1,106 results on '"SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.)"'
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2. Congressional Budget Office: Appointment and Tenure of the Director and Deputy Director.
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Lynch, Megan S.
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,POLITICAL affiliation - Abstract
The article focuses on requirements regarding the appointment and tenure of the Congressional Budget Office director are set forth in Section 201(a) of the 1974 Congressional Budget Act. It mentions that Section 201(a) requires that the selection be made without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of his fitness to perform his duties. It also mentions about record of appointments and tenure of Alice M. Rivlin, Rudolph G. Penner, and Robert D. Reischauer.
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- 2019
3. The lady is a hawk.
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Cooper, Matthew and Sonenshine, Tara
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Focuses on Madeleine Albright's nomination to secretary of state by President Bill Clinton. Proponents of Albright; Personal background information; Details of her political career; Albright critics.
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- 1996
4. The Case Against Him for Attorney General.
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Bickel, Alexander M.
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ATTORNEYS general , *COURTS , *PERSONAL criticism , *PRESIDENTS of the United States , *COURT personnel ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Criticizes the likely appointment of Robert F. Kennedy, brother of U.S. President John F. Kennedy as the Attorney General of the U.S. Background information on Robert F. Kennedy; Critical appraisal of the handling of the trial of Joseph P. Glimco, president of Local 777 of the Teamsters in Chicago, Illinois by Robert F. Kennedy; Significance of the handling of cases for the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy as the U.S. Attorney General; Grounds cited by the author for his objections to the likely appointment.
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- 1961
5. L.B.J.'s Young Man "In Charge of Everything".
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PRESS secretaries ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,PRAGMATISM - Abstract
The article features administrative press secretary Bill Don Moyers and his participation in the administration of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson. It states that Moyers became White House press secretary after George Reedy resigned due to a foot operation in 1965. It mentions that Moyers married Judith Davidson in 1954 and has three children and start working for Johnson in the same year. It also associates Moyers' tempering of ideals with pragmatism to Johnson.
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- 1965
6. The New Executive Team in Washington.
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LISTS ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
A list of appointees in the executive team of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower is presented including Bureau of Budget director Joseph M. Dodge, Office of Rent Stabilization director William G. Barr, and National Mediation Board chairman Francis A. O'Neill Jr.
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- 1953
7. Who's Who in the New Deal for Business.
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MERRILL, HARWOOD F.
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UNITED States. National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
The article features notable personalities in the U.S. Industrial Recovery Act as of July 15, 1933. It describes General Hugh Samuel Johnson as chief administrator of the Recovery Administration. Among assistants and advisers to the administrator is Donald Randall Richberg, chief of the Legal Division. It also mentions economist Leo Wolman as chairman of the Labor Advisory Board and New York metallurgical engineer William L. Allen, the first deputy administrator appointed by the General.
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- 1933
8. 'A LONG WAY FROM TOKENISM'
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Carney, Dan and Dunham, Richard S.
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,AFRICAN Americans in the civil service ,UNITED States presidential elections ,UNITED States politics & government - Abstract
The article presents information on the appointment of African Americans to top posts by U.S. President George W. Bush's administration. One of the reasons for the move is that 92% votes of African American were against Bush in the presidential elections held in November 2005. Another reason for the appointments is the increasing population of African Americans in the U.S.
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- 2001
9. Personnel--Political-to-Career Conversions ("Burrowing In").
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Halchin, L. Elaine
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,UNITED States politics & government, 2009-2017 ,CAREER changes - Abstract
The article discusses appointments of personnel to executive branch career positions also known as the "burrowing in" practice. Topics covered include appointees to the Senior Executive Service (SES) as to Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Title 5 of the United States Code and approval of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as to the merit system of the Qualifications Review Board (QRB). Also cited are career conversion reviews by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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- 2016
10. Help wanted.
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Fineman, Howard and Clift, Eleanor
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POLITICAL patronage ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
States that President Bill Clinton's first jobs program will be for Democrats who have not tasted power in 12 years. Everybody wants to get to Clinton; Desperate job seekers are clogging his phone lines; How Clinton's election has set off a frenzy of public spirit; Ever-lengthening list of those who want to work for him; Choosing the personnel and the agenda for the administration; Clinton wants appointees who will push his agenda; Key routes.
