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Been There, Done That

The agency's career deputy gets marching orders from the new political appointee to decentralize-an approach with a checkered past.

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Squeeze Play

Caught by surprise, the agency comptroller must coax another $50 million out of senior managers who already have wrapped up their budget cutting plans for the year.

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Noble Experiments

Results of demonstration projects are still brewing for pioneering agencies who have been testing alternative pay and hiring systems since the early 1980s.

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The Demonstration Projects

The Demonstration Projects

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Downsizing Dilemma

When faced with eliminating jobs, how can managers find a banalnce between helping displaced workers with outplacement services and getting the agency's work done?

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Partnership Puzzle

Partnership Puzzle

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Reconsidering Downsizing

Victims of government downsizing are pawns in an ongoing fight between Republicans and Democrats

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Reconsidering Downsizing

Victims of government downsizing are pawns in an ongoing fight between Republicans and Democrats

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Whistleblower Woes

Can the boss straighten out two misguided employees who blew the whistle on his regulatory agency's prosecution of a giant corporation without the appearance of coercion?

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Partnership Pays

Partnership Pays

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Partnership Pays (Sidebar to "Bittersweet Relationships")

Partnership Pays (Sidebar to "Bittersweet Relationships")

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No Way Up