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Management
The Quiet and Quintessential Public Servant: Dwight Ink, 1922-2021
“Mr. Implementation” has passed away.
Pay & Benefits
Feds, Funding, Furloughs and the Fiscal Rollercoaster
How we got to where we are in the annual budget mess, and where we’re headed.
Management
Colin Powell: Eager to Honor Other Public Servants, Not Himself
Remembering one of the country’s most accomplished and decorated leaders.
Management
How to Watch the Government Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
A week from now, we’ll honor some of government’s all-time greats—and then some current all-stars.
Management
Please, Let’s Put an End to the Notion of Moving Agencies Out of Washington
Disruptively relocating headquarters and the employees who work in them makes less sense than ever.
Management
Government Leadership at its Best: Meet the 2021 Teddy Award Winners
From introducing autonomous vehicles in the national parks to defending space, these leaders exemplify excellence.
Management
Introducing the Government Hall of Fame Class of 2021
From the first career civil servant to the head of the Smithsonian, it’s an exemplary group.
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Government Hall of Fame Inductees To Be Unveiled Next Week
Honorees in the annual Theodore Roosevelt Government Leadership Awards will also be unveiled before a virtual gala in October.
Pay & Benefits
Harriet Tubman’s Three-Decade Battle for a Federal Pension
She never did get a benefit based on her own heroic service to the Union Army.
Management
If There Ever Was a Time We Needed a Government Hall of Fame …
It’s now. Luckily, we have one. And nominations are open for this year’s class of inductees, along with the annual Teddy Awards for leadership achievement.
Defense
The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad
Two lives intersect in a story of baseball, military service, and American society in the Korean War era.
Management
Black Americans in the Government Hall of Fame
These stellar public servants have made vital contributions to American life.
Workforce
Where Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Find Leaders With a Public Servant’s Heart
In a video, the former California governor begs for people motivated by a commitment to service to step up. They’re already all around him.
Management
The Big Success Story of the Election Is the One You Didn’t Hear
Government employees were the unsung heroes of the voting process.
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Whatever Happens in the Election, Get Ready for a Rocky Transition
President Trump indicates he won’t cooperate with handing over power if he loses to Joe Biden, and if he wins, will root out government officials deemed disloyal to him.
Management
Viewpoint: The Mismanagement Was Bad Enough. Now They Want to Tear the System Down
President Trump has launched an assault on the very foundations of American administrative government.
Management
Public Administration Professors Decry Trump 'Weaponization' of Mismanagement
Open letter signed by more than 120 academics and former government officials accuses administration appointees of “routine and intentional administrative malpractice.”
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Government Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees: John Glenn, Howard Jenkins Jr., Frank Kameny, Tammy Duckworth
Recognizing the final of three groups of 2020 honorees for greatness in public service.
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Government Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees: John Lewis, George H.W. Bush, Oveta Culp Hobby, Ralph Bunche, Kathryn Sullivan
Recognizing the second of three groups of 2020 honorees recognized for greatness in public service.
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