Brookings: Topics - Civil Service

Rumsfeld's Revolution at Defense

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Rumsfeld announced his commitment to a revolution in military affairs in his 2001 confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. In a harbinger of rhetoric to come, he not only refused to rule out another round of military base closings, but he also announced his intention to reform the military acquisition process, which he declared ill-suited "to meet the demands posed by an expansion of unconventional and asymmetrical threats in an era of rapid technological advances."

Too Few Questions on Bolton and Leadership

Sun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light; Newsday (5/15/05)

Vacancies Remain Unfilled for Bush Subcabinet Positions

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, NPR's Morning Edition (02/17/05)

Fact Sheet on the President's Domestic Agenda

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Report by Paul C. Light (10/12/04)

Fact Sheet on the Continued Crisis in Charitable Organizations

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Paul C. Light, The Brookings Institution (9/13/04)

Fact Sheet on the Continued Thickening of Government

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Paul C. Light (7/23/04)

Confidence in Charitable Organizations

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, NPR's Morning Edition (12/15/03)

To Give or Not to Give: The Crisis of Confidence in Charities

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Reform Watch #7 by Paul C. Light. (December 2003)

Size of Government

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, NPR's Morning Edition (9/8/03)

Fact Sheet on the New True Size of Government

Fri, 05 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Fact Sheet by Paul Light, (9/5/03)

Looking for the Future Leaders of Government? Don't Count on Presidential Management Interns

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Working Paper by Judith Labiner (8/22/03)

Presidential Appointee Reform

Thu, 03 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, NPR's Morning Edition (7/3/03)

Next Steps in Human Capital Reform

Wed, 04 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee (6/4/03)

The Class of 2003: A Spirit of Public Service

Tue, 03 Jun 2003 09:30:00 GMT

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June 03, 2003, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

In Search of Public Service

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Report by Paul Light, June 2003

The End Of the Civil Service?

Fri, 09 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, The Washington Post (5/09/03)

The Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act

Mon, 05 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Paul Light testifies before the House Reform Committee on Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act

The Human Capital Challenge: Offering Solutions and Delivering Results

Tue, 08 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Hannah Sistare Testifed Before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia and House Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization

Restoring the President's Reorganization Authority

Thu, 03 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

On April 3, 2003, Paul Light testifies before the House Government Reform Committee.

Prepared Testimony of Hannah S. Sistare Executive Director National Commission on The Public Service

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Hannah S. Sistare before the House Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization

House Government Reform Committee Opens with Hearing on Commission Report

Thu, 06 Mar 2003 10:00:00 GMT

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March 06, 2003 at 10:00 AM

A Come-From-Behind Victory

Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Government Executive, (Spring 2003)

The Health of the Human Services Workforce

Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

The Brookings Institution's Center for Public Service joined with the Annie E. Casey Foundation to announce research results regarding the condition of the human services workforce - the workforce of low-income serving child welfare, juvenile justice,

Unleashing Reform

Sat, 15 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Paul Light discusses the debate caused by recent Defense Department e-mails which suggest the federal government's largest bureaucracy is about to ask Congress for the same hiring and firing freedoms the Homeland Security Department won.

Mid-term Meltdown

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, January 15, 2003

Urgent Business for America

Tue, 07 Jan 2003 09:30:00 GMT

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January 07, 2003, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

What Past and Potential Appointees Say

Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony of Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, before the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, April 4, 2001

Make It Easier to Say ""Yes""

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, December 15, 2002

Trust in Charitable Organizations

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Reform Watch Brief #6, by Paul Light (December 2002)

Implementing Homeland Security

Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, the Brookings Institution, on Weekend Edition, November 30, 2002

Bush's Privatization Plan Irks Labor Leaders

Sun, 17 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Interview by Paul C. Light, Director, Center for Public Service, the Brookings Institution, on NPR's Weekend Edition, November 17, 2002

The Nonprofit Example; Find a way to make government more like a nonprofit, and it can only improve

Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Paul C. Light, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Public Service, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, November 2002

The Content of their Character: The State of the Nonprofit Workforce

Wed, 02 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Nonprofit Employees Lead Federal and Private Sector Workers in Motivation, Commitment, Sense of Mission, and Desire to Make a Difference, according to a report and survey by Paul C. Light (October 2002).

