Federal workers face unique challenges. But part of their dilemma is familiar to many Americans who have to wrestle with dramatic changes in the workplace.
- Associate Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College
Since the 1800s, Congress has enacted laws to ensure that federal workers are hired on the basis of their professional qualifications - not their political loyalty.
Many federal employees fear they may end up in ethical binds, caught between the instructions of their bosses and their duty to serve the American people.
Mindfulness – meant to support health and detachment – is becoming a tool to support the corporate bottom line.
Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.
As the US gets less religious, some thinkers warn that it may get more selfish as people engage less with their communities. A team of scholars decided to investigate that concern.
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