What is the Federal Executive Board?
What does the Federal Executive Board Do?
Who provides oversight of the Federal Executive
Board?
Is the Federal Executive Board a Federal Agency?
What authority does the Federal Executive
Board Have?
What is the Federal Executive
Board?
President John F. Kennedy created Federal Executive Boards
by Executive Letter in 1961 to provide an organization outside
the Washington, D.C. area for Federal leaders, in that community,
to meet and identify opportunities for interagency collaboration.
In 2001, President George W. Bush acknowledged The 40th
Anniversary of the creation of Federal Executive Boards.
There are currently 28 Federal Executive Boards nationwide.
What does the Federal Executive
Board Do?
Federal Executive Boards have become models for the partnership-based
government of the next century. Training programs, employee
development, shared resources, community outreach and participation
is all a part of the board's activities. Their role as a
conduit of information and a meeting point for a variety
of agencies--each with a different mission--is vital to
a more effective government. FEBs are a major source of
education regarding the Federal Government's involvement
in the community. External relations projects highlight
how Federal monies are incorporated into state and local
projects that affect the lives of all citizens.
The cost savings of having FEBs in local communities have
been well documented. Each year the Honolulu Pacific FEB
saves local agencies more than our entire operating budget
several times over. Executive mandates and programs are
routinely assigned to the FEB by the current Administration
for coordinating the local response and implementation of
programs such as; increasing community and education outreach
by encouraging, intergovernmental relations, workforce development,
public service recognition, increasing the awareness of
the impact of domestic violence in the Federal workplace,
the Computers for Schools initiative, Welfare to Work initiatives,
and to provide services relating to disaster preparedness.
FEBs have a rich history of establishing and maintaining
valuable intergovernmental communication links. We no longer
have the luxury of deciding if we want to work together,
but must determine how we will accomplish common goals.
Our country and our citizens demand no less. As the local
Federal ambassador, the FEB identifies opportunities for
partnerships with intergovernmental and community organizations,
creates occasions for our agencies to share resources amongst
ourselves, and reminds Southland residents that the Federal
Government is here to serve them locally and not just in
Washington, D.C. By working together, we can accomplish
more, produce it faster, and protect our citizens better.
Who provides oversight of the Federal
Executive Board?
Since 1982, the responsibility for oversight of the Federal
Executive Board National Network was transferred from the
Office of Management and Budget to the Officer of Personnel
Management. Each Federal Executive Board has a local Board
of Directors or Policy Committee that oversees the local
Board’s activities. The FEB is governed by a Board
of Directors, which consists of 23 Federal executives, including
a Chair, Chair-Elect and Vice-Chair, 11 elected members
(3 year term), 7 appointed members (1 year term), and 3
Ex-Officio Members (Immediate past chair, OPM, GSA and Funding
Agency representatives). This body is governed by Bylaws
that are developed for each Board with input and approval
from the membership. As Federal employees, FEB staff cannot
participate in partisan activities and FEBs have enjoyed
bipartisan support in their 44 years existence.
Is the Federal Executive Board
a Federal Agency?
Federal Executive Board Staff are full-time Federal employees
and are employed by the Federal agency that sponsors the
Board in their city. The Federal Executive Board National
Network is organizationally assigned to the Office of Personnel
Management. The FEB is not an organization that members
can voluntarily join as an after hours activity, such as
a professional organization. We provide Federal Government
services for intergovernmental missions, goals, projects
and programs. We conduct Federal business on a full-time
basis and purchases made by our organization are for the
use of the Federal government.
What authority does the Federal
Executive Board Have?
The regulations that guide FEB operations are located in
5 CFR § 960. Federal Executive Boards were created
to facilitate and encourage collaboration among Federal
agencies in a particular geographic area. We can not require
participation in any of our programs, however we are effective
at influencing others to work together.
Reviewed:
5/1/06