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- 1992
11. JIMMY'S TALENT FILE.
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CABINET officers ,APPOINTEES ,APPOINTMENT to public office ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
The article presents profiles of several candidates to be as one of the cabinet member's of aspiring candidate for the U.S. presidency, Jimmy Carter. Charles L. Schultze, a member of the Democrats, is considered as Treasury Secretary. W. Michaels Blumenthal, chairman of Bendix Corp., is also prospected to be appointed at the Treasury or at the Defense. Barbara Jordan is also included to be Attorney General or U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). Another candidate to be as Attorney General is A. Leon Higginbotham, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 1964 and equal right advocate.
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- 1976
12. VERY SLOW, VERY STEADY.
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Gleckman, Howard and Harbrecht, Douglas
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UNITED States economic policy ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,FRIENDSHIP ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Looks at President-elect Bill Clinton's first round of economic appointments. Likely candidates; Economic agenda; Likely choices of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen as Treasury Secretary and House Budget Committee Chairman Leon E.Panetta as head of the Office of Management & Budget. INSET: Team players? Economic advisers vying for Clinton's ear.;The....
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- 1992
13. DRAFTING A DREAM TEAM.
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Harbrect, Douglas
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,UNITED States presidential transition - Abstract
Suggests that getting the economy on a path to recovery will take tact and skill, which is why President-elect Bill Clinton is suddenly cautious in choosing who's who in his new administration. Assignments of new econo-team; Challenges of organizing the White House; Why Clinton's passion to take a new broom to Washington is risky.
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- 1992
14. Diversity and Presidential Cabinet Appointments.
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King, James D. and Riddlesperger, James W.
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CABINET officers , *MINORITY politicians , *WOMEN politicians , *AFRICAN American politicians , *EQUALITY ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,UNITED States politics & government, 1989- - Abstract
Objective A significant indicator of a president's commitment to equality in American society can be found in the people appointed to fill senior-level positions within the administration. Method The history of diversity appointments to the cabinet is reviewed with more detailed analysis of cabinet and Executive Office of the President (EOP) appointees since the Carter presidency. Results The pattern of appointments of women and minorities is one of plateaus, with Carter making notable advancements in the appointment of women and African Americans and Obama's initial appointments taking diversity of appointments to a new level. In particular, more women and minorities appointed by Obama have elite connections as defined by Dye. Conclusion Despite greater numbers than in the past, diversity appointments represent desegregation of the cabinet and White House rather than full integration of women and minorities into the upper reaches of the executive branch. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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15. Shifting Politics, Enduring Tensions, and the Tenure of Senate-confirmed Agency Appointees.
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Dull, Matthew, Roberts, Patrick, and Hogue, Henry
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BUREAUCRACY , *PRESIDENTS of the United States ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,UNITED States politics & government ,FEDERAL government of the United States - Abstract
This paper contributes to a developing research agenda on the role of appointments in relations between presidents and the American federal government bureaucracy (Lewis 2007; Peters and Pierre 2004; Wood and Marchbanks 2007). The article surveys the literature on the link between length of tenure and organizational performance in the public and private sectors and analyzes a new dataset of PAS appointee tenure and turnover between 1989 and 2001. The article concludes with suggestions for reform of the rules governing presidential appointments as a new administration prepares to take office. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
16. Burrowed In, Then Rooted Out: Can Political Appointee Conversions Work?
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Szymalak, James N.
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APPOINTEES , *CIVIL service , *PUBLIC administration ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Converting political appointees into the career civil service may result in attempts to neutralize the "burrowed in" employee, irrespective of the possible organizational damage -- as in this paper's case study of the Office of Special Counsel. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
17. Organized Interests, AmericanDemocracy, and Federal Appointments: Continuity or Change?
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Bell, Lauren C. and Martinek, Wendy L.
