by jpitney | Nov 23, 2024 | Budget, Public Administration, Public Service
Don Wolfsenberget at The HIll: There have been several presidents in recent times who have made dramatic attempts through specially appointed entities to bring government spending under control. A recent Washington Post headline summed these up: “The disappointing...
by jpitney | Nov 13, 2024 | Budget, Public Administration
Andrew Rudalevige at Good Authority: Probably the closest quasi-recent parallel is the President’s Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government, convened by Ronald Reagan in 1982. PPSSCCFG was hardly a mellifluous acronym, so the body was usually...
by jpitney | Jul 23, 2022 | Public Administration, Public Opinion, Public Service
Paul Light at Brookings: The percentage of Americans who said they would want a son or daughter to pursue a career in government dropped from 56% in 2010 to just 39% in April 2022 as the number of respondents who did not answer the question increased. Republicans and...
by jpitney | Jan 26, 2022 | Civility, Local Government, Public Administration, Public Service
Clarence E. Anthony at Bloomberg CityLab: A November report from the National League of Cities (NLC), where I serve as chief executive officer, found that 81% of local public officials surveyed had experienced harassment, threats and violence, and 87% have noticed...
by jpitney | Nov 21, 2021 | Elections, Public Administration
Zack Beauchamp at Vox: Democracy doesn’t work unless citizens make it work. This not only means showing up to vote but also helping operate and administer the key institutions in a democratic society — such as schools, polling places, and local health agencies. ...
by jpitney | Sep 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, Public Administration, Public Opinion, Science
Reid Wilson at The Hill: The American public is beginning to lose trust in political leaders and scientific institutions as the coronavirus pandemic drags into its sixth month, troubling signs that raise the prospect that millions of Americans may not take advice or...
