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Challenges and Opportunities for Second Obama Administration

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John Palguta

The results of the 2012 presidential election offer both good news and bad news for President Obama. The good news is that he now has another four years to work on improving government performance. The bad news is that he now has another four years to work on improving ... More »

Agencies Create Architecture to Support Intelligence

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Deborah Melancon

In today’s era of diminishing resources, managers within government agencies must become more efficient to fulfill their missions; this includes finding efficiencies in their decision-making process and in the way they issue directions to their agency. Finding mor... More »

Investing in People Supports Veterans' Affairs Mission

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Pat Galagan

With more than 314,000 employees, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the federal government's second largest department, responsible for a nationwide system of healthcare services, benefits programs, and national cemeteries for America's veterans and their ... More »

New Imperatives for Public Managers

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Michael Stahl

When people hear the term public servant, they think of presidents, governors, legislators, cabinet secretaries, agency directorsthe political officials featured on news broadcasts, on political talk shows, and in newspapers. Th... More »