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The Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management (EOM) is the Academy’s oldest and longest-serving standing panel. The Panel focuses on improving the structure, capacity, management and performance of public institutions.

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Jul

Executive Organization and Management Standing Panel Meeting: New Federalism 2.0

Jul 25, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Standing Panel on Executive Organization & Management – Featuring Mark Forman and John Mullins Please join us for the next meeting of the National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing...

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28
Mar

Executive Organization and Management Standing Panel Meeting

Mar 28, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Please join us for the next meeting of the National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management, to be held this Friday, March 28, 2025 at...

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28
May

How Local Governments Talk about What They Do

May 28, 2025 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Co-hosted by:Intergovernmental Systems Standing PanelExecutive Organization and Management Standing PanelLocal Government Working GroupOn Wednesday, May 28, 2-3:30 p.m. (ET), the National Academy of Public Administration hosted an event to learn...

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25
Jul

Executive Organization and Management Standing Panel Meeting: New Federalism 2.0

Jul 25, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Standing Panel on Executive Organization & Management – Featuring Mark Forman and John Mullins Please join us for the next meeting of the National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing...

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26
Feb

Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management Meeting

Feb 26, 2026 · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

The National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management will convene to discuss where government management reform is headed and who is shaping the agenda. The...

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25
Apr

Executive Organization and Management Standing Panel Meeting

Apr 25, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Standing Panel on Executive Organization & Management – Featuring Nick Hart and Justin Baer Please join us for the next meeting of the National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel...

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Resources

EOM Standing Panel Trust in Government Series: OECD

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 27, 2024

The EOM Standing Panel hosted representatives from OECD to discuss trends in government trust as part of the Academy and...

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Presentation from Terry Gerton on The Language of Good Government for EOM Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 27, 2024

On August 30, 2024, the President and CEO of NAPA, Terry Gerton, gave a presentation to the EOM Standing Panel...

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EOM Standing Panel Trust in Government Series: Partnership for Public Service

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 27, 2024

The EOM Standing Panel hosted representatives from the Partnership for Public Service on September 27th to discuss findings in their...

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VIDEO: Standing Panel on EOM May Meeting: Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance

Type: Standing Panel News

May 31, 2024

Representatives from the Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance join the Panel to discuss their work.

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EOM Standing Panel Trust in Government Series: Agile Government Network and Gallup

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 27, 2024

As part of its year-long look into the root causes and potential remedies of declining trust in government, this meeting...

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A New Model for Accountability in the Civil Service

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 26, 2024

A New Model for Accountability in the Civil Service Authored by Jeffrey Neal Few subjects have produced more studies, books...

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IGS and EOM Standing Panels Event - University of North Carolina Local Benchmarking: Jan 18th, 2024

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 18, 2024

This event highlights how UNC School of Government Professor Obed Pasha is working with North Carolina local governments to help...

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IGS and EOM Standing Panels Event - Performance Management Lessons from Mesa, AZ: Dec 7th, 2023

Type: Standing Panel News

Dec 07, 2023

This event highlights performance management and how the city of Mesa, Arizona, manages and communicates wisely to improve performance. VIEW...

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EOM Standing Panel: Improving Government Using Agile Practices and Data

Type: Standing Panel News

Oct 27, 2023

Friday, October 27th, 10:00 am – 11:45 am (ET) Friday, October 27th, the Academy hosted a Joint Meeting of the...

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EOM Standing Panel: Changes to OMB Circular A-11

Type: Standing Panel News

Aug 22, 2023

Friday, August 25th, 10:00 – 11:45 am (ET) OMB recently released the latest update of Circular A-11. Chock full of...

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EOM Panel: Learn about the Agile Government Center

Type: Standing Panel News

Jun 23, 2023

Learn about the Agile Government Center Friday, June 30th, 10:00 am – 11:45 am (ET) Join us for a conversation...

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EOM April 28 Standing Panel: Cross Boundary Collaboration and Governance

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 24, 2023

Cross boundary Collaboration and Governance Friday, April 28, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EDT The April meeting of the Standing...

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EOM March 31 Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 23, 2023

Discussion with OMB's New Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management Friday, March 31, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EDT...

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Joint EOM and IGS Feb 24 Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 24, 2023

Building State and Local Data Infrastructure in Collaboration with Federal Partners Friday, February 24, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EST...

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EOM Jan 27 Standing Panel: Addressing Government Failures

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 25, 2023

Discussing Government Failures and How to Prevent Them Friday, January 27, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EST Please join us...

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EOM Nov 4 Standing Panel: Federal Budget Process

Type: Standing Panel News

Nov 10, 2022

The Federal Budget ProcessFriday, November 4th from 2-4 pm EST The Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management (EOM) met...

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EOM Sept 30 Standing Panel: Strengthening Trust in Government Institutions

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 22, 2022

Strengthening Trust in Government Institutions Friday, September 30, 10:00 – 11:30 am (ET) In its report, Building Trust to...

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Executive Organization and Management June 24th Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Jun 17, 2022

EOM June Standing Panel: Role of Chiefs in Government Friday, June 24, 2022; 10:00 am - 11:45 am EST The...

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EOM April 29 Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 25, 2022

Discussing Climate Change and Sustainability Friday, April 29, 2022; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EST The Executive Organization and Management (EOM)...

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EOM March 25 Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 08, 2022

Discussing the GAO's Strategic Plan with GAO's Managing Director for Strategic Planning, Stephen Sanford Friday, March 25, 2022; 10:00 –...

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EOM February Standing Panel with Nick Hart, Diana Epstein, and Christina Yancey

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 16, 2022

Discussing the Evidence Agenda with the Data Foundation's Dr. Nick Hart, OMB's Dr. Diana Epstein, and DOL's Dr. Christina Yancey...

