[1] Upon completing his formal education, Moynihan became an assistant professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University from 2003 until 2005.

[4] It also received the Herbert Simon award from the American Political Science Association, which honors the book with the most significant influence in public administration scholarship in the last three to five years.

"[6] He was also one of four faculty members chosen to establish a partnership between the Department of Political Science and the Elections Division of the state's Government Accountability Board.

[9] He was later appointed the La Follette School's Jerry and Mary Cotter Faculty Fellow[10] and received the David N. Kershaw Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

[12] His research on federal agencies' use of performance management data was referenced in President Barack Obama's proposed U.S. budget for 2016 and 2017.