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Users will be unable to use parts of the system without an email address.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.maximum_length.no_name.singular’] = ‘Must not contain more than {0} characters.\nReduce the size of the input by one character.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.multiSelect.maxItems’] = ‘Multiselect box should not contain more than {0} number of items.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.number’] = ‘A valid numeric value must be entered: {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘portalmodule.section.remove’] = ‘Delete: {0}?’; JS_RESOURCES[‘show.helptext’] = ‘Show Help Text’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.date.required’] = ‘A complete date value must be provided: {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.password’] = ‘Password cannot be empty or contain only spaces.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.mismatch’] = ‘The values entered do not match: {0}.\nConfirm: {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.percent’] = ‘A valid percent value between 0 and 100 must be entered.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.maximum_length.no_name.plural’] = ‘Must not contain more than {0} characters.\nReduce the size of the input by {1} characters.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘field_name.substitute’] = ‘\’\'{0}\’\’ input field’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.invalid_value’] = ‘Invalid numeric value provided: {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.required’] = ‘A value must be provided: {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.alignment.missing.content’] = ‘You selected alignments but did not select any alignable content to copy.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘active.filter.free.form.text.blank’] = ‘Specify a value for the search text field’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.system_role.reserve’] = ‘”bb” is not permitted at the beginning of a role ID.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.date_past’] = ‘The end date cannot be earlier than the start date.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘confirm.delete_item_value’] = ‘This item {0} will be deleted. Continue?’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.invalid_chars’] = ‘Contains illegal characters: {0}.\nDelete these characters: {1}’; JS_RESOURCES[‘hide.helptext’] = ‘Hide Help Text’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.range.lessthen.str’] = ‘Less Than {0}’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.login.invalid.username.or.pass’] = ‘Enter a username and password.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.date_past.confirm’] = ‘The time is in the past.\nContinue with this time?’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.negative’] = ‘A valid non-negative value must be entered: {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.url’] = ‘A valid URL (for example, http://www.myschool.edu) must be entered.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.range.overlap’] = ‘criteria ({0}) overlaps criteria ({1}).’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.range.between.str’] = ‘Between {0} and {1}’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.portal.tool.items.remove’] = ‘Delete: {0}?’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.association.refresh.confirm’] = ‘The associated items information might have been updated.\nClick \’OK\’ to refresh the list or click \’Cancel\’ to keep the current page.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.enrolloptions.error.codeconflict’] = ‘The Access Code Enrollment option conflicts with the selection of {instructor} Led enrollment.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘list.checkToSelectAllItems’] = ‘Check to select all items’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.option.required’] = ‘At least one option must be selected from the list.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘active.filter.changed.alert’] = ‘criteria now contains’; JS_RESOURCES[‘vtbe.artifact.footer.validate.nameIfSaveArtifact’] = ‘Specify a Name in order to Save as a Reusable Object.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.invalidate.number’] = ‘Please input valid number instead of {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.valid_course_id’] = ‘Course id contains illegal characters or multibyte characters.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘assessment.incomplete.confirm’] = ‘The following questions may be incomplete:\n {0}\nClick cancel to return to the test. Click Ok to submit assessment.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.enrolloptions.error.nooption’] = ‘Warning: Choose either the {instructor} Led or the Self-Enrollment option.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.date_equal’] = ‘The start date cannot be equal to the end date.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.cmp_field.rejected’] = ‘The {0} cannot be used without a corresponding {1} value.