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PRESSURE groups , *POLITICAL planning , *JUDICIAL selection & appointment , *EMPLOYEE selection ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
In their 1986 book, Organized Interests and American Democracy, Schlozman and Tierney catalogued the activities that pressure groups used in their attempts to influence national public policy. Midway through their inventory, the authors noted that 53 percent of the groups they surveyed engaged in “attempting to influence appointments to public office” (150). In the nearly twenty years since Schlozman and Tierney conducted their study, the appointment process for federal judges and executive branch appointees has undergone tremendous change. We know, for example, that with the failed 1987 nomination of Robert Bork and the successful 1991 appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, organized interests entrenched themselves as an inexorable force in the Senate confirmation process. Yet, while scholars’ focus on organized interests and the consequences of their activity has grown exponentially, as has separate scholars’ study of the appointment process, there remains much that is unknown about pressure groups’ participation in the process of making federal appointments. Using original survey data, we revisit Schlozman and Tierney’s assessment of organized interests and their activities in the context of the appointment process for federal positions. Specifically, we hypothesize that the unique nature of the federal appointment process (as compared with the legislative process) offers these organizations incentives to participate in the selection process but also constrains the strategies and techniques that they are able to employ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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18. Strategic Presidential Appointments.
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Bertelli, Anthony M. and Juenke, Eric Gonzalez
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PRESIDENTS , *PUBLIC administration , *GOVERNMENT agencies , *POLICY sciences , *POLITICAL science ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
We use a spatial bargaining model of presidential-executive relations to show that political allies make presidents better off only at a knife-edge condition which is unlikely to occur. Central to our theoretical result is final stage bargaining over policymaking between an interest group and the administrative agency. "Fire alarms" create the incentive to engage in such bargaining: If the agency does not accommodate the interests of favored groups, the legislature will be alerted and corrective action will be taken (McCubbins and Schwartz 1984). These legislative provisions can also create inequities in bargaining power between interest groups and agencies, which is also considered in our model. To examine the extent to which presidents respond to the incentives uncovered in our theoretical model, we estimate a conditional logit empirical model on presidential appointment data from 1933-1965. This paper is primarily theoretical, and the empirical approach is only outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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19. Hitting the Ground Running: The Influence of Career Preparation on Apprenticeship in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Duffin, Diane L. and Schoenrock, Pam
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APPRENTICESHIP programs , *UNITED States elections , *LEGISLATIVE bills ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Prevailing theory on congressional recruitment holds that individuals with occupational backgrounds in the law and public service are well equipped to mount successful campaigns for Congress. By virtue of their training and practice, attorneys and public administrators possess the necessary skills and support networks to compete successfully in electoral politics. Those same attributes also might predict a shorter apprenticeship period in Congress for freshman members. Although Steven Smith and others were ready to sign a death certificate for apprenticeship by the 1980s, Richard Hall has more recently revived scholarly interest in the idea. In his 1996 study of participation in Congress, Hall finds that apprenticeship is still at work, not because of social pressures to conform, but because junior members suffer from information disadvantages and have yet to build the network of personal relationships that facilitates moving legislation forward. This study develops and tests a still more nuanced view of apprenticeship. We propose that members' pre-congressional careers influence the speed with which they move through their apprenticeship periods. In particular, attorneys, with experience requiring strong communication and analytic abilities, and public administrators, with previous knowledge of public policy and legislative processes, should reach the stage of active legislative participation more quickly than members hailing from careers in journalism, health care, or agriculture, for instance. We test this hypothesis by comparing the degree of participation among freshmen House members from different occupational backgrounds in their sponsorship of bills and in their sponsorship of bills unrelated to the work of their own committees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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20. President Bush, Cuba Policy, and US Elections.
