Domestic Policy
The following organizations recently hosted W&M interns:
Center for Budget Policy and Priorities
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
is one of the nation's premier policy organizations working at the
federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that
affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.
Center for Education Reform
The Center for Education Reform drives the creation of better
educational opportunities for all children by leading parents,
policymakers and the media in boldly advocating for school choice,
advancing the charter school movement, and challenging the education
establishment.
Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA)
The Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is the nation's only
nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to strengthen the capacity
of state legislators to lead and achieve progressive change.
Center for the Study of the Presidency
The Center for the Study of the Presidency (CSP) is a non-partisan,
non-profit organization founded in 1965. The Center is the only
organization that systematically examines past successes and failures
of the Presidency and relates its findings to present challenges and
opportunities.
Common Cause
Common Cause was founded in 1970 by John Gardner, former Secretary of
Health, Education and Welfare. Gardner envisioned a movement propelled
by the focused and concerted grassroots lobbying activities of Common
Cause members and reinforced with professional lobbying on Capitol Hill.
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
CBO aims to provide the Congress with the objective, timely,
nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with
the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget
process.
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congress created CRS in order to have its own source of nonpartisan,
objective analysis and research on all legislative issues. Indeed, the
sole mission of CRS is to serve the United States Congress.
Council on Competitiveness
A nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization in Washington, D.C., the
Council shapes the debate on competitiveness by bringing together
business, labor, academic and government leaders to evaluate economic
challenges and opportunities.
Council of State Governments (CSG)
As states take on more responsibilities, they are finding that it pays
to share resources, strategies and ideas for doing all that needs to be
done. One resource that states have counted on since 1933 is The
Council of State Governments.
Deloitte & Touche LLP (Student Internship Narrative)
For more than 100 years, clients have relied on Deloitte LLP and its
predecessor organizations for solutions to their ever-changing needs.
Dominion Power
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy. Our corporate headquarters are in Richmond, Va.
James City County Planning Division
Planning and Zoning are responsible for
improving the quality of life by developing and recommending growth
management strategies, encouraging aesthetically pleasing development,
and ensuring our community grows through sound development practices.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
OMB's predominant mission is to assist the President in overseeing the
preparation of the federal budget and to supervise its administration
in Executive Branch agencies. In helping to formulate the President's
spending plans, OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs,
policies, and procedures, assesses competing funding demands among
agencies, and sets funding priorities.
Rebuilding Together (Student Internship Narrative)
Rebuilding Together is a national nonprofit with a network of nearly
225 affiliates across the United States. Our mission is to preserve
affordable housing by bringing volunteers and communities together to
rehabilitate the homes of low-income homeowners.
The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) (Student Internship Narrative)
The mission of NCSC is to improve the administration of justice through
leadership and service to state courts, and courts around the world.
The Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC)
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks.
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
The GAO is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of
Congress. GAO exists to support the Congress in meeting its
Constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and
ensure the accountability of the federal government for the American
people.
Virginia Resources Authority
Since its inception, VRA has funded more than 750 critical projects
across the Commonwealth exceeding $3.1 billion of investment in
Virginia's communities.
The Commonwealth Institute
The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis provides
credible, independent and accessible information and analyses of state
fiscal issues.
