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Management Reconstructing the Administrative State Donald Kettl and Paul Verkuil, Government Executive Five ways to recover from the shutdown. Employees Should Be Managed as Valued Assets Howard Risher, Government Executive Good government will never be achieved without a well-qualified and … Continue reading →

Management Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights Howard Risher, Government Executive For years, academics and civil service watchers have been warning about the coming retirement wave of federal workers. It may very well be upon us. Amid government shutdown, … Continue reading →

Management How the 2019 shutdown could impact a ‘whole generation of workers’ Jessie Bur, Federal Times The lengthy, partial government shutdown will likely have negative impacts on both recruiting and retention afforts at agencies and contractors. Navy starts small with … Continue reading →

Management Shutdown entering uncharted waters, with impacts on 2020 budgeting Adam Mazmanian, Federal Computer Week Reopening government agencies after a shutdown and picking up required activity from a full stop carries presents serious challenges, and a prolonged delay will also … Continue reading →

Management A Shutdown Would Have More Negative Effects than You Might Think William G. Resh and Susannah Bruns Ali, Government Executive The budget impasse threatens our future capacity to govern. Shutdown ‘perfectly timed to prevent people from joining. government’ Chase … Continue reading →