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Haney, Patrick J. and Vanderbosh, Walt
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *UNITED States elections ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
In this paper we discuss the links between electoral politics and US policy toward Cuba during the current Bush administration. After a 2000 presidential election that was decided in the end by a few hundred disputed ballots in the state of Florida, the conventional wisdom that Cuba policy will continue to be heavily influenced by the electoral strength and interests of Cuban Americans in that state would seem to have been confirmed. Two years later, Florida?s 25th District featured a congressional race between two Cuban Americans competing to become the fourth member of that ethnic group in the US Congress. When Mario Diaz-Balart, an embargo supporter, defeated embargo critic Annie Betancourt by an overwhelming 65-35%, it apparently provided more evidence that the electoral calculus on Cuba policy would continue to favor the embargo for the foreseeable future. And the President?s brother, a long time friend of pro-embargo Cuban Americans, comfortably won reelection as governor of Florida in that same 2002 election. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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21. Advise And Dissent: Key Factors In The Senate Confirmation Of Presidential Cabinet Nominees.
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Brezenski, Thomas F.
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CABINET system , *NOMINATIONS for public office , *PUBLIC officers ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Concerning the presidential Cabinet confirmation process, there is little doubt that the process has changed a great deal in the modern era. This research endeavors to discover the key factors behind Senate Cabinet confirmation voting outcomes by focusing on four variables: presidential power, level of media involvement, institutional change and Cabinet post prestige. Through the estimation of four sets of models, the role of each in ultimate confirmation outcomes is explored. The analysis points to presidential power being a factor in the Cabinet advise and consent game but also having less of an impact than both media involvement and Senate advise and consent procedural changes. Moreover, the results also indicate that the impact of critical explanatory variables differs across Cabinet prestige levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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22. APPOINTMENTS.
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,AMERICAN ambassadors ,APPOINTMENT to public office - Published
- 2017
23. The Politics of Requesting Appointments: Congressional Requests in the Appointment and Nomination Process.
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Rottinghaus, Brandon and Bergan, Daniel E.
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APPOINTMENT to public office , *NOMINATIONS for public office , *EXECUTIVE-legislative relations ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,UNITED States politics & government, 1953-1961 ,UNITED States politics & government, 1974-1977 - Abstract
There is persistent debate about who most influences the federal appointment process, especially whether the executive branch staffs the federal bureaucracy with individuals loyal to the White House or relies on the process as an accommodation to important political players, especially members of Congress. Yet, people still know little about the role members of Congress play in the process of shaping the prenomination environment. In this article, the authors address this debate by using unique archival data from the Dwight Eisenhower and Gerald Ford Presidential Libraries to identify which legislators contacted the president about a specific nomination or appointment request and under what conditions these requests were successful. The authors find that legislator resources, Senate membership, and those closer ideologically to the president are related both to the number of requests made and to the number of successful appointment or nomination requests granted. The results suggest that the president relies on members of Congress for credible information about staffing administrative positions, but they appoint or nominate individuals that are in their own interest, not necessarily to accommodate Congress. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2011
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24. Unraveling the Gordian Knot of Implicit Bias in Jury Selection: The Problems of Judge-Dominated Voir Dire, the Failed Promise of Batson, and Proposed Solutions.
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Bennett, Judge Mark W.
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JURY selection , *BIAS (Law) , *LAWYERS , *JUDGES , *DECISION making , *COURTS , *JURY , *COURT personnel ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
The article presents an analysis on the issues concerning the prevalence and existence of implicit bias in the selection of jury in the U.S. It explores two problems on jury selection such as judge-dominated voir dire and Batson challenge process. It suggests to increase participation of lawyers in voir dire and eliminate peremptory challenges to address problems on the implicit bias of jury selection. It compares implicit bias and explicit bias and explains the roles of judges and lawyers on implicit bias in the legal system. It discusses the findings from the implicit-bias research initiated by the Implicit Association Test (IAT) dubbed as Project Implicit. It cites several studies in the areas of judicial decision making, shooter bias, and racial biases.
