Robert J. Shea

Infobox Officeholder
name = Robert Shea


imagesize = small
birth_date = birth date and age|1968|06|01
birth_place = Houston, Texas
alma_mater = Connecticut College,
South Texas College of Law
party = Republican
residence = Alexandria, Virginia

Robert J. Shea (born June 1, 1968) was the Associate Director for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Administration and Government Performance in the United States. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/results/agenda/budgetperformance.html] He managed OMB's internal affairs and lead the President's Performance Improvement Initiative, an integral component of the President's Management Agenda. Additionally, Robert administered the Program Assessment Rating Tool andExpectMore.gov, advised on government human capital policy, and lead interagency collaborations in the areas of food safety and implementation of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. [http://www.fcw.com/blogs/editor/153317-1.html] He is now a member of Grant Thornton's Global Public Sector Team.

Early career and education

A graduate of Connecticut College and South Texas College of Law, Robert was a Professional Staff Member with the House Committee on Government Reform from 1995 through 1996. There he had responsibility for examining the economy and efficiency of government programs, and acted as liaison with the government’s Inspectors General. In 1997, Robert worked as Legislative Director for Congressman Pete Sessions (TX), where he organized the Results Caucus, a group of Members of Congress dedicated to results-based management and solving many of the government’s major management problems. In early 1999, Robert was named Counsel to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs where, in addition to general oversight of Executive Branch management, he was charged with oversight of the implementation of the statutory framework for performance-based government, including the Government Performance and Results Act and the Chief Financial Officers Act. On October 24, 2007, Shea was promoted to Associate Director for Administration and Government Performance at OMB. [http://www.fcw.com/online/news/150594-1.html] Shea was one of the longest serving political staffers at OMB during the Bush Administration, serving almost all eight years of the term.

In response to the Federal Computer Week article "Robert Shea to leave OMB", Robert wrote:

I'll be leaving OMB in September, and it's hard. It's been the honor of a lifetime working at OMB and with agencies to improve the results achieved for the American people. I'll get to do that in my next stage, but it won't feel like I'm having as much an impact as I did these last several years. Though you might not know it reading the paper and watching the news, the Federal government is accomplishing amazing things for the American people every day. I hope I contributed my small part, but it's nothing compared to the contributions made by Clay Johnson, Jim Nussle, Karen Evans, and all of the dedicated, hard working, and, most importantly, results oriented people at OMB. I'm proud of what we achieved. I'll miss it a lot. [http://www.fcw.com/blogs/editor/153317-1.html]

Family and hobbies

Robert is a native of Houston, Texas, and now lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and their three daughters. He wakes up early every morning to read the Washington Post and get advice from Miss Manners. He also regularly participates in Body Pump fitness classes at his local gym.

His wife, Eva Cahalan Shea, was inducted to the Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 for soccer and lacrosse as well as Wilton High School Hall of Fame. [http://www.conncoll.edu/alumni/4525.htm] She is currently on the Alexandria Lacrosse Club Board of Directors. [http://alexandrialacrosse.com/alexandrialacrosseclub/boardofdirectors/index_E.html]

Publications

Co-editor, "Performance Management and Budgeting: How Governments Can Learn from Experience" [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Performance-Management-and-Budgeting/F-Stevens-Redburn/e/9780765622327/?itm=1]

Author of Chapter 13 (United States), "Performance Budgeting in OECD Countries." [http://www.oecd.org/document/38/0,3343,en_2649_33735_39921702_1_1_1_1,00.html]

Awards

2006 Executive Leadership Award for Information Resources Management from the Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM) [http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/pubpress/2006/2006-20.pdf]

2008 Federal Computer Week Federal 100 Award [http://www.fcw.com/print/22_6/features/151963-1.html#91]

References

Related links

* [http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=169&sid=1450927 A Fond Farewell] .
* [http://www.results.gov www.results.gov] .
* [http://www.usaspending.gov www.USAspending.gov] .
* [http://www.expectmore.gov ExpectMore.gov] has the most comprehensive information on government programs and what they are trying to achieve for citizens.