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Executive Organization and Management
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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Executive Organization and Management Standing Panel Meeting: New Federalism 2.0
July 25, 2025 @ 10:00:00 am - July 25, 2025 @ 11:30:00 am
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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 Panel on Executive Organization and Management on Friday, July 25 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). Topic: New Federalism 2.0 – A...
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Executive Organization and Management Standing Panel Meeting
June 27, 2025 @ 10:00:00 am - June 27, 2025 @ 11:30:00 am
Eastern Time (ET)
Standing Panel on Executive Organization & Management – Featuring Fellows Doug Criscitello and Bill Hoagland Please join us for the next meeting of the National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management on Friday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The budget may be at a...
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How Local Governments Talk about What They Do
May 28, 2025 @ 02:00:00 pm - May 28, 2025 @ 03:30:00 pm
Eastern Time (ET)
Co-hosted by: Intergovernmental Systems Standing PanelExecutive Organization and Management Standing PanelLocal Government Working Group On Wednesday, May 28, 2-3:30 p.m. (ET), the National Academy of Public Administration hosted an event to learn from local officials how - and when - they communicate about government decision-making, what it is doing...
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Executive Organization and Management Standing Panel Meeting
April 25, 2025 @ 10:00:00 am - April 25, 2025 @ 11:30:00 am
Eastern Time (ET)
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 on Executive Organization and Management on Friday, April 25 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). At a time when the infrastructure for...
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Executive Organization and Management Standing Panel Meeting
March 28, 2025 @ 10:00:00 am - March 28, 2025 @ 12:00:00 pm
Eastern Time (ET)
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 10:00 a.m. ET. We’re excited to feature two timely and thought-provoking segments lead by the following speakers:Kshemendra Paul, who worked...
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Standing Panel Meeting on Executive Organization and Management
January 31, 2025 @ 10:00:00 am - January 31, 2025 @ 11:30:00 am
Eastern Time (ET)
Please join us for the first Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management meeting of the year on Friday, January 31, at 10:00 a.m. We’ll discuss the Academy’s summary report on Trust in Government, and collaborate on this year’s EOM Panel agenda. We look forward to the discussion. Register at...
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EOM Standing Panel Trust in Government Series: Partnership for Public Service
September 27, 2024
The EOM Standing Panel hosted representatives from the Partnership for Public Service on September 27th...
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Presentation from Terry Gerton on The Language of Good Government for EOM Standing Panel
September 27, 2024
On August 30, 2024, the President and CEO of NAPA, Terry Gerton, gave a presentation...
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EOM Standing Panel Trust in Government Series: OECD
September 27, 2024
The EOM Standing Panel hosted representatives from OECD to discuss trends in government trust as...
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VIDEO: Standing Panel on EOM May Meeting: Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance
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
April 27, 2024
As part of its year-long look into the root causes and potential remedies of declining...
A New Model for Accountability in the Civil Service
January 26, 2024
A New Model for Accountability in the Civil Service Authored by Jeffrey Neal Few subjects...
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IGS and EOM Standing Panels Event - University of North Carolina Local Benchmarking: Jan 18th, 2024
January 18, 2024
This event highlights how UNC School of Government Professor Obed Pasha is working with North...
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IGS and EOM Standing Panels Event - Performance Management Lessons from Mesa, AZ: Dec 7th, 2023
December 07, 2023
This event highlights performance management and how the city of Mesa, Arizona, manages and communicates...
EOM Standing Panel: Improving Government Using Agile Practices and Data
October 27, 2023
Friday, October 27th, 10:00 am – 11:45 am (ET) Friday, October 27th, the Academy hosted...
EOM Standing Panel: Changes to OMB Circular A-11
August 22, 2023
Friday, August 25th, 10:00 – 11:45 am (ET) OMB recently released the latest update of...
EOM Panel: Learn about the Agile Government Center
June 23, 2023
Learn about the Agile Government Center Friday, June 30th, 10:00 am – 11:45 am (ET)...
EOM April 28 Standing Panel: Cross Boundary Collaboration and Governance
April 24, 2023
Cross boundary Collaboration and Governance Friday, April 28, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EDT The...