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- 2010
25. Reducing the Adversarial Burden on Presidential Appointees: Feasible Strategies for Fixing the Presidential Appointments Process.
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Sullivan, Terry
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EMPLOYEE screening ,PUBLIC administration ,EXECUTIVE departments ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,UNITED States politics & government - Abstract
Can the current presidential appointments process be improved? This essay highlights three kinds of problems: inexperienced appointees, a lengthening process, and tedious and adversarial inquiry. While the essay side-steps trying to affect the prerogatives of institutions involved in the tussle over appointments, it concentrates on improving the support of presidential personnel operations and the process of inquiry that nominees face, and it identifies patterns of repetitiveness among the roughly 2,800 details that a nominee must provide in responding to some 295 individual questions in nine categories. The most adversarial and tedious categories of inquiry include identifying personal background, reporting on criminal entanglements, and assaying potential conflicts of interest. Five strategies are identified for better matching the needed experience in the White House to the demands of presidential personnel. These changes would indirectly shorten the nomination and confirmation process, and the author makes three important recommendations for structuring inquiry that could reduce the adversarial burden on nominees by nearly a third. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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26. Introduction to the Symposium on “The Administrative Presidency”.
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ROCKMAN, BERT A.
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PRESIDENTS of the United States ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Richard W. Waterman on the tactics used to expand the powers of the U.S. presidency, one by Brandice Canes-Wrone on the links between public opinion and U.S. presidential administrative strategies, and one by David Lewis on the competence of U.S. presidential administrative appointees.
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- 2009
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27. Back to the Future? Toward Revitalizing the Study of the Administrative Presidency.
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DURANT, ROBERT
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PRESIDENTS of the United States , *PUBLIC administration , *PRACTICAL politics , *BUREAUCRACY , *DECISION making , *MANAGEMENT ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
This article argues that despite the significant insights offered by prior research, assessments of the efficacy of the administrative presidency to date are both premature and in need of refocusing to comport with the realities of the American political system. In regard to prematurity, assessments must be withheld until four interrelated limitations of prior research are addressed. First, unlike early qualitative research on the topic, most recent research related to the administrative presidency has used neoclassical economics-based or statistically sophisticated research designs that marginalize the implementation processes accompanying these efforts to advance presidential agendas. Second, assessments of the administrative presidency using this approach typically incorporate questionable assumptions. Third, typical criteria for assessing the administrative presidency fail to incorporate the realities of presidential decision making. Finally, most recent research fails to employ methodologies capable of incorporating these realities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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28. WHILE THE SENATE SLEEPS: DO CONTEMPORARY EVENTS WARRANT A NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE RECESS APPOINTMENTS CLAUSE?
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Denton, Blake
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,EXECUTIVE power ,COURTS ,PRESIDENTS of the United States ,COURT personnel - Abstract
The article discusses whether a new interpretation of the U.S. Recess Appointments Clause may be warranted by contemporary events. It mentions that while the Advice and Consent Clause requires the advice and consent of the Congress before a president can appoint federal officials, the Recess Appointments Clause grants all power and discretion to the president during the Recess of the Senate. It is concluded that the Recess Appointments Clause has been compromised with the internal mechanisms of the judiciary.
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- 2009
29. Bargaining in the appointment process, constrained delegation and the political weight of the Senate.
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Semenov, Aggey
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,EXECUTIVE-legislative relations ,EXECUTIVE power ,LEGISLATIVE power ,NOMINATIONS for public office - Abstract
The President and the Senate bargain over the appointment of the Head of a key government department. The operating unit of the department has private information about its operating environment. We model the appointment process as a constrained delegation of policymaking to the operating unit (agency). When the Senate is sufficiently close to the agency the President has to give the agency more authority. On the other hand, given the Senate’s ideal point, when the information is more precise the President can tighten delegation bounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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30. Racial Representation and U.S. Senate Apportionment.
