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The Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM) at Brookings is a research organization focused on identifying and solving political and governance challenges in 21st century America.

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U.S. Social Security card designs over the past several decades are shown in this photo illustration taken on January 7, 2017. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang

Social Safety Net Why Social Security disinformation is dangerous

Darrell M. West

March 18, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase, flanked by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on February 13, 2025. REUTERS/File Photo

U.S. Trade Policy Trump’s tariffs are not going over well with his base

William A. Galston

March 14, 2025

Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump gives remarks to the media, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 11, 2025.

Government Reform DOGE is endangering Trump’s priorities

Elaine Kamarck

March 13, 2025

Protesters attends a rally in support of federal workers who have been terminated on Friday, March 7, 2025 at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center at 5000 W. National Ave. in Milwaukee.

U.S. Government & Politics The third option for federal employees faced with illegal orders—just say ‘no’

Joshua Gotbaum

March 11, 2025

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Elaine Kamarck Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management, Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Vanessa Williamson Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Senior Fellow - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Gabriel R. Sanchez Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative

Sarah A. Binder Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management

E.J. Dionne, Jr. Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management, W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance

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