White Papers

Featuring Insights written and published by ICF experts, such as thought leadership pieces and technical papers, as well as ICF's Thinking Forward series of articles. Use the checkboxes and keyword field at right to search by year, Insight type, or category.

Recently Added

• Transportation and Supply Chain Security - Systemic Changes and Policy Opportunities
• Capacity-Building Series - Effective Capacity Building Technical Assistance Through Strategy Selection
• Capacity-Building Series - Effective Capacity Building Technical Assistance Using Transition Charting
• Creating and Using Dashboards to Communicate with Stakeholders
• Rooted in Place: Responsive Rural Education Technical Assistance
• Broadband and Rural Education - An Examination of the Challenges, Opportunities, and Support Structures that Impact Broadband and Rural Education
• CEQA Legislation: 2012 - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• NEPA: 2012 Case Law Update - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• CEQA Streamlining Under SB 226: Encouraging Infill - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• The Ballona Wetlands and South Orange County Decisions: What Is the True Meaning of CEQA? - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• Endangered Species Update: June 2012–February 2013 - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• Innovation from Within
• Capacity-Building Series - Innovation: The New Capacity for Continuous Improvement
• ICF Pulse - March 2013 - Your Gateway to Transmission Issues
• Data Coalescing - A Science-First Ecosystem of Research Informatics
• State of the Union, State of the Funding - What Does the Administration Propose?
• Capacity-Building Series - Innovation: The New Capacity for Organization Effectiveness
• Environmental Justice on the National Agenda - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• Network Neutrality: Controversial, Divisive, Technical - Exploring the Technical Aspects and Misconceptions About Net Neutrality
• If We Build It, Will Jobs Come? - Assessing Broadband Technologies in the Context of Rural Economic Development
• The Prospects for U.S. Wind Development Following the Federal PTC Extension
• Capacity-Building Series - Innovation: The New Capacity for Organization Change
• Eliminating Veteran Homelessness: Applying Data, Lessons Learned, and Resources
• Closing the Digital Divide - Promoting Broadband Adoption Among Underserved Populations
• Effective Engagement: Optimizing Utility Operations Through Customer Relationships
• Social and Emotional Learning as a Catalyst for Academic Excellence
• Taking Successful Change Initiatives Beyond Capacity - A Multiple-Dimension Approach to Capacity Building
• ICF Pulse - October 2012 - Your Gateway to Transmission Issues
• The Responsive Baseline - A New Default
• Physician Expectations for Mobile Computing - Survey Reveals New Insights into How and Why These Early Adopters Use Mobile Devices
• How to Prepare for Emergencies
• State Guide to Developing Successful Early Childhood Data Systems
• Readiness for Change
• ICF Pulse - August 2012 - Your Gateway to Transmission Issues
• Are You Ready for Responsive Design?
• Are You Ready for Responsive Design?
• NERC CIP Standards Evolving - It's Time to Rethink Your Governance Model
• EPA's Climate Change Accomplishments
• Madera Oversight Coalition v. County of Madera - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• The Proper Baseline for Analyzing Traffic and Related Impacts under CEQA (2012) - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• NEPA 2012: Regulatory Update - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• Endangered Species Update, February–June 2012 - An Environmental Update Article for Thinking Forward
• Watershed Restoration - A Proactive Approach to Global Climate Change Adaptation and Ecosystem Resilience
• Linking Global Trends to Local Watershed Planning
• ICF Pulse - June 2012 - Your Gateway to Transmission Issues
• Recap of Key Congressional Brownfield Activities in 2009
• New Guidance Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
• Congressional Task Force Recommends Changes to NEPA
• Visualizing Business Intelligence - How Self-Service BI Tools Improve Decision Making
• Bring Your Own Device: Where Do You Stand? - A BYOD Policy Can Help Agencies Enable Productivity in an Austere Environment
• The Strategic Implementation Framework - Implementing the Right Initiative at the Right Time
• Wind Curtailment - Assessing and Mitigating Risks
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2012 Nationwide Permit Renewal Update
• Recent Published Assessments of India's Shale Gas Potential—Are They Realistic?