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Malhotra, Neil and Raso, Connor
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RACE discrimination , *RACIAL minorities , *REPRESENTATIVE government ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Objectives. This research note explores whether the system of assigning each state equal representation in the U.S. Senate adversely affects racial minorities, groups that often have common political interests. We also project changes in minority representation over the next 20 years using Census data. Methods. We develop a new method of assessing racial bias due to apportionment, which calculates the number of seats lost by groups due to equal representation, a more substantively meaningful statistic than correlational measures. Results. We find that both African Americans and Hispanics are substantially underrepresented due to their greater presence in high-population states as compared to in low-population states. Whereas bias against African Americans appears to be falling, the demographic patterns of Hispanics will make them even more underrepresented in coming years. Conclusions. These findings are especially consequential considering that malapportionment has important public policy implications, including greater per-capita distributive benefits for smaller states. Further, given that the Senate serves as a major veto point in U.S. politics, racial bias due to equal apportionment may have a significant impact on current and future political debates relevant to minority groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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31. Testing Pendleton's Premise: Do Political Appointees Make Worse Bureaucrats?
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Lewis, David E.
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MANAGEMENT of government agencies , *APPOINTEES , *PUBLIC officers , *GOVERNMENT executives , *CIVIL service , *GOVERNMENT policy ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
In this paper I use the Bush Administration's Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) scores—a numerical measure of federal program performance—to analyze the relationship between political appointees and management. I find that federal programs administered by politically appointed bureau chiefs get systematically lower PART evaluations than programs run by bureau chiefs drawn from the civil service. I find that career managers have more direct bureau experience and longer tenures, and these characteristics are significantly related to performance. Political appointees have higher education levels, more private or not-for-profit management experience, and more varied work experience than careerists but these characteristics are uncorrelated with performance. I conclude that reducing the number of appointees or increased sensitivity to appointee selection based upon certain background characteristics could improve federal bureau management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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32. Senatorial Discourtesy: The Senate's Use of Delay to Shape the Federal Judiciary.
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Bell, Lauren Cohen
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PARLIAMENTARY practice , *COURTS ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Legislators have long recognized that delaying tactics are powerful tools for preventing the passage of laws they deem unsatisfactory Because the U.S. Congress has several deadlines built into its session, when committee chairmen or individual members delay the scheduling of hearings, markups, or executive business meetings, it can have a devastating effect on pending legislation. The tactic of delay is now being used by the Senate Judiciary Committee and individual senators to stall confirmation of the President's judicial nominations. Since 1996, the average length of time between an individual's nomination to serve as a federal judge and the time that he or she is confirmed has increased dramatically. At the same time, some nominations still proceed very quickly through the confirmation process. This article explores the question of why some nominees are subjected to lengthy delays, while others move through the Senate confirmation process in a matter of days. Specifically, it explores the impact of divided government, institutional strength of the President, and the majority party in the Senate, the position to which an individual has been nominated, and a number of nominee-specific variables to assess the impact that these have on the length of time a nominee will wait for confirmation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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33. The Impact of Presidential Appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court: Cohesive and Divisive Voting...
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Lindquist, Stefanie A. and Yalof, David A.
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EXECUTIVE power ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Evaluates the relative impact of five United States presidents' appointments on the Supreme Court by focusing on the group behavior of blocs of presidential appointees. Extent to which such blocs vote cohesively or fragment; Adherence to appointing president's ideological expectations on various issues.
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- 2000
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34. The Knowles Affair: Nixon's Self-Inflicted Wound.
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Kotlowski, Dean J.
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Presents information on a study which examined the impact of John H. Knowles' appointment to the top health post in the United States government on President Richard Nixon's decision-making and administrative style in 1969. Public criticisms faced by Nixon over the Knowles controversy; Problems experienced by Nixon's government in 1969 in relation to the Knowles affair; Profile of Knowles.
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- 2000
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35. Senate Committee on Finance.
