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The White House says the changes it seeks would strengthen transparency, accountability and oversight. Critics say federal grantmaking would become too political.
Ties between ministers and civil servants have atrophied.
This is not a typical employment law case because Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, has far more legal rights to her job than most American workers.
Investing in professional support systems for politicians and public servants is long overdue.
Ministers and civil servants used to work hand in glove, but that relationship has steadily eroded since the 1980s.
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.
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.
Most of South Africa’s government officials don’t know how to use technology to improve efficiency.
To ensure the civil service is staffed by qualified people, human resource management in the public sector must be professional.
The effectiveness of anti-corruption initiatives in Ghana depends as much on action from ordinary people as from authorities.
Major civil service change is in the air, but the government shouldn’t underestimate the scale of the challenge.
It might sound right that if you do what your boss says, you’re doing a good job. But it’s different if your obligations are to the public interest and the Constitution.
The mechanics of upending American democracy would entail surmounting a thick tangle of constitutional, bureaucratic, legal and political obstacles.
The OMB is like the government’s central nervous system – it, and its director, are at the center of pretty much everything.
Past initiatives to entice public servants to take early retirement have done little to reduce the cost of government.
The idea and feeling of resistance from the minority groups have been strong drivers for conflicts in Nigeria.
Many Americans seem to prefer to keep working well past retirement age, but it’s not clear whether the choice is motivated by the need to keep earning money or the desire to continue being productive.
The inability of some federal public servants to use their official language of choice at work is pushing them to ponder leaving their jobs for something else within the public service or quitting entirely.
The Victims Bill of Rights merely lists a series of guidelines that those in the criminal justice system should take into account, as they see fit. It does not compel them to do so.
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