Marcus Peacock
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
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(EPA). He served at the EPA from August 8, 2005 to January 20, 2009.
Education
Peacock received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
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and a Master of Public Policy
Master of Public Policy
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from Harvard University
Harvard University
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's John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
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. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers
Institute of Industrial Engineers
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(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
Harvard University
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’s Innovations in Government Award in 2005 and the American Society for Public Administration
American Society for Public Administration
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's Leadership Award in 2007. 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, 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. These improvements led to EPA winning the President’s Quality Award for Overall Management, “the highest award given to federal agencies for management excellence,” in 2007 and 2008. It is the first time a federal agency has won the award back-to-back. Peacock was an early adopter of Web 2.0 technology in government and was the first federal political appointee to maintain a public blog.Amy Winehouse Blog
In early 2008 Peacock was criticized for using his government sponsored blog for a post concerning the singer Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
which some considered improper but other bloggers thought Peacock showed leadership in taking a risk.