. M. – 1981
A study assessed the need for occupational information at the national level. During the study, researchers interviewed representatives of the following agencies and organizations: the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education, the American Vocational Association, the National Advisory Council on Vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Federal Government