NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION®
Work-in-Progress
FBI TRANSFORMATION — FY 2010
BACKGROUND
ABOUT THE
NATIONAL ACADEMY
The National Academy of
Public Administration is
a non-profit, independent
organization of top
public management and
organizational leaders
who tackle the nation’s
most critical and complex
public management
challenges. With a
network of more than 650
distinguished Fellows
and an experienced
professional staff, the
National Academy
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on systematic research
and expert analysis.
Established in 1967 and
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in 1984, the National
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make a positive impact
by helping federal, state
and local governments
respond effectively to
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and changing conditions.
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The Academy has been assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with its post-9/11
transformation efforts since 2002. An Academy Panel, chaired by former U.S. Attorney General
Dick Thornburgh, directs the project. Sub-Panels with relevant subject matter expertise have
been formed to devote specific attention to each of the different projects that compose the overall
transformation effort. These Sub-Panels collaborate with and report to the overall Panel about
their activities. (See reverse for Panel and active Sub-Panel members.)
This effort has resulted in the publication of three formal reports: Transforming the FBI: Progress
and Challenges (January 2005); Transforming the FBI: Roadmap to an Effective Human Capital
Program (September 2005); and Transforming the FBI: Integrating Management Functions
under a Chief Management Officer (September 2006). In addition, a variety of internal guidance
papers have been prepared for the FBI regarding a broad range of specific issues. Academy
recommendations that have been implemented by the Bureau include the employment of experts
in administrative functions from outside the Bureau, the merger of the Training and Human
Resources functions, the establishment of a Human Resources Service Center, the appointment
of an Associate Deputy Director to act as the Bureau’s Chief Management Officer, substantial
refinements to internal budget formulation and execution, and the dissemination of an Acquisition
Desk Guide.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Academy continues to work with the FBI to accomplish its important mission of protecting the
American people. During Fiscal Year 2009, the Academy Panel, utilizing two of its Sub-Panels,
worked to strengthen the Bureau’s ability to accomplish its objectives. The Budget Process
Sub-Panel provided the Bureau with assistance in budget development, financial plan execution,
and organization of the budget and financial functions within the FBI. This included providing
evaluations, assessments, analytical support, and implementation assistance to the Finance
Division. The Procurement Services Sub-Panel provided consultation and direct guidance on
organizational structure, annual acquisition planning, performance metrics, Acquisition Review
Board processes, oversight mechanisms, staffing, and executive knowledge of procurement.
The Finance Division requested that the Academy Panel, Sub-Panels, and Study Teams continue
assisting the Bureau during FY 2010 in implementing specific transformational changes to its
budget and procurement processes.
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PANEL
Dick Thornburgh,* Chair—Counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP. Former Under Secretary General,
Department of Administration and Management, United Nations; Attorney General of the United States; Governor, State
of Pennsylvania; U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania; Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Criminal
Division.
Melissa J. Allen*—Executive Advisor, Booz, Allen, Hamilton. Former Senior Human Resource Advisor, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security. Former Assistant Secretary for Administration and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
Robert M. Alloway*—Director, National Leadership Task Force. Former Professional Staff Member, Subcommittee on
Government Management, Information and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.
Frank J. Chellino*—Criminal Justice Consultant and President, Langley-Hunt International, Inc.; Former Special Agent
in Charge, Miami Field Division and Washington, DC Division Office, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Floyd I. Clarke—Vice President, Corporate Compliance, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc. Former Deputy Director
and Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Edward A. Flynn*—Police Commissioner, Springfield, Massachusetts. Former Secretary for Public Safety, Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
Martin C. Faga*—Former positions with the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board; The MITRE Corporation:
President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Director; Professional Staff Member, House Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S House of Representatives.
Kristine M. Marcy*—Consultant, McConnell International. Former Chief Operating Officer, Small Business
Administration; Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice.
Budget Process Review Sub-Panel
Kristine M. Marcy, * Chair
Robert M. Alloway*
Linda M. Combs*—Former Controller, U. S. Office of Management and Budget.
Cindy L. Williams*—Senior Fellow and Principal Research Scientist, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
Blue Wooldridge*—Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Virginia
Commonwealth University.
Procurement Services Review Sub-Panel
Kristine M. Marcy, Chair
Jonathan D. Breul*—Executive Director, IBM Center for The Business of Government, and Partner, IBM Global
Business Services.
Robert A. Burton*—Partner, Venable LLP. Former positions with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, U.S. Office
of Management and Budget: Deputy Administrator, Acting Administrator.
Frank J. Chellino*
Martin C. Faga*
Mitchell Rice*—Professor of Political Science and Director, Race and Ethnic Studies Institute, Bush School of Government
and Public Service, Texas A&M University.
Barbara Wamsley*—Principal, LMA International; Fellow, Center for the Study of American Government, Johns
Hopkins University; Fellow, Maxwell Center for Advanced Public Management, Syracuse University.
PROJECT STAFF
Rick Cinquegrana, Program Area Director, (RCinq@napawash.org)
Greg Cummings, Project Director, Budget Process Review,
(GCummings@napawash.org)
Bill McCarty, Project Director, Procurement Review
(BMccarty@napawash.org)
Wendy Smith, Senior Advisor, (WSmith@napawash.org)
* Academy Fellow
Robert Pearre, Senior Advisor, (RPearre@napawash.org)
Robert Giusti, Senior Advisor, (RGiusti@napawash.org)
Jon Tucker, Senior Research Associate, (JTucker@napawash.org)
Saphonia Foster, Research Associate, (SFoster@napawash.org)
Tara Newman, Research Associate, (TNewman@napawash.org)