Strikeout at INS

Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Paul C. Light, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, October 2002

America's Path to Success

Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinon by Paul C. Light, Director, Center for Public Service, in the Christian Science Monitor, September 10, 2002

Earth to NASA

Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Paul C. Light, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, September 2002

Profits Through Principles

Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by Robert D. Haas (Fall 2002)

Designing a New Federal Shop

Tue, 06 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Director, Center for Public Service, in the Washington Post, August 6, 2002

Department of Homeland Security: A Hollow Tribute

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Director Center for Public Service, in Government Executive, August 2002

A Hollow Tribute; The creation of the Homeland Security Department, government's largest reorganization since the Truman days, likely will be the most difficult to manage

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Director, Center for Public Service, in Government Executive, August 2002

Senate Failing to Perform Crucial Consent Role

Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carole M. Plowfield, Deputy Director, Presidential Appointee Initiative, in Roll Call, July 29, 2002

Civil Service Protections

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, Director, Center for Public Service, the Brookings Institution, on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, July 26, 2002

Congress' Chance to Change the FBI

Wed, 24 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Director, Center for Public Service, the Brookings Institution, and Carole Plowfield, Deputy Director, Presidential Appointee Initiative, in The Hill, July 24, 2002

Assessing the Role of the Customs Service in the New Department of Homeland Security

Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony Before the United States Senate Finance Committee, by Paul C. Light, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Public Service, the Brookings Institution, July 16, 2002

Public Hearings of The National Commission on the Public Service: A Time of Crisis and Opportunity

Mon, 15 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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July 15, 2002 at 12:00 AM

Show Us the Work

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive

For Many Federal Workers, Job Remains Just a Paycheck

Thu, 27 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Instituion, in U.S.A Today, June 27, 2002

The Troubled State of the Federal Public Service

Thu, 27 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Report by Paul C. Light on The Troubled State of the Federal Public Service

A Workforce at Risk: The Troubled State of the Federal Public Service

Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:00:00 GMT

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June 27, 2002, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Assessing the Proposed Department of Homeland Security

Wed, 26 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, before the House Committee, Subcommittee on Civil Service, Census and Agency Organization

Assessing the Department of Homeland Security

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information

Bureaucracy

Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, on NPR's Talk of the Nation, June 18, 2002

Streamline the FBI

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in the Christian Science Monitor, on June 6, 2002

Democracy on the Cheap

Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, in Government Executive, June 1, 2002

Off With Their Heads

Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, May 2002

A New Job for Tom Ridge

Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, and Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.), in the Washington Post, April 24, 2002

Strengthening the Office of Homeland Security

Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, before the Senate Judiciary Committee

The Other March Madness -- Presidential Appointments

Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in the Christian Science Monitor on April 11, 2002

The National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002

Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on April 11, 2002

Bush Picks Wrong Time for Leadership Change at IRS

Sun, 07 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution

IRS Reform: Unfinished Business

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive on April 1, 2002

Blame Government Bloat for Immigration Snafus

Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in U.S.A Today on March 26, 2002

Problems on the Potomac: How Relocation Policies for Presidential Appointees Can Help Win the Talent War

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Presidential appointees are subject to less competitive relocation policies than those in the private sector reports Paul C. Light and Carole Plowfield in "Problems on the Potomac: How Relocation Policies for Presidential Appointees Can Help Win the Talent War."

How Much is Enough? Setting Pay for Presidential Appointees

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

"Current appointees receive salaries worth substantially less than the incomes earned by early Nixon administration appointees," states Brookings Senior Fellow Gary Burtless, author of a report, How Much is Enough? Setting Pay for Presidential Appointees.