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.time.required’] = ‘A complete time value must be provided: {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.integer_number’] = ‘A valid integer numeric value must be entered: {0}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.maximum_length’] = ‘Must not contain more than 255 characters’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.enrolloptions.error.emailrequestconflict’] = ‘The selected email enrollment option conflicts with the self-enrollment selection.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.range.morethen.str’] = ‘More Than {0}’; JS_RESOURCES[‘invalid_char.space’] = ‘space’; JS_RESOURCES[‘notification.submit’] = ‘Action already submitted.\nWait until the action is complete.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.plain_text.confirm’] = ‘To display equations correctly in this document, Smart Text or HTML format must be selected.\nClick \’OK\’ to save in selected Plain Text format or click \’Cancel\’ to select a new format.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.allow_negtive.percent’] = ‘A valid percent value between -100 and 100 must be entered.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘invalid_char.comma’] = ‘comma’; JS_RESOURCES[‘confirm.remove_item’] = ‘This action is final and cannot be undone. Continue?’; JS_RESOURCES[‘list.uncheckToDeselectAllItems’] = ‘Uncheck to deselect all items’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.maximum_length.singular’] = ‘Must not contain more than {1} characters: {0}.\nReduce the size of the input by one character.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘vtbe.artifact.footer.validate.saveLocationIfSaveArtifact’] = ‘Specify a location for the Reusable Object.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.minimum_length’] = ‘A minimum of {0} characters must be entered: {1}.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘assessment.incomplete.confirm.survey’] = ‘The following questions may be incomplete:\n {0}\nClick cancel to return to the survey. Click Ok to submit assessment.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validation.image_type’] = ‘Unknown image type: {0}. Image may not display correctly.’; JS_RESOURCES[‘validate.invalidate.number.space’] = ‘Space’; JS_RESOURCES.getString = i18n_get_string; JS_RESOURCES.getFormattedString = i18n_get_formatted_string; } _init_bundle_JS_RESOURCES(); var LOCALE_SETTINGS = new Object(); function _init_bundle_LOCALE_SETTINGS() { LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.ADDRESS_FIELD_ORDER’] = ‘STREET_1 STREET_2 CITY STATE ZIP_CODE COUNTRY’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘number_format.exponent’] = ‘eE’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.YEAR_CHARACTER.03255’] = ”; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NAME.COLUMN.2’] = ‘{1}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_COLUMN_FORMAT_MONTH.03255’] = ‘ddd’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘BBI18N.SOLARIS_CHARSET’] = ‘ISO8859-1’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NAME.COLUMN.1’] = ‘{0}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.internal_date_format’] = ‘MM/dd/yy’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_TITLE_FORMAT_MONTH.03259’] = ‘MMMM yyyy’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.TIME_ORDER.00519’] = ‘HMP’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘float.format’] = ‘^(([0-9]{1,3}(\\,[0-9]{3})*)|[0-9]*)(\\.[0-9]+)?$’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NAME.SORT_COLUMN’] = ‘familyName’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.SHORT’] = ‘{1} {3}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAY_SHORT.02097’] = ‘SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘float.allow.negative.format’] = ‘^((([-]?[0-9]{1,3}(\\,[0-9]{3})*)|[-]?[0-9]*)(\\.[0-9]+)?|\\.[0-9]+)?$’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_TYPE’] = ‘GREGORIAN’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.GIVEN_INITIAL_FAMILY_NAME’] = ‘{4} {3}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘efloat.format’] = ‘^[+-]?[0-9]*(\\.[0-9]+)?([eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_TITLE_FORMAT_WEEK.03260’] = ‘MMM d[ yyyy]{ \’—\'[ MMM] d yyyy}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_FULL.02100’] = ‘January February March April May June July August September October November December’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NUMBERS_HIJRI_LOCALIZED.00521’] = ‘NO’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.LONG’] = ‘{0} {1} {2} {3}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_FULL_HIJRI.02100’] = ‘Muḥarram,Ṣafar,Rabīʿ\’al-Awwal,Rabīʿ\’ath-Thānī,Jumādā\’al-Ūlā,Jumādā\’ath-Thāniya,Rajab,Shaʿbān,Ramaḍān,Shawwāl,Dhū\’al-Qaʿda,Dhū\’al-Ḥijja’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.REPORT_FONT_NAME.03169’] = ‘ARIAL.TTF’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.WORK_FIELD_ORDER’] = ‘JOB_TITLE DEPARTMENT COMPANY B_PHONE_1 B_PHONE_2 B_FAX’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.GREETING’] = ‘Welcome, {1}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_SHORT.00520’] = ‘Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.REPORT_FONT_SIZE.03168’] = ‘8’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘number_format.thousands_sep’] = ‘,’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_COLUMN_FORMAT_WEEK.03256’] = ‘ddd