• Summary of Revised Guidance on Traditionally Navigable Waters, Adjacent Wetlands, and Tributaries
• Corps of Engineers Issues Regulatory Guidance Letter 08-02 on Jurisdictional Determinations
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issues Letter of Permission Procedure in Sacramento District
• Army Corps of Engineers Issues Regional Supplement to the Wetland Delineation Manual
• CEQ Issues Guidance on Improving the NEPA Process
• The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan and Mitigation Banking
• CEQA Update: March 2012
• Endangered Species Update: October 2011–February 2012
• Deployed Dads: Strengthening Military and Veteran Fathers, Families, and Communities
• Using Recent Research on Military Families and Veterans to Improve the Reintegration and Transition Process
• Capacity Building - The Proactive Dimension of Organizational Change
• Managing with Less - Learn How to Do More with Less
• ICF Transportation Demand Management Customized Service Offerings
• Integration of Technology in Teaching and Learning - Comprehensive Initiatives Enhance Student Engagement and Learning
• Building Regional Resilience Through Integrated Public Health and Medical Planning
• Regionalization in Public Health Preparedness - A Framework for Achieving Community Resilience
• Children, Youth, and Teen Programs Functional and Facilities Needs Assessment
• The Challenges of Complying with FERC Order 1000
• College and Career Readiness - With Proper Preparation, All Students Can Be Successful in Their Post-Secondary Endeavors
• Visual Resources Management and Renewable Solar Electrical Energy Generation in the California Desert
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land-Based Wind Energy Draft Guidelines Summary
• Endangered Species Update - June–October 2011
• Protecting Public Health in the 21st Century - The Case for Computational Toxicology
• Data Visualization - With Good Data Presentation, You Don’t Have to Be a Researcher to Use Data
• Three Primary Practices to Implement TechStat in Your Agency
• Business Continuity - Not in My Job Description
• Highlights from Unanimous FCC Vote to Reform USF/ICC - The Impacts of CAF on Price Cap, Rate of Return, and Mobile Providers
• Integrating Variable Renewable Electric Power Generators and the Natural Gas Infrastructure
• Bringing Medical Education, Training, and Health Care Delivery into the 21st Century
• Bidding for Apples and Oranges - Why CAF Bid Areas Need a Non-Weighted, Geography-Based Approach
• Core Competencies - How Reverse Auctions Let Commercial Providers Build Cost Efficient Networks
• Validating the “Value-Add” of Family and MWR Programs as Resilience Building Resources
• Transforming Dropout Prevention Policy and Practice
• Achieving Compliance and Improving Security - A Broader Approach to NERC CIP
• Federal Broadband Reform: Are States Ready for Change?
• EPA and USACE Issue Draft Guidance Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act
• Retiring Coal Plants While Protecting System Reliability
• Endangered Species Update, March-June 2011
• Public Outreach - A Critical Piece in the Success of Recycled Water Projects
• CEQA Update
• California Supreme Court Lets Stand Sunnyvale West Case
• Achieving Resilience Through Integrated Risk Management
• The Unexpected Powers of Coaching
• Federal Broadband Reform: How Will Rural Providers Survive?
• The 21st Century Electricity Grid: The Right Time to Catch Up
• California AB 32 and the GHG Market
• 2010 NEPA Court Decisions
• Promoting Mental Combat Readiness Among America's Armed Forces - Awareness, Education, and Stigma Reduction
• Looking Back and Moving Forward: Retrospective Regulatory Analysis Under Executive Order 13563
• Using Portfolio Management Approach in the Cloud
• Why You Need an Open Government Program Management Office
• Attachment and Aspiration - What Influences Rural Youths' Educational and Residential Plans?
• The Proper Baseline for Analyzing Traffic and Related Impacts Under CEQA - Guidance in Response to the Sunnyvale Case
• The Road to Carbon Neutral: ENERGY STAR^® for Homes and Beyond
• Life Cycle Analysis
• Using Plain Language in Environmental Documents
• Endangered Species Update January–March 2011
• The Impacts on Energy Efficiency
• The Impacts on Nuclear Power
• The Impacts on Renewable Energy
• The Impacts of Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) Repeal
• Proposed Amendments to CEQA Guidelines Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Corps of Engineers Issues Proposal to Reissue Nationwide Permits
• Supreme Court Rules on Wetlands
• Proposition 90 – The New Trojan Horse That Attacks Land Use Planning and Regulation
• DFG 'Streambed Alterations' Form Gets a Makeover
• 2006 CEQA Court Cases
• 2006 CEQA Bills
• What Is the "Watershed Approach"?
