The Biden administration still has a lot of vacant positions. It’s a growing problem. Anne Joseph O’Connell - October 26, 2021 Delays in confirming successful nominations have doubled since the Reagan era
Biden inherited a broken government. Attracting a new generation of civil servants won’t be easy. Rudy Mehrbani - October 23, 2021 Will scientists and other experts seek careers in government?
Trump wanted to slash the federal government. But federal agencies are doing just fine. David Lewis - October 17, 2021 Despite criticism of federal agencies, civil servants and private-sector managers and executives are about as likely to feel they can do their jobs well, our research finds
President Trump claims the FBI is tainted and its reputation in tatters. This graph shows he’s wrong. David Lewis - December 16, 2017 “It’s a shame what’s happened with the FBI,” President Trump
Trump’s slow pace of appointments is hurting government — and his own agenda David Lewis - August 3, 2017 Six months into his presidency, President Trump has just pulled
Those empty desks at U.S. embassies and the State Department? They’re a big problem. Joshua Tucker - June 12, 2017 U.S. diplomacy is suffering.
So far, Trump is really struggling as a chief executive David Lewis - April 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57402" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Donald Trump and his daughter
The Cabinet was the easy part. Staffing (and steering) the bureaucracy takes much more work. Andrew Rudalevige - January 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_51814" align="aligncenter" width="858"] Excerpts of H.R. Haldeman's notes from