M/d’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.SHORT_SURNAME’] = ‘{3}, {1}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.AM_PM.00522’] = ‘AM PM’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DATE_ORDER.00519’] = ‘MDY’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.PHONE_FIELD_ORDER’] = ‘H_PHONE_1 H_PHONE_2 H_FAX M_PHONE’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAY_MIN.02099’] = ‘Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.24HR_SUPPORT.03208’] = ‘0’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.REPORT_FONT_PATH.03170’] = ‘C:/WINNT/Fonts’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.FIRST_DAY_OF_WEEK.03207’] = ‘0’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘BBI18N.WINDOWS_CHARSET’] = ‘ISO-8859-1’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_SHORT_HIJRI.00520’] = ‘Muḥarram,Ṣafar,Rabīʿ\’I,Rabīʿ\’II,Jumādā\’I,Jumādā\’II,Rajab,Shaʿbān,Ramaḍān,Shawwāl,Dhū\’al-Qaʿda,Dhū\’al-Ḥijja’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘BBI18N.LINUX_CHARSET’] = ‘iso88591’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAY_CHARACTER.03253’] = ”; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_CHARACTER.03254’] = ”; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NAME.COLUMN_ORDER’] = ‘title,givenName,middleName,familyName,suffix,otherName’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_TITLE_FORMAT_DAY.03258’] = ‘dddd, MMM d, yyyy’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘number_format.decimal_point’] = ‘.’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAYS.00521′] = ’01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAY_FULL.02098’] = ‘Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.date_display_pattern’] = ‘MM/DD/YY’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.EXTENDED_SURNAME’] = ‘{3}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘thousand.sep.format’] = ‘,’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NUMBERS_HIJRI.00521’] = ‘0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.ADDRESS_ORDER.07832’] = ‘street,city,region,postal_code,country’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_COLUMN_FORMAT_DAY.03257’] = ‘dddd M/d’; LOCALE_SETTINGS.getString = i18n_get_string; LOCALE_SETTINGS.getFormattedString = i18n_get_formatted_string; } _init_bundle_LOCALE_SETTINGS(); var LOCALE_SETTINGS = new Object(); function _init_bundle_LOCALE_SETTINGS() { LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.ADDRESS_FIELD_ORDER’] = ‘STREET_1 STREET_2 CITY STATE ZIP_CODE COUNTRY’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘number_format.exponent’] = ‘eE’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.YEAR_CHARACTER.03255’] = ”; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NAME.COLUMN.2’] = ‘{1}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_COLUMN_FORMAT_MONTH.03255’] = ‘ddd’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘BBI18N.SOLARIS_CHARSET’] = ‘ISO8859-1’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NAME.COLUMN.1’] = ‘{0}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.internal_date_format’] = ‘MM/dd/yy’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_TITLE_FORMAT_MONTH.03259’] = ‘MMMM yyyy’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.TIME_ORDER.00519’] = ‘HMP’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘float.format’] = ‘^(([0-9]{1,3}(\\,[0-9]{3})*)|[0-9]*)(\\.[0-9]+)?$’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NAME.SORT_COLUMN’] = ‘familyName’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.SHORT’] = ‘{1} {3}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAY_SHORT.02097’] = ‘SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘float.allow.negative.format’] = ‘^((([-]?[0-9]{1,3}(\\,[0-9]{3})*)|[-]?[0-9]*)(\\.[0-9]+)?|\\.[0-9]+)?$’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_TYPE’] = ‘GREGORIAN’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.GIVEN_INITIAL_FAMILY_NAME’] = ‘{4} {3}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘efloat.format’] = ‘^[+-]?[0-9]*(\\.[0-9]+)?([eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_TITLE_FORMAT_WEEK.03260’] = ‘MMM d[ yyyy]{ \’—\'[ MMM] d yyyy}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_FULL.02100’] = ‘January February March April May June July August September October November December’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NUMBERS_HIJRI_LOCALIZED.00521’] = ‘NO’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.LONG’] = ‘{0} {1} {2} {3}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_FULL_HIJRI.02100’] = ‘Muḥarram,Ṣafar,Rabīʿ\’al-Awwal,Rabīʿ\’ath-Thānī,Jumādā\’al-Ūlā,Jumādā\’ath-Thāniya,Rajab,Shaʿbān,Ramaḍān,Shawwāl,Dhū\’al-Qaʿda,Dhū\’al-Ḥijja’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.REPORT_FONT_NAME.03169’] = ‘ARIAL.TTF’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.WORK_FIELD_ORDER’] = ‘JOB_TITLE DEPARTMENT COMPANY B_PHONE_1 B_PHONE_2 B_FAX’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.GREETING’] = ‘Welcome, {1}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_SHORT.00520’] = ‘Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.REPORT_FONT_SIZE.03168’] = ‘8’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘number_format.thousands_sep’] = ‘,’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_COLUMN_FORMAT_WEEK.03256’] = ‘ddd