Presidential Appointees Pay a Price to Serve Their Country

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 09:30:00 GMT

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March 22, 2002, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

The Need for First-Step Reform

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Subcommittee On International Security, Proliferation, And Federal Services

Shadow Government

Wed, 06 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, on NPR's Morning Edition on March 6, 2002

What Federal Employees Want From Reform

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Reform Watch Brief #5, by Paul C. Light (March 2002)

Government's Next Great Achievements

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light in Roll Call, March 1, 2002

Our Tottering Confirmation Process

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Commentary by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in the Public Interest, Spring2002

Volcker Commission Press Briefing Transcript

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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February 13, 2002 at 12:00 AM

Presidential Appointment Process

Wed, 23 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, on WAMU's Public Interest

The Incredible Shrinking Budget Office

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, January 1, 2002

Government's Greatest Priorities of the Next Half Century

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

The federal government has been working to defend the nation, help veterans readjust, protect workers, build roads, enhance transportation, promote economic growth, and support the poor since the founding of the Republic. It is hardly likely to stop

Bigger is Better

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Commentary by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, on NPR's Morning Edition, November 12, 2001

To Restore and Renew: Now is the Time to Rebuild the Federal Public Service

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Paul C. Light, Vice Presdient and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, November 2001

Preparing a Workforce for War

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, November 1, 2001

To Restore and Renew: A New Report on the State of the Federal Public Service

Tue, 30 Oct 2001 09:30:00 GMT

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October 30, 2001, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

A Vote of Renewed Confidence: How Americans View Presidential Appointees and Government in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Study Finds Public Confidence in Presidential Appointees Rising Dramatically in Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks.

Guests Debate Effectiveness of Homeland Security Office

Tue, 09 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Inteview with Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, on CNN's Crossfire, October 9, 2001

The Bureaucratic Challenges Facing the New Homeland Security Agency

Tue, 02 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Interview by NPR's Morning Edition with Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Stuides, the Brookings Institution, on October 2, 2001

A Vote of No Confidence: How Americans View Presidential Appointees

Thu, 06 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

A new survey by The Presidential Appointee Initiative, reports that Americans are cynical about both the presidential appointments process, which they view as tortuously long and intrusive, and presidential appointees, whom they perceive as being selected for their campaign contributions.

Leading by Example

Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, September 1, 2001

The Confirmation Crawl

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Nearly seven months into the Bush administration, fewer than half of the Cabinet and sub-Cabinet vacancies in the government have been filled. Fast as they think they are going—and it is pretty fast by recent standards—the Senate and White House are still at least six months from finishing the long list of appointments.

From Pentagons to Pyramids: Whacking at Bloat

Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director in Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, July 1, 2001.

""Nonprofit-like"" Tongue Twister or Aspiration?

Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Paul Light, Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Nonprofit Quarterly, July 2001

Presidential Nominee's Bill of Rights

Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:30:00 GMT

Event Information:

June 14, 2001, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Appointments Apocalypse

Mon, 14 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light in The Roll Call, May 14, 2001

Big Bureaucracy

Thu, 10 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, in The Washington Times, May 10, 2001

Why Political Jobs Stay Empty

Mon, 07 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in USA Today, May 7, 2001

The Jurassic Park of Reform

Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, May 1, 2001

Fix Appointments Process

Thu, 12 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 12, 2001

The Breaking Down of Presidential Appointments

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in The Chicago Tribune, April 11, 2001

Disclosure of Presidential Library

Thu, 05 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony of Paul Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Instituion, before the House Subcommittee On Government Efficiency, Financial Management, And Intergovernmental Relations, April 5, 2001

The Glacial Pace of Presidential Appointments

Wed, 04 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2001

Harbingers of a Troubled Future

Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, April 1, 2001

It's the Layers, Not the Numbers, That Count

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in USA Today, February 5, 2001

Political Hacks v. Bureaucrats: Can't Public Servants Get Some Respect?

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Spring 2001)

Requiem for Reinvention

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, February 1, 2001

Posts of Honor: How America's Corporate and Civic Leaders View Presidential Appointments

Wed, 10 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT

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January 10, 2001 at 12:00 AM