• Terrorism and NEPA
• CEQ Proposes Guidance on Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA
• Deferred Mitigation under CEQA: A Fresh Look at an Old Issue
• Species Update Issues for the Federal ESA, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the California Endangered Species Act
• US DOT Issues Interim Guidance on Environmental Provisions of Federal Transportation Bill (SAFETEA-LU)
• Oregon's Measure 37 Declared Unconstitutional - What Will It Mean for the Future of the State's Planning Program
• 2005 CEQA Legislation: What was Signed, Vetoed, and Will be Alive in 2006
• Kelo v. City of New London - Good Planning may be the "Silver Lining"
• Oregon's Measure 37 - Can it Happen in California?
• Endangered Species Update, September - December 2010
• CEQ Releases Final Guidance on Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA
• California Appellate Case Clarifies Ministerial and Discretionary Projects Under CEQA
• California's Propositions - Good Results and Bad
• Creating Jobs and a Sustainable Energy Future - An Action Plan for Department of Energy's Management of Economic Stimulus Funds
• Building State Capacity for Effective Management of Stimulus Funding: Abstract for a Proposal to the Governor's Office
• The Neighborhood Stabilization Program and Section 106 Historic Reviews - Learning from the Past, Building on the Promise
• The Bottom Line of Green is Blue: How ENERGY STAR^® is Transforming Home-Building While Generating Economic and Environmental Impacts
• Transportation Demand Management Programs as an Emissions Reduction Strategy: New Challenges and Opportunities
• President Signs Executive Order 13514 - Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance
• Summary of CEQ's First Two Status Reports to Congress on NEPA Compliance for Economic Recovery Projects
• FHWA and FTA Issue Question and Answer Guidance to Implement the Environment Review Provisions of SAFETEA-LU
• Addressing Water Supply in CEQA Documents: Coping with Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho Cordova
• Corporate Sustainability: Myths Challenging an Otherwise Compelling Value Proposition - Myth 5
• Best Practices in New Employee Orientation
• Performance Management Systems in the Federal Government: What's Next?
• Corporate Sustainability: Myths Challenging an Otherwise Compelling Value Proposition - Myth 2
• Corporate Sustainability: Myths Challenging an Otherwise Compelling Value Proposition - Myth 3
• Corporate Sustainability: Myths Challenging an Otherwise Compelling Value Proposition - Myth 4
• A Best Practices-Based Approach for Energy Management Programs in Federal Agencies
• Achieving Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Goals
• Agencies Will Face Challenges in Meeting Scope 3 Emission Reduction Targets
• Bingaman Bill Gives the Green Light to Renewables
• Corporate Sustainability: Myths Challenging an Otherwise Compelling Value Proposition - Myth 1
• Kerry-Lieberman Climate Bill: The American Power Act
• An Argument for Instructional Fusion
• Ensuring Workforce Mobility in Emergencies
• Changing the Air Force Culture
• Augmenting O*NET Can Help Jobs Become Greener
• Risk-based Assessment Methodology to Identify Critical Assets
• Environmental Impact of Jobs
• The Secret to a Robust Telework Program: Just STIR
• Improving Effectiveness of International Aid to Combat Human Trafficking
• Summary of Executive Order 13514
• Agencies Can Use Simulations to Optimize Cut Scores
• Maximizing Business Value from Your Climate/Sustainability Strategy
• Where is the Research on Human Trafficking and the Evaluation of Anti-Trafficking Efforts?