EOM March 31 Standing Panel
March 23, 2023
Discussion with OMB's New Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management Friday, March 31, 2023...
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Joint EOM and IGS Feb 24 Standing Panel
February 24, 2023
Building State and Local Data Infrastructure in Collaboration with Federal Partners Friday, February 24, 2023...
EOM Jan 27 Standing Panel: Addressing Government Failures
January 25, 2023
Discussing Government Failures and How to Prevent Them Friday, January 27, 2023; 10:00 – 11:4...
EOM Nov 4 Standing Panel: Federal Budget Process
November 10, 2022
The Federal Budget ProcessFriday, November 4th from 2-4 pm EST The Standing Panel on Executive...
EOM Sept 30 Standing Panel: Strengthening Trust in Government Institutions
September 22, 2022
Strengthening Trust in Government Institutions Friday, September 30, 10:00 – 11:30 am (ET) In...
Executive Organization and Management June 24th Standing Panel
June 17, 2022
EOM June Standing Panel: Role of Chiefs in Government Friday, June 24, 2022; 10:00 am...
EOM April 29 Standing Panel
April 25, 2022
Discussing Climate Change and Sustainability Friday, April 29, 2022; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EST The...
EOM March 25 Standing Panel
March 08, 2022
Discussing the GAO's Strategic Plan with GAO's Managing Director for Strategic Planning, Stephen Sanford Friday...
EOM February Standing Panel with Nick Hart, Diana Epstein, and Christina Yancey
February 16, 2022
Discussing the Evidence Agenda with the Data Foundation's Dr. Nick Hart, OMB's Dr. Diana Epstein...
EOM January Standing Panel with Dustin Brown
January 10, 2022
Discussing the President's Management Agenda with OMB’s Deputy Assistant Director for Management Friday, January 28...
Joint Meeting of the NAPA Standing Panel on Executive Organization & Management and the Government Performance Coalition
September 09, 2021
Friday, September 17th, 10:00 - 11: 45 am ESTNew Models of Public Governance: Measuring Performance...
EOM July 30th Standing Panel
July 19, 2021
New Models of Public Governance: Leading Social Transformations How does leadership of a “social transformation”...
EOM July Standing Panel Meeting
June 24, 2021
Topic: Implementing the American Rescue PlanThursday, July 8th, 1:00-2:45 pm EST The $1.9 Trillion American...
Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management May Meeting
May 17, 2021
The 2020 Presidential Transition: How Well Did It Work? The country was riveted by daily...
Joint EOM and Social Equity Standing Panel
April 20, 2021
Regulatory Retrospective Reviews: The Case of Social Equity April 30, 2021 @ 10:00:00 am -...
EOM March Standing Panel Meeting
March 18, 2021
Friday, March 26th, 10:00 am - 11:45 am EST Topic: Creating an Inventory of All...
EOM February Standing Panel Meeting
February 16, 2021
EOM Panel Announcement Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management Monthly Meeting – Friday, February...
Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management January Meeting
January 12, 2021
Monthly Meeting – Friday, January 29, 2021, 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. (Eastern) Topic: Build Back...
Panel Meeting Summary Notes: October 18, 2019
October 28, 2019
NAPA EOM Panel Meeting - Summary Notes Topic: GAO’s Center for Strategic Foresight October 18...
What Are the Elements of Sound Public Governance?
February 15, 2019
Background This session focused on an initiative by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...
Implementation of the Evidence Act: A Discussion at the NAPA EOM Panel
February 05, 2019
Background: In one of its last actions before adjourning last month, the 115th Congress passed...
Panel Meeting: Insights from the 2012 Obama Business and Trade Reorganization Initiative
October 09, 2018
President Obama announced in his 2011 State of the Union that he would pursue reorganizing...
Being Inspired by Others
August 30, 2018
By Jonathan D. Breul, NAPA Fellow I’m always intrigued by how other countries have tackled...
Helping Managers Understand Attrition and Retention Issues Using Federal Employee Survey Data
May 04, 2018
At the core of the recent National Academy of Public Administration report titled Strengthening Organizational...
