Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM)

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. President Donald Trump, Director of the National Institute of Health Jay Bhattacharya, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend a press conference in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on May 12, 2025.

Government Reform Is it too late for the Trump administration to try something new with the federal workforce?

Elaine Kamarck

May 14, 2025

The patient's entrance at the National Institutes of Health is shown in Bethesda, Maryland, on October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Public Health The Trump administration’s NIH and FDA cuts will negatively impact patients

Richard G. Frank, Sherry Glied

May 14, 2025

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) speaks to Texas Governor Greg Abbott before President Donald Trump signs an executive order calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Mental Health & Well-Being Governors address youth mental health and well-being amid federal funding cuts

Purnima Aggarwal, Gabrielle Harris, Katharine Meyer

May 13, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Courts & Law How much will Trump’s second-term judicial appointments shift court balance?

Russell Wheeler

May 12, 2025

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Elaine Kamarck Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), 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 (RPII)

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

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

Molly E. Reynolds Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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