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Custom On-Site Training

White House Workshop
The Executive Branch: Players, Politics, and Policy

The definitive overview of how agencies work with the White House and OMB.
(See our Executive Branch audio courses)

A definitive overview of how the White House, the Cabinet, federal agencies and OMB interact with each other, Congress, the media, and the public.

Your staff will gain a solid foundation on the structure and organization of the Executive Branch. The diverse panel of faculty members provides insight into executive-congressional relations, media relations, public and foreign policy. Your staff will learn

  • The key players in the current administration and how to reach them

  • How to educate and influence the Executive Branch and OMB

  • How the White House Office of Legislative Affairs works Capitol Hill

  • What can we learn from federal agency congressional liaison offices

  • The role and communication strategies for the White House Office of Communication and Press Office

  • The Administration's foreign policy initiatives and priorities

The leadership competencies for this course include:

  • Creativity and Innovation

  • External Awareness

  • Strategic Thinking

  • Accountability

  • Partnering

  • Political Savvy

Also see these other programs that can be customized for your organization: Presidential Transitions and Congressional Briefing - Election Briefing.
 
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Sample Agenda
Day One

Welcome and Introductions

The Presidency and the Executive Branch

This session will provide an overview of the structure of the Executive Office of the President, the Cabinet, and the relationship between the president and the executive branch as a whole, and how it has changed and expanded over time. The instructor will address the ability of the president to lead or manage the executive branch bureaucracy and comment on the relations between political appointees and career civil servants.

The Organization of the White House and Key Players in the Current Administration

  • An overview of the structure of the White House staff
  • Who are the key players in the Executive Branch and what are their roles and responsibilities
  • How to best reach them

OIRA

Presidential Power and Influence in the Legislative Process

What is the president's role in the legislative process? How did this role evolve? How does the president set his legislative agenda in Congress today? The instructor will examine the characteristics that determine a president's "success" in passing his legislative agenda. He will review how the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches has shifted over time, and how the relationship between the two branches differs depending on whether there is unified or divided party control.

Congressional Oversight of the Executive Branch

This session will briefly describe the goals and purposes of legislative oversight and how our constitutional scheme of separated but shared powers impacts on these goals and purposes. The unique and vital role of investigations will be distinguished from other leading methods of the oversight process. This will be followed by a brief review of the legal basis for investigative oversight, a description of the essential tools available to committees to make it effective, a discussion of the problems that may arise in enforcing the investigative prerogative, and actions that may be taken to circumvent such problems. Each topic will be illustrated by prominent historical examples of inter-branch confrontations.

The President and the Media

This session will address the communication strategies used by the president to convey his messages to the public. The roles of the White House Office of Communication and Press Office will be examined. The instructor will discuss the executive's use of press conferences and press releases and comment on the use of news leaks (strategic, trial balloons, and unauthorized).

Day Two

The Politics and Economics of Federal Regulation

  • OMB's role and relationship with federal agencies
  • Overview of the regulatory process
  • What are the different regulatory agencies
  • The economics of federal regulation
  • The process of interpreting legislation and the promulgation of rules
  • How and when to provide influence on the process
  • Research tools

Transparency and Accountability: Improving the Performance of Federal Programs

This session will describe the elements of the President's Management Agenda, reviewing each of the components--strategic human capital, financial management, e-government, competitive sourcing, and budget and performance integration. The standards for success will be reviewed. The current status of federal agencies will be described, and the key factors for improved performance will be reviewed.

Formulating Foreign Policy: The President, The Cabinet, and Congress

  • The President's inherent powers over foreign policy
  • The role of Congress in influencing foreign policy and interacting with the Executive Branch
  • An overview of the administration's policy initiatives and priorities

The White House Legislative Affairs Team

The instructor will orient the attendees to the organization and responsibilities of a White House legislative affairs team, including how it is organized at the beginning of a president's term, and how it fits into the structure of the White House as a whole. The instructor will provide an inside look at how the White House Office of Legislative Affairs does its work on Capitol Hill, the key players involved, their access to the president, and how decisions are made.

Watch Dogs: The Roles of Inspectors General and the Government Accountability Office

The instructor will trace the history and evolution of the differing roles and functions of the offices of Inspectors General and the Government Accountability Office and the executive's response to them. Particular attention will be paid to how the 2003 District Court ruling in Walker v. Cheney effects the GAO's continued ability to effectively perform oversight support functions for Congress.

How Federal Agencies Handle Congressional Relations

Federal agencies are prohibited from lobbying, but all federal agencies have created congressional liaison offices to build working relationships with Congress, both committees of jurisdiction and personal offices of members. In this session, a representative from an executive agency will discuss the organization and responsibilities of his agency's legislative affairs team, how a legislative affairs shop can educate and work most effectively with Capitol Hill, and lobbying restrictions of which to be aware.


Lunch and breaks will be scheduled each day

Other sessions can include:
  • White House Decision-Making
  • OMB and the Legislative Process
  • Current Issues in Executive-Congressional Relations

All custom training is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.

Sample Agendas
A sample agenda is available as a PDF. See our Sample Agendas page for agendas from our other custom training.
Audience Level All agency staff who must deal with Congress or OMB will benefit from this training.  Basic understanding of administrative agencies and the legislative process or Understanding the Regulatory Process and Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process recommended.
Audience Size This program is most effective for between 25 and 40 attendees.
Previous Clients Our selected client list includes clients who have purchased custom training, sent staff to our public programs and who have purchased our publications.
Course Materials Workshop materials include personal copies of the Training Edition Congressional Deskbook.
Length and Location

Usually requires 2 to 4 days.  

This program is usually held in Washington, DC.  It can be presented anywhere in the world.

Fee The fee for this program depends on the location, number of attendees, length, and training materials.  Call us for details, or complete our custom program information request for more information.  

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What is included in the fee? TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your training and educational objectives. Before we issue a cost proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program to meet your training objectives. 

The program fee includes pre-program development and design, materials for your internal marketing and promotion, all course materials, and faculty chosen for your topic and your audience at the time and location you choose.

Our custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment, any food and beverages, all registration functions, and travel arrangements for attendees. When the program is held outside the Washington, DC metro area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by the client or by us. 

We can also provide meeting space, audio visual equipment, food and beverage, registration, and travel arrangements, though this affects program cost.

FAQs See FAQs About Our Custom On-Site Training.
Payment Payment methods we accept for custom training include checks, and EFT/ACH.
Related Custom Training
  • Capitol Hill Workshop - Congressional Operations Briefing

  • Drafting Effective Federal Legislation and Amendments

  • Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony

  • Preparing for Congressional Oversight and Investigation

  • Strategies for Working with Congressional Staff

  • The President's Budget

  • Tracking and Monitoring Legislation

  • Understanding Congressional Budgeting and Appropriations

 

About Us TheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan small business, and a Virginia corporation.  We are registered with CCR / SAM. See our Capability Statement and our About Us page for more details.

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  • Federal Budget Links and Research Tools

  • Lobbying and Advocacy Links

  • Politics and Political News

  • Quick DC Links - Washington Essentials

  • Capitol Learning Audio Courses: The Executive Branch TM

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  • Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net

  • Complete our online custom program information request.

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All custom training from TheCapitol.Net is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.



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A group of more than 5 experts, each with at least 10 years' experience in observing or working with or in the White House or OMB, teach this intensive 2-day conference.

 

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