Improving Employee Engagement: A Virtuous Cycle
March 21, 2018
I think I’ve heard just about every government joke there is. Most are mean-spirited and...
Improving Employee Engagement: Reflections of a Former HUD Deputy Secretary
March 14, 2018
What happens when you tie your Employee Engagement effort to shared mission and goals? Lots...
Australia-US Lessons on Public Sector Stewardship and Capability
February 27, 2018
The NAPA White Paper, Strengthening Organisational Health and Performance in Government, draws on international as...
Employee Engagement Surveys Are Only Part of the Answer
February 22, 2018
Merely measuring employee engagement isn’t enough, concludes a NAPA white paper on Strengthening Organizational Health...
Where Do We Find Performance? Balancing Organizational Health and Outcomes
February 20, 2018
Reforms that promise better government performance are like a mirage – always just over the...
Learning Agendas Can Produce Performance and Evaluation Evidence
February 15, 2018
The Evidence-based Policymaking Commission strongly recommends that agencies use learning agendas for evaluation plans to...
The Five Rs and Employee Engagement
February 12, 2018
Companies need engaged employees. They are motivated to innovate, increase productivity, and satisfy customers. The...
The Big Deal About Big Data
February 08, 2018
This blog post first appeared in Government Executive Behind the roller-coaster politics rocking Washington, a...
A New Strategy to Improve Government Performance
February 05, 2018
A recent National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) report Improving Organizational Health and Performance in...
A Possible Future for the Federal Government
February 01, 2018
Embarking on any long journey, it helps to have a clear idea of where you...
Next Steps in Improving Government Performance
January 31, 2018
This blog post first appeared in Government Executive Have government reformers been putting the chicken...
The Use of Organizational Assessment Reviews to Improve Organizational Performance
October 20, 2017
Summary from October 20,2017 EOM Panel Meeting Background The Office of Management and Budget has...
The Use of People Analytics to Improve Organizational Health and Performance
September 18, 2017
Summary from September 15, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Background The Office of Management and Budget...
The Importance of Evaluating Program Outcomes: The Case of Federal Credit Programs
June 23, 2017
Summary from June 23, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting: Background Federal loan and loan guarantee programs...
Implementing the DATA Act: Working Across Boundaries
May 19, 2017
The Executive branch was given three years to implement its key provisions. A key deadline...
President Trump's Government Reform Initiatives
April 26, 2017
Summary of April 26, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Introduction Media reports on the various reform...
Implementing the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act
March 17, 2017
Summary from March 17, 2017 EOM Panel Meeting Context Legislation passed in December 2016 requires...
The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government
August 26, 2016
Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful...
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Reflections on Federal Foresight Initiatives in the 1970s
June 20, 2016
Summary During the 1970s the planning and foresight community worked very hard to incorporate the...
Governing with Foresight: Bringing Strategic Foresight to Bear in Policy Planning and Management
April 12, 2016
Introduction How can a new President assess the risks, challenges, and opportunities of his or...
Can We Finally Link Foresight To Policy?
March 30, 2016
Introduction We are entering a season when many groups are thinking about how to advise...
The Value of Strategic Foresight
February 23, 2016
Introduction In discussing the value of strategic foresight, it is important to distinguish it from...
Strategic Foresight is a Measurable Activity
February 10, 2016
Introduction The demand for measurable outcomes has historically posed an enduring challenge for Strategic Foresight...
Effective Strategic Foresight is Rooted in Cross-Agency Collaboration
February 02, 2016
Cross-agency collaboration is essential for effective strategic foresight. How can existing efforts be improved to...
Strategic Foresight
January 28, 2016
Summary Perspective in planning is crucial to its success. The scope and time frame used...
Linking Foresight to Decision Making
January 19, 2016
How can strategic foresight be effectively linked to decision making in the federal executive branch...
What Is Strategic Foresight?
January 11, 2016
Introduction Does it make any sense for the government to think long term? We’ve done...
Bringing Strategic Foresight to the Fore
January 08, 2016
Introduction What is NAPA’s Strategic Foresight Panel planning to do? This isn’t the first time...