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Office of Management and Budget Director
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. today named National Academy of Public
Administration President Robert J. O'Neill, Jr. to serve as
Counselor to the Director. Under this first-of-its-kind arrangement
for the Academy, O'Neill will report to Director Daniels and
Deputy Director Sean O'Keefe beginning May 7 for up to 120
days.
During this time, O'Neill will remain Academy President, but
will be on Intergovernmental Personnel Act loan to OMB. Academy
Vice President David Garrison will oversee day-to-day operations
of the organization.
"President Bush has made improving government performance
a top priority. Bob O'Neill will play a central role in the
development and implementation of the management reforms that
will make the federal government more citizen-centered, results-oriented,
and market-based. We are grateful to Bob and the National
Academy of Public Administration for bringing this wealth
of management experience and creative problem solving to OMB
as we work to make our government more efficient and responsive,"
said Director Daniels.
O'Neill will coordinate action on various policy and program
issues with government-wide management councils, including
the Chief Financial Officers Council, Chief Information Officers
Council, Procurement Executives Council, and the President's
Council on Integrity and Efficiency. Additionally, Mr. O'Neill
will perform critical and sensitive reviews and evaluations
of OMB initiatives.
"This is a unique, hands-on opportunity to apply the
depth of the Academy's expertise to improving the performance
of the federal government," said O'Neill. "I look
forward to drawing frequently on the expertise of Academy
Fellows and staff for innovative solutions to current challenges
and to act as a sounding board for new ideas."
The National Academy of Public Administration is the nation's
preeminent organization dedicated to improving government
performance at all levels. An independent, congressionally
chartered organization, the Academy has a reputation for nonpartisanship
and objectivity. Since 1967, it has provided hundreds of government
agencies, congressional committees, civic organizations, and
institutions overseas with innovative and visionary solutions
to management and organizational challenges. The Academy's
membership consists of over 500 current and former public
managers and scholars, business executives and labor leaders,
Cabinet officers, members of Congress, governors, mayors,
state legislators, and diplomats.
Before joining the Academy in January 2000, O'Neill served
as Fairfax County Executive, where he oversaw Virginia's largest
general-purpose local government with an annual operating
budget of $2 billion and approximately 11,000 employees. From
1984 to 1997, Mr. O'Neill was the City Manager of Hampton,
Virginia, where he was widely recognized for his management
improvements.
In 1996, O'Neill won the National Public Service Award presented
by the Academy and the American Society for Public Administration
in recognition of his contributions to public administration
over a sustained period of time.
In the early 80s, O'Neill was the Director of Management Consulting
Services for the Virginia offices of Coopers & Lybrand.
Previously he served as regional manager for the Management
Improvement Corporation of America, providing financial analysis
and organizational restructuring support for cities and counties
throughout Virginia.
O'Neill received his Master's in Public Administration from
the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse
University. He is also a 1984 graduate of the Executive Program
of the Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business at the University
of Virginia. He graduated summa cum laude from Old Dominion
University with a bachelor's degree in political science.
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