Older Feds Aren't Playing to Their Strengths
Is It Too Hard to Fire Misbehaving Feds?
Americans Still Like the Postal Service
A Forced 4-Day Weekend for Many Feds
No More Tax-Cheating Feds, Senators Say
Video: The Daily Show on Apple's Taxes
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Mark Micheli
Editor, Excellence in Government
Mark Micheli is the Special Projects Editor of Government Executive, editor of Excellence in Government Online and former Program Manager of the Government Business Council. Prior to his current roles, he worked on national security and emergency management issues with the US Treasury Department. He’s worked as a political research analyst, a correspondent for the Des Moines Register at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. He studied at Drake University where he has degrees in Magazine Journalism, Political Science and History.
Hurricane Sandy Threatens East Coast—How to Prepare
October 25, 2012 Before I wrote the Promising Practices blog here at Government Executive, I worked with the federal government on emergency preparedness issues. So when FEMA sends guidance on how you can prepare for a potentially hazardous situation, I tend to listen—and feel obligated to pass that advice along. Forecasts from the ...
Bloomberg Talks Leadership, Says Approval Ratings Mean Squat
October 25, 2012 James Bennet recently visited New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as part of The Atlantic’s profile of leaders who are taking risks for big ideas. The billionaire mayor had unique insights on leadership and why listening to polls is not only antithetical to leadership—but unethical as well. The wide-ranging interview ...
'Bayonets and Horses:' Obama and Romney's Sharpest Debate Retorts
October 23, 2012 See Tom Shoop's Live Blog for more from the third and final presidential debate. Monday night's debate was much more cordial than we've come to expect--both candidates appeared calm and rarely interrupted each other. It even seemed Mitt Romney was in agreement with President Obama on many foreign policy issues--occasionally ...
Obama in Debate: Sequestration 'will not happen'
October 22, 2012 During Monday night's debate, President Obama stated that sequestration "will not happen." Obama made the statement in response to attacks from Mitt Romney criticizing Obama for allowing the proposed $1 trillion in cuts to potentially reduce the size of the military to a historic low. Read the exchange below: Romney: ...
5 Leadership Lessons Learned From the 2012 Debates
October 22, 2012 A continuation of where we left off with Leadership Don'ts from Presidential Debates. Tonight, the curtain falls on weeks of high-stakes political theater. This evening’s third and final debate will center on foreign policy, an issue that has received scant attention during an election cycle centered on the economy. Depending ...
Infographic: The Many Perks of Working From Home
October 22, 2012 According to a report from the Office of Personnel Management, only a quarter of all federal employees eligible to telework actually do. And that’s a shame, because research shows teleworking has benefits for your productivity, health and the environment. The infographic below, created by CarInsurance.org, details the many, many perks ...
Presidential Humor Pt. 2 – Obama’s Digs at Himself
October 19, 2012 Good leadership requires a flair for public speaking, sharp wit and a knack for self-deprecating humor. By that standard, both candidates were in fine form Thursday evening. Like a breath of fresh air, the presidential candidates took a moment to raise money for charity and inject some levity into the ...
Presidential Humor Pt. 1 – Romney’s Funny Side Revealed
October 19, 2012 Good leadership requires a flair for public speaking, sharp wit and a knack for self-deprecating humor. By that standard, both candidates were in fine form Thursday evening. Like a breath of fresh air, the presidential candidates took a moment to raise money for charity and inject some levity into the ...
The Best of Romney's 'Binders Full of Women' Meme
October 17, 2012 Mitt Romney’s unfortunate phrasing touched off Internet hysteria following the Oct. 16 town hall presidential debate. The moment came when Romney stumbled over a question regarding pay equity, telling the audience how he used “binders full of women” to recruit female cabinet members as Governor of Massachusetts. The full remark ...
Watch this Awesome Time-Lapse of Shuttle Endeavour's Trip through L.A.
October 16, 2012 In a march reminiscent of a New Orleans jazz funeral, the space shuttle Endeavour slowly passed throngs of smiling onlookers as it crawled through the streets of Los Angeles toward its final resting place at the California Science Center last weekend. Earlier this year, residents of Washington, D.C. and New ...
