Office of Policy and Analysis: Governance

This section contains documents on the following issues: Board of Regents; responsibilities of governing boards—promulgation of guidance on operations and behavior; delegation of authority to chief executive; oversight of and accountability for organizational and managerial performance; hiring and firing of senior management.

Advisory Studies

This section contains documents on the following issues: Authority and function.

Regents' Reports

This section contains documents on the following issues: Overviews of Smithsonian activities and operations over four-month periods.

For more information regarding the studies and reports on this site, contact the Office of Policy and Analysis.