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Davis, Christopher M. and Greene, Michael
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,EMPLOYEES - Abstract
The article lists full- and part-time presidential appointee positions requiring confirmation from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, including Under Secretary-International Trade, Secretary and General Counsel with various Departments, including Commerce, Health & Human Services and Treasury.
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- 2017
36. Congress Proposes the Seventeenth Amendment, the States Ratify--1911-1913.
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Neale, Thomas H.
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UNITED States elections ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
The article offers information on the proposal from the U.S. Congress for the Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution which governs direct election to fill Senate vacancies from 1911-1913. Topics include the deadlocked elections in various states, ratification of states to the direct election amendment, and appointment of a conference committee to address differences between the House and Senate.
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- 2017
37. Executive Branch Political Appointments into the Next Presidency.
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Halchin, L. Elaine
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,SELECTION & appointment of U.S. Supreme Court justices ,APPOINTMENT to public office ,PUBLIC officers - Abstract
The article discusses the constitutional authority of the incumbent president to install political appointees in the executive branch of the government that will extend into the succeeding administration. Topics covered include presidential nominations with Senate advice and consent for positions including ambassadors, Supreme Court judges and public Ministers. Also cited are tenures of confirmed appointees and recess appointees during a transition, their removal protection and fixed terms.
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- 2016
38. The political scene.
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UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,DEMOCRATS (United States) ,REPUBLICANS - Abstract
This article presents a review of the political scene in the U.S. during April 2009. President Barack Obama creates an ambitious agenda, with economic growth and financial system stability as the immediate priorities. Obama also appointed high-level envoys to seek ways of ending the conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan. It is noted that Senator Mitch McConnell has pledged that the Democrats can expect more cooperation from Republicans than the late administration received from them. INSET: Note on methodology.
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- 2009
39. Witnesses at the confirmations? The appearance of organized interests at senate hearings of...
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Flemming, Roy B. and MacLeod, Michael C.
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JUDICIAL selection & appointment ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Evaluates the domination of the selection of federal court judges by particular groups, by analyzing data tracing the appearance of organized interests at lower court confirmation hearings between 1945-1992 in the United States. Opportunities and incentives for group participation in judicial nominations; Trends in the composition of group representatives at the hearings; Information on the incidence and nature of conflict over nominations at confirmations.
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- 1998
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40. Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of the Federal Appointments Process.
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Gerhardt, Michael J.
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PUBLIC officers , *EMPLOYEE selection ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Identifies the essential components of a comprehensive understanding or analysis of the United States federal appointments process. Discussion on the original understanding of the constitutional appointments system; Description on the most significant features of the constitutional structure for making federal appointments; Conclusions.
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- 1998
41. state & society.
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PHYSICS , *PHYSICISTS ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Presents an update on issues related to physics in the U.S. as of October 1977. Renewal of the U.S. and Union Soviet Socialist Republic Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Science and Technology; Highlights of the Conference on Changing Career Opportunities for Physicists; Nomination of George C. Pimentel as deputy director of the National Science Foundation.
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- 1977
42. An analysis of the factors affecting the employment tenure...
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Joyce, Philip G.
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PUBLIC administration -- Social aspects ,CIVIL service ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
Addresses the specific factors that have been theorized to influence the tenure among political executives, using data from a 1985 National Academy of Public Administration survey of political appointees. Information on two key factors which negatively impact tenure; Results of the study.
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- 1990
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43. Building Bridges or Burning Them? The President, the Appointees, and the Bureaucracy.
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Ingraham, Patricia W.
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CIVIL service reform ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,EXECUTIVES ,GOVERNMENT executives ,PUBLIC administration ,ABILITY ,BUREAUCRACY ,ARCHITECTURE - Abstract
This research examines important characteristics of presidential appointees and the authority which they have over career managers in the Senior Executive Service (SES). It concludes that very short tenure in one position and frequent lack of preparation for government management create a cadre of political executives which is constantly moving and constantly "learning the ropes. "Despite additional power granted over the SES by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 and despite larger numbers of appointees, it is unlikely that the President will achieve greater ability to direct and con- trol the permanent bureaucracy if current trends persist. Further, the impact on the quality of public management is likely to be detrimental. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1987
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44. Political management strategies and political/career relationships: Where are we now in the federal government?
