Evaluation of Agencys Ethics, Cooperation, Leadership, and Legal Decisions

SELECTED AGENCY: OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES (OCS)

Assignment Overview
As a consultant, you need to develop an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the selected agencys ethics, cooperation, leadership, and legal decisions, and then provide recommendations for improvement. Therefore, you will conduct interviews with agency representatives and research related academic sources and government websites. The analysis will be read by the VP of accounts and client support, as well as by the leaders of the agency for whom you are working.

Assignment Instructions
Write a 56 page paper in which you:
Analyze 23 current events from the past two years, focusing on the administrative responsibility and ethical implications to the stakeholders, organization, and public regarding the issues described in the current events. Title this section Administrative Ethics. To find news items about current events, go to The Center for Public Integrity, select a topic, and review the latest news items about it.

Assess the leadership of this agency, in light of leadership models and of the political context in which the agency operates, highlighting at least three ways internal agency leaders and political leaders have influenced the success and/or failure of the agency. Title this section Leadership Influences.

Analyze the power the agency has in enforcing the regulations it is asked to uphold. You can find information about these by going to the U.S. Government Publishing Office, typing your selected agencys name in the search engine, and reviewing the agencys latest rulings. Discuss 23 challenges to enforcing the agencys regulations. Title this section Legal Decisions.

Analyze 34 strategies for the agencys future plans for administrative ethics, leadership, and legal to improve the agencys operation and services to its primary recipients. Title this section Strategies for Consideration to Administrative Processes.

Recommend two strategies that will provide immediate improvement, based on models that influence public policy and the 34 strategies presented in the previous criterion, with a reason each recommendation would bring about improvement. Title this section Recommendations for Improvements to Administrative Processes.