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Management
How a culture of unaccountability permeates the federal government
COMMENTARY | Accountability is essential for an organization to function effectively.
Workforce
The Federal Government Can Expand Opportunities for Veterans and Simplify Hiring, Too
A less complex hiring process that puts merit front and center would eliminate the need for most of the 102 or more hiring authorities currently in place.
Management
The Challenge of Modernizing the Civil Service
What has been done over the past few years to prepare the federal workforce for the 21st century? Virtually nothing.
Management
Creating a 21st Century Federal Workforce
A dramatically different method of providing preference to veterans could lead to a radically simplified federal hiring process.
Management
How to Get Millennials into Government
More federal tech workers are over age 60 than are under 35.
Management
The Case for Moving Agencies Out of Washington
Smart government and smart politics aren’t the same thing.
Management
To RIF or Not to RIF
Downsizing can be traumatic, but sparing jobs can do more harm than good.
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Management
The Future of Federal Service Doesn’t Have to Be So Bleak
We put a man on the moon, and we can fix government too.
Management
An 'A' for Austerity
Driven leaders can make government work better, even when budgets are tight.
Analysis
An 'A for Austerity
Driven leaders can make government work better, even when budgets are tight.
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