This portfolio project constitutes the development of a short paper that outlines the origins, mission statement, and general history of a given public governmental organization, and thereafter provides an overall assessment of such organization. The overall assessment will focus on the exploration and examination of an organization's current agenda, its interaction with political actors, what the organization aims to produce through public policy making, and, most importantly, how the organization may best be managed to maximize policy performance for serving the public concerning a certain policy problem. The project is worth 20% of the final grade and should be 5-7 pages in length (including references where applicable), with size 12 font, 1-inch margins, and a double-spaced format. The project will be due by Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Note 1: In choosing a public governmental organization, you might start by considering the various executive branch federal agencies and departments or you might consider other public organizations (or sub-units of organizations) at the national, state, or even local level (I am very flexible about choices and I like to see a diverse set of topics!). If you come up with a topic but are not sure if it is acceptable, please do