- Marcus Peacock
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Marcus C. Peacock at the World Energy Forum 2006Marcus C. Peacock (born March 21, 1960) the minority staff director at the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget. He is a former Project Director at The Pew Charitable Trusts and a former Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He served at the EPA from August 8, 2005 to January 20, 2009.
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Education
Peacock received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE).
The Pew Charitable Trusts
While at Pew, Mr. Peacock directed Subsidyscope, an initiative to collect data on subsidies provided by the U.S. government across the economy and make this information available to the public.
Bush Administration Career Prior to EPA
Before working at EPA, Mr. Peacock was an Associate Director at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
While at OMB, Mr. Peacock created the Performance Assessment Rating Tool, or PART, which is used to rate the effectiveness of federal programs. The PART won Harvard University’s Innovations in Government Award in 2005 and the American Society for Public Administration's Leadership Award in 2007.[1] During this time, Mr. Peacock also helped develop a performance-based system for funding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' projects and, in 2006, was awarded the Army's Outstanding Civilian Service Medal.
EPA Deputy Administrator
During his tenure Peacock overhauled EPA’s performance management system. This included publishing a quarterly performance report to the public called the EPAStat Quarterly Report,[2] the first ‘Stat’ program in the federal government. EPAStat copies performance management systems used by local governments, such as "CitiStat" in the City of Baltimore.[3] These improvements led to EPA winning the President’s Quality Award for Overall Management, “the highest award given to federal agencies for management excellence,”[4] in 2007 and 2008. It is the first time a federal agency has won the award back-to-back.[5] Peacock was an early adopter of Web 2.0 technology in government and was the first federal political appointee to maintain a public blog.[6]
Controversies
Amy Winehouse Blog
In early 2008 Peacock was criticized for using his government sponsored blog for a post concerning the singer Amy Winehouse[7] which some considered improper but other bloggers thought Peacock showed leadership in taking a risk.[8]
EPA Libraries
Starting in 2006 Peacock defended plans to close some of EPA’s libraries in favor of digitizing the documents.[9] The plans were ultimately reversed by a Congressional earmark in 2007.[10]
Family life
Marcus Peacock is the father of twin girls who are budding stars in the DC music scene. He, his daughters, and his lovely wife Donna McLean enjoy taking long trips into the outdoors, learning to become one with nature. The family owns a border terrier named Haggis, after Peacock's favorite food from his childhood.
References
- ^ "PART Innovations in Government Award". http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/awards.html?id=7496. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ^ "EPAStat Quarterly Report". http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/eqr/.
- ^ Kamensky, John (2008-10-01). "Bush's Performance Management Legacy". The Business of Government. http://www.businessofgovernment.org/about/leadership/102008.asp.
- ^ "President's Quality Award". http://www.opm.gov/pqa/.
- ^ "President's Quality Award Past Winners". http://www.opm.gov/pqa/pastwinners.asp.
- ^ "Marcus Peacock on Federal News Radio Daily Brief". http://dorobekinsider.com/2008/10/24/too-much-good-stuff-for-a-friday-radio-show/.
- ^ Kamen, Al (2008-02-01). "Enough About Pollution Regulations; Here's a Riff on Amy Winehouse". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013103832.html?sid=ST2008020102009.
- ^ Logen, Coby (2008-10-06). "Marcus Peacock, EPA Blogger Shows Real Leadership". DotGovWatch. http://www.dotgovwatch.com/?/archives/53-Marcus-Peacock,-EPA-Blogger-Shows-Real-Leadership.html.
- ^ Mandel, Jenny (2006-12-12). "EPA officials defend library closures, tout benefits of digitization". Government Executive. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1206/121206m1.htm.
- ^ "Congress Earmarks $3 Million to Reopen EPA Libraries". Environment News Service. 2007-12-24. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2007/2007-12-24-093.asp.
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