M/d’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.SHORT_SURNAME’] = ‘{3}, {1}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.AM_PM.00522’] = ‘AM PM’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DATE_ORDER.00519’] = ‘MDY’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.PHONE_FIELD_ORDER’] = ‘H_PHONE_1 H_PHONE_2 H_FAX M_PHONE’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAY_MIN.02099’] = ‘Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.24HR_SUPPORT.03208’] = ‘0’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.REPORT_FONT_PATH.03170’] = ‘C:/WINNT/Fonts’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.FIRST_DAY_OF_WEEK.03207’] = ‘0’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘BBI18N.WINDOWS_CHARSET’] = ‘ISO-8859-1’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_SHORT_HIJRI.00520’] = ‘Muḥarram,Ṣafar,Rabīʿ\’I,Rabīʿ\’II,Jumādā\’I,Jumādā\’II,Rajab,Shaʿbān,Ramaḍān,Shawwāl,Dhū\’al-Qaʿda,Dhū\’al-Ḥijja’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘BBI18N.LINUX_CHARSET’] = ‘iso88591’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAY_CHARACTER.03253’] = ”; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.MONTH_CHARACTER.03254’] = ”; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NAME.COLUMN_ORDER’] = ‘title,givenName,middleName,familyName,suffix,otherName’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_TITLE_FORMAT_DAY.03258’] = ‘dddd, MMM d, yyyy’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘number_format.decimal_point’] = ‘.’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAYS.00521′] = ’01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.DAY_FULL.02098’] = ‘Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.date_display_pattern’] = ‘MM/DD/YY’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.EXTENDED_SURNAME’] = ‘{3}’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘thousand.sep.format’] = ‘,’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.NUMBERS_HIJRI.00521’] = ‘0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.ADDRESS_ORDER.07832’] = ‘street,city,region,postal_code,country’; LOCALE_SETTINGS[‘LOCALE_SETTINGS.CALENDAR_COLUMN_FORMAT_DAY.03257’] = ‘dddd M/d’; LOCALE_SETTINGS.getString = i18n_get_string; LOCALE_SETTINGS.getFormattedString = i18n_get_formatted_string; } _init_bundle_LOCALE_SETTINGS();
Assignment 1: Rationale for Agency Selected
Due Week 2 and worth 100 points

For this and the following assignments, which will become a major part of your portfolio, you will take on the role of a consultant for a government agency. The first role of the consultant is to familiarize yourself with the agency, its departments, and key actors. Select a local, county, state, or federal agency and a department within the agency. Usually, you can find contact information on their Websites. After selecting an agency and department, you are expected to:Provide a rationale for your selection, and research the agency and department.Interview at least two (2) representatives of the agency’s department for the different sections of the paper. (If you can obtain more than two (2) different interviews, do so. The more perspectives, the better. Interviews can be conducted in person, by phone, or by an electronic method such as email.)Research the literature regarding issues that involve the selected agency and public administration in general. Assume the role of a consultant who works for a consulting firm that has asked you to research this agency and file a report with the Vice President (VP) of Accounts and Client Support.

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Write a two to three (2-3) page paper, titled Part I: Background of and Rationale for the {Selected Agency} in which you separate the content into sections:Provide background information about the agency and its department, mission, and its goals / objectives. (Title this section Introduction.)Describe three to five (3-5) functions of this agency. (Title this section Functions of the Agency.)Analyze two to three (2-3) current events involving the agency. (Use the e-Activities from Week 1 and Week 2.) (Title this section Current Events.)Explain the rationale for selecting this agency with two to three (2-3) justifiable reasons. (Title this section Rationale.)List four to five (4-5) academic sources and government Websites you expect to access in your research. (Include no more than one (1) non-government Website.)Some Websites you may want to access are:
U.S. Government Printing Office located at http://www.gpo.gov/The Federal Register located at http://www.federalregister.gov/U.S. Government Accountability Office located at http://www.gao.gov/American Society for Public Administrators located at http://www.aspanet.org/public/

When using these sites, please make sure they follow APA formatting within the text and on the Reference Page.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The sections must have appropriate titles. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The assignment must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.