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EOM January Standing Panel with Dustin Brown

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 10, 2022

Discussing the President's Management Agenda with OMB’s Deputy Assistant Director for Management Friday, January 28, 2022; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m...

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Joint Meeting of the NAPA Standing Panel on Executive Organization & Management and the Government Performance Coalition

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 09, 2021

Friday, September 17th, 10:00 - 11: 45 am ESTNew Models of Public Governance: Measuring Performance and Accountability in a Complex...

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EOM July 30th Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Jul 19, 2021

New Models of Public Governance: Leading Social Transformations How does leadership of a “social transformation” differ from other types of...

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EOM July Standing Panel Meeting

Type: Standing Panel News

Jun 24, 2021

Topic: Implementing the American Rescue PlanThursday, July 8th, 1:00-2:45 pm EST The $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan passed in March...

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Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management May Meeting

Type: Standing Panel News

May 17, 2021

The 2020 Presidential Transition: How Well Did It Work? The country was riveted by daily headlines during the post-election period...

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Joint EOM and Social Equity Standing Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Apr 20, 2021

Regulatory Retrospective Reviews: The Case of Social Equity April 30, 2021 @ 10:00:00 am - April 30, 2021 @ 11:45:0...

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EOM March Standing Panel Meeting

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 18, 2021

Friday, March 26th, 10:00 am - 11:45 am EST Topic: Creating an Inventory of All Federal ProgramsIn late December, Congress...

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EOM February Standing Panel Meeting

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 16, 2021

EOM Panel Announcement Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management Monthly Meeting – Friday, February 26, 2021, 10:00 – 11:4...

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Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management January Meeting

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 12, 2021

Monthly Meeting – Friday, January 29, 2021, 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. (Eastern) Topic: Build Back Better: Where to Start? The...

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Panel Meeting Summary Notes: October 18, 2019

Type: Standing Panel News

Oct 28, 2019

NAPA EOM Panel Meeting - Summary Notes Topic: GAO’s Center for Strategic Foresight October 18, 2019 Background. The U.S. Government...

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What Are the Elements of Sound Public Governance?

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 15, 2019

Background This session focused on an initiative by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop an integrated...

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Implementation of the Evidence Act: A Discussion at the NAPA EOM Panel

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 05, 2019

Background: In one of its last actions before adjourning last month, the 115th Congress passed the “Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking...

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Panel Meeting: Insights from the 2012 Obama Business and Trade Reorganization Initiative

Type: Standing Panel News

Oct 09, 2018

President Obama announced in his 2011 State of the Union that he would pursue reorganizing federal agencies to improve government...

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Being Inspired by Others

Type: Standing Panel News

Aug 30, 2018

By Jonathan D. Breul, NAPA Fellow I’m always intrigued by how other countries have tackled a management challenge that we’ve...

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Helping Managers Understand Attrition and Retention Issues Using Federal Employee Survey Data

Type: Standing Panel News

May 04, 2018

At the core of the recent National Academy of Public Administration report titled Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government...

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Improving Employee Engagement: A Virtuous Cycle

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 21, 2018

I think I’ve heard just about every government joke there is. Most are mean-spirited and just plain wrong. But here’s...

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Improving Employee Engagement: Reflections of a Former HUD Deputy Secretary

Type: Standing Panel News

Mar 14, 2018

What happens when you tie your Employee Engagement effort to shared mission and goals? Lots. In 2014, the Department of...

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Australia-US Lessons on Public Sector Stewardship and Capability

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 27, 2018

The NAPA White Paper, Strengthening Organisational Health and Performance in Government, draws on international as well as US experience and...

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Employee Engagement Surveys Are Only Part of the Answer

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 22, 2018

Merely measuring employee engagement isn’t enough, concludes a NAPA white paper on Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government. While...

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Where Do We Find Performance? Balancing Organizational Health and Outcomes

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 20, 2018

Reforms that promise better government performance are like a mirage – always just over the horizon, and rarely living up...

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Learning Agendas Can Produce Performance and Evaluation Evidence

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 15, 2018

The Evidence-based Policymaking Commission strongly recommends that agencies use learning agendas for evaluation plans to build the base of evidence...

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The Five Rs and Employee Engagement

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 12, 2018

Companies need engaged employees. They are motivated to innovate, increase productivity, and satisfy customers. The sad truth, however, is that...

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The Big Deal About Big Data

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 08, 2018

This blog post first appeared in Government Executive Behind the roller-coaster politics rocking Washington, a much quieter but just as...

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A New Strategy to Improve Government Performance

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 05, 2018

A recent National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) report Improving Organizational Health and Performance in Government by a special panel...

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A Possible Future for the Federal Government

Type: Standing Panel News

Feb 01, 2018

Embarking on any long journey, it helps to have a clear idea of where you expect, or at least hope...

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Next Steps in Improving Government Performance

Type: Standing Panel News

Jan 31, 2018

This blog post first appeared in Government Executive Have government reformers been putting the chicken before the egg? For years...

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The Use of Organizational Assessment Reviews to Improve Organizational Performance

Type: Standing Panel News

Oct 20, 2017

Summary from October 20,2017 EOM Panel Meeting Background The Office of Management and Budget has invited NAPA to share its...

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The Use of People Analytics to Improve Organizational Health and Performance

Type: Standing Panel News

Sep 18, 2017

Summary from September 15, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Background The Office of Management and Budget has asked NAPA for insights...

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The Importance of Evaluating Program Outcomes: The Case of Federal Credit Programs

Type: Standing Panel News

Jun 23, 2017

Summary from June 23, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting: Background Federal loan and loan guarantee programs have grown to immense proportions...

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