• HR Strategies for Turbulent Times
• Advancing the Early Care and Education Workforce - A State-Based Cross-Sector Approach
• Employee Engagement: How a Greener Workforce Affects the Triple Bottom Line
• Greenhouse Gas Legislation: Adapting to a Tsunami of Change
• The Power of Presence: Responsible Fatherhood and Children's Development
• Avoiding Pain for Performance: How to Design and Implement an Effective Pay-For-Performance System
• Pathways to Progress: Increasing Opportunities for Upward Mobility for Young Americans
• Economic Stimulus and NEPA Compliance--Streamlining the Environmental Review Process
• Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships: - Learning from the Past, Building on the Promise
• Healthy Relationship Skills - Learning from the Past, Building on the Promise
• Best Practices in New Employee Orientation: Developing and Retaining a Motivated, Engaged Workforce
• Aligning Environmental, Tax, and Workforce Development Policies to Create a New Green-Collar Workforce
• A Pragmatic Approach to Stimulus Oversight
• Trafficking of U.S. Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents--The Forgotten Victims and Survivors
• Why Are New Teachers Leaving? The Case for Beginning-Teacher Induction and Mentoring
• Creating Economic Opportunity for Working Families
• Unleashing Innovation
• Developing a Tool to Aid in Selection of Public Improvement Projects
• Outsourcing Energy Efficiency: A Clean Energy Resource for the 21st Century
• Caring for Wounded Warriors: A Roadmap for the VA
• Securing a Clean Energy Future - A Governor's Guide to Clean Power Generation and Energy Efficiency
• Building San Francisco's Cleantech Economy: Analysis and Strategy Options
• Competency Modeling and Job Analysis: Current Trends and Debates in the Academic Literature
• Best Practice Upgrades for Energy Efficient New Homes
• Tiered Environmental Reviews - A Tool for Facilitating Environmental Compliance in NSP Target Areas
• End of the 110th Congress: How Did Brownfields Fare?
• Federal Investment and Economic Development Tax Incentives for Brownfields Financing
• Brownfield Financing: Propelling Brownfield Projects Through Local Governments and Tools
• Overview of HCFC Consumption and Available Alternatives For Article 5 Countries
• An Analysis of New Harquahala Generating Company’s TO/TOP Registration
• Carbon Neutrality: The Journey to Zero Emissions
• Cap and Trade: Background and Basics
• Offsetting 101: An Overview of Options
• California's Greenhouse Gas Legislation: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
• Rebuilding After the Gulf Coast Hurricane: Sustainable Communities Using Energy Efficiency
• Summer Update of 2006 CEQA Bills
• U.S. Army Corps and EPA Propose New Regulations for Wetland Mitigation
• Summary of 2005 CEQA Court Cases
• Congressional Task Force Recommends Changes to NEPA
• Water Bond Delayed Until 2012
• Gulf Oil Spill Prompts NEPA Review of Minerals Management Service Update October 2010
• Endangered Species Update, July-September 2010
• Gulf Oil Spill May Bring Changes in Endangered Species Act
• Gulf Oil Spill Prompts NEPA Review of Minerals Management Service
• Federal Highway Administration Publishes New Traffic Noise Rule
• Californians Asked to Vote on Timing of Climate Change Action
• Endangered Species Update, May-July 2010
• Make the Most of NSP Funds - Streamline Environmental Reviews
• New CEQA case on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Update on Fish Species in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
• Ban on Plastic Bags Reaches Supreme Court
• Economic Stimulus and NEPA: Lessons Learned in the First Year
• Executive Order 13514: Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance
• 2010 CEQA Guidelines Amendments
• NEPA 2010: After 40 Years the Law is Still Evolving
• Three Recent Supreme Court Decisions Related to CEQA
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Vegetation Policy Continues to Elicit Response
• Council on Environmental Quality Releases Three Proposed NEPA Guidance Documents
• Guidelines on Proper Citation of Sources in Environmental Documents
• Review of California's 2009 Environmental Legislation
• The Impact Report - December 2009
• The Impact Report - September 2009
• CEQA Findings Can Make or Break a Project
• Keeping Page Counts Manageable in Environmental Documents
• Green Building Funding and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
• Appellate Court Validates Aggregation Approach to Cumulative Impact Analysis
• Discussion of Frequently Asked Questions about SB375
• Local Agencies Collaborate in Response to AB 2270
• The Impact Report - May 2009
• 2008 CEQA Bills Legislation Update
• The 2007 Amendments to the State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
• Summary of Guidance Related to the U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from Rapanos and Carabell
• OPR Issues Interim Guidance on How to Address Climate Change under CEQA
• Evaluating Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change Impacts under NEPA: - Ten Steps to Taking a Hard Look
• Climate Change and CEQA in 2007: Lots of Heat, but Only a Little Light
• CEQA Legislation for 2007
• New Law Changes Procedures When Native American Remains Are Found on Private Land
• Proposition 84—A $5.4 Billion Cornucopia of Water- and Resources-Related Projects
• New Bill Changes DFG Environmental Review Fees and Eliminates the de minimis Finding
• Roundup of CEQA Litigation for 2006
• U.S. Forest Service Categorically Excludes Forest Plans from NEPA
• AB 32—California's Landmark Global Warming Bill