Establishing the President's Management Advisory Board

2010-04-22Executive Order 13538
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Creates Presidential Advisory Board to Improve Federal Management

What it does: Federal departments and agencies must provide requested information and assistance to support the newly established President's Management Advisory Board.

Real World Impact:
  • Adds private-sector leaders to advise on improving federal operations.
  • Requires federal agencies to provide information and assistance to the board.
  • Creates a temporary board with unpaid members who may receive travel expenses.
Topics: government management, advisory board, public-sector efficiency, technology and customer service

Summary

This order creates the President's Management Advisory Board within the General Services Administration to advise the President and the President's Management Council on improving federal government operations. The board will focus on productivity, technology use, and customer service and will be advisory only.

Up to 18 members will serve, including the Deputy Director for Management at OMB and 17 private-sector leaders appointed by the President. The GSA will provide funding and support, agencies must provide requested information to the board, members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses, and the board ends two years after this order unless extended.

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