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Ingraham, Patricia W., Thompson, James R., and Eisenberg, Elliot F.
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ORGANIZATIONAL sociology ,PUBLIC administration ,POLITICAL participation ,INTERORGANIZATIONAL relations ,POLITICAL rights ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) - Abstract
For much of this century but most notably for the past 25 years, political career relationships in Washington have been marked by presidential efforts to direct and control the permanent bureaucracy better. The key players in this relationship are the political executives appointed by the president to serve as policy managers in the executive branch and the top career management cadre since 1978, the members of the Senior Executive Service (SES). Political management strategies and additional numbers of appointees are about increased direction and control. Greater flexibility and discretion are about greater trust and mutual respect. There are very significant tensions, and they have not been part of the reinventing debates. Whether the political career relationship is viewed as a partnership or with animosity during the next few years will influence relations not only for the remainder of the Clinton term, but well beyond it. The need to consider the increased use of political managers on effective political career partnerships is particularly pressing in this time of reinventing and forming government. The symbiosis so aptly described by Aberbach, Putnam and is fundamental to effective change.
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- 1995
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45. Presidential management and staffing: An early assessment of the Clinton presidency.
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King, James D. and Riddlesperger Jr., James W.
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,FRIENDSHIP - Abstract
Questions whether a presidential election about change, such as the one in 1992, actually produces administrative changes at the White House. Similarity of the management and staffing practices of President Bill Clinton to those of the previous administrations; Representation of women and minorities; Vice-president's role; Washington outsider as Chief of Staff.
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- 1996
46. The politics of presidential appointment.
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Horner, Constance
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PUBLIC officers ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,EMPLOYEE selection - Abstract
Discusses the politics of presidential appointment and the constraints which make the process difficult. Dealing with the great number of petitions; Getting the advice of family members and old friends; Influence of Congress; Insistence on diversity in appointments; Differences from the process of hiring in the private sector; Assuring that the appointee will pose no problem for the president and do no harm to the national interest.
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- 1993
47. The selection of the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor.
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MacLaury, Judson
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,STATISTICIANS - Abstract
Focuses on the selection of the first U.S. Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Conflicting ideas concerning the method of selecting the Commissioner; Labor candidates for the position of the Commissioner; Appointment of Carroll Wright, a labor statistician, as the Commissioner; Developments in the Bureau under the leadership of Wright.
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- 1975
48. Rural advocate Dallas Tonsager to lead USDA Rural Development.
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Campbell, Dan
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SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,UNITED States Dept. of Agriculture personnel - Abstract
The article announces that Dallas Tonsager is the new under secretary for Department of Agriculture Rural Development in the U.S.
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- 2009
49. Late News.
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NUCLEAR industry ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,GLOBAL warming research ,NUCLEAR plant accidents & the environment ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
This section offers news briefs related to the nuclear industry. Gregory Jaczko was appointed as chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by President Barack Obama. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study asserts that more rapid progress is needed in order for the expansion of nuclear power to play a role in the prevention of global warming. The Nuclear Trade Pact between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates has been approved by President Barack Obama.
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- 2009
50. Teaching a Hippo to Dance.
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Wilkinson, Amy
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EMPLOYEE recruitment , *PUBLIC administration , *OFFICE practice in government , *BUREAUCRACY , *PROFESSIONAL employees ,SELECTION & appointment of federal employees (U.S.) ,FEDERAL employees (U.S.) -- Recruiting - Abstract
In this article, the author discusses the need for the U.S. federal government to recruit young people as workers and to rethink the policies that promote seniority as opposed to merit. She is critical of the application process involved in getting hired by the government. She also suggest increased recruitment at universities and suggests implementing programs that offer newly hired graduates a chance to rotate within various government offices.
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- 2009
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