Some of the federal government's oldest obligations have long faced a gap between commitment and execution

The IRS may be today's headline example of an institution struggling to match resources to mission. But the challenge is hardly new. The federal government's obligations to Tribal nations date back to the country's founding, and a new Brookings report examines why the systems supporting those commitments continue to fall short. Here to share more details is Brookings Institution fellow, Rob Maxim.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.