GOVERNMENT PROGRAM

GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
Focus of the Final Paper
Choose any governmental program that you wish (Social Security Administration, Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, the Security and Exchange Commission, your local City Hall, etc). Your evaluation should focus on three primary areas:

1. Financial compliance, which determines whether the funds were properly spent and whether the law was complied with;
2. Economy and efficiency, which determines whether resources have been used economically and efficiently;
3. Program results, which determines whether desired results have been achieved.

This project will require you to research information related to your governmental agency, so you may want to do a cursory review of the agency before beginning your project to ensure you can readily identify the necessary information.  Some of the information may not be readily available since you are not as familiar with the agency, but since it is a public agency there should be adequate information available to do a general review of the primary areas as listed above.

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
Must include a cover page that includes:
- Student- name
- Course name and number
- Title of paper
- Instructor- name
- Date submitted
Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide