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The Politics of Presidential Appointments

Author : David E. Lewis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400837685
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Presidential Appointments written by David E. Lewis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many questioned whether the large number of political appointees in the Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed to the agency's poor handling of the catastrophe, ultimately costing hundreds of lives and causing immeasurable pain and suffering. The Politics of Presidential Appointments examines in depth how and why presidents use political appointees and how their choices impact government performance--for better or worse. One way presidents can influence the permanent bureaucracy is by filling key posts with people who are sympathetic to their policy goals. But if the president's appointees lack competence and an agency fails in its mission--as with Katrina--the president is accused of employing his friends and allies to the detriment of the public. Through case studies and cutting-edge analysis, David Lewis takes a fascinating look at presidential appointments dating back to the 1960s to learn which jobs went to appointees, which agencies were more likely to have appointees, how the use of appointees varied by administration, and how it affected agency performance. He argues that presidents politicize even when it hurts performance--and often with support from Congress--because they need agencies to be responsive to presidential direction. He shows how agency missions and personnel--and whether they line up with the president's vision--determine which agencies presidents target with appointees, and he sheds new light on the important role patronage plays in appointment decisions.

Innocent Until Nominated

Author : G. Calvin MacKenzie
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815716664
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Innocent Until Nominated written by G. Calvin MacKenzie and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to outspoken presidential scholar Cal Mackenzie, the presidential appointments process is a national disgrace. It encourages bullies and emboldens demagogues, silences the voices of responsibility, and nourishes the lowest forms of partisan combat. It uses innocent citizens as pawns in the petty games of politicians and stains the reputations of good people. It routinely violates fundamental democratic principles, undermines the quality and consistency of public management, and breaches simple decency. In short, at a time when the quality of political leadership in government matters more than ever, the procedures for ensuring that quality are less reliable than ever. How did we get into this distressing condition? What is wrong with the current appointments process? And, most important, what can we do to fix it? Innocent Until Nominated brings together ten of the country¡¯s leading scholars of government and politics to explore recent changes in the presidential appointments process and their effects on the ability of contemporary presidents to recruit and retain talented leaders. Each chapter provides a special focus on a range of topics including presidential transitions, the obstacle course of Senate confirmation, the morass of forms and questionnaires, and the exasperating, exhausting, and humiliating experiences of recent appointees. For scholars, students, and potential presidential recruits, the book offers a candid and revealing look at the failures of the appointments process... and how it has become a serious impediment to effective leadership of the executive branch. Contributors include Sarah A. Binder (Brookings Institution and George Washington University), E. J. Dionne Jr. (Brookings Institution and Washington Post), George C. Edwards III (Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University), Stephen Hess (Brookings Institution), Judith M. Labiner (Brookings Institution), Paul C. Light (Brookings Institution

United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions

Author : Us Congress
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (974 download)

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Download or read book United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions written by Us Congress and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Plum Book is published by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and House Committee on Oversight and Reform alternately after each Presidential election. The Plum Book is used to identify Presidential appointed and other positions within the Federal Government. The publication lists over 9,000 Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment. The duties of many such positions may involve advocacy of Administration policies and programs and the incumbents usually have a close and confidential working relationship with the agency head or other key officials. The Plum Book was first published in 1952 during the Eisenhower administration. When President Eisenhower took office, the Republican Party requested a list of government positions that President Eisenhower could fill. The next edition of the Plum Book appeared in 1960 and has since been published every four years, just after the Presidential election.

Science and Technology for America's Progress

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309185858
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology for America's Progress written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-11-05 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new Obama administration and the 110th Congress elected in November 2008 will face immediate challenges. Events will not permit a leisurely leadership transition. The prompt appointment of a Presidential science adviser and the nomination of top officials in the new administration with the knowledge and experience to address complex problems will be essential. The concerns of the nation regarding jobs and economic growth, health care, national security, energy, and the environment demand informed action. Each of these concerns-from national security, economic development, health care, and the environment, to education, energy, and natural resources-is touched in essential ways by the nation's science and technology enterprise. This is the fourth in a series of books from the National Academies on the presidential appointment process, each delivered during a presidential election year with the goal of providing recommendations to the President-elect about appointing his senior science and technology leadership and pursuing sustained improvements in the appointments process.

Understanding Presidential Appointments

Author : Amanda Kolpin
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1538322358
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Presidential Appointments written by Amanda Kolpin and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do presidential appointees spark so much controversy? Which jobs can a president fill, and are there limits on the president's power? This important book examines presidential appointees, the confirmation process, the checks and balances that affect this system, and other key points on this vital topic. Historical examples provide crucial context for current events, including the most recent appointments to our government leadership and how they affect our country. Photographs capture key moments and fact boxes illuminate essential topics. This unique look at the U.S. political system is highly relevant and accessible, making this book a valuable addition to any library or classroom.

The Politics of Presidential Appointments

Author : G. Calvin Mackenzie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Presidential Appointments written by G. Calvin Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Science and Technology in the National Interest

Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309072921
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology in the National Interest written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-04-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is the second edition of the 1992 COSEPUP report "Science and Technology Leadership in American Government: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments." As was the case with the original report, this report analyzes the federal government's capacity to recruit highly qualified individuals for the top science and technology (S&T)-related leadership positions in the executive branch and makes appropriate recommendations.

Inside Congress

Author : Trevor Corning
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815727348
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Inside Congress written by Trevor Corning and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Required reading for anyone who wants to understand how to work within Congress. The House and Senate have unique rules and procedures to determine how legislation moves from a policy idea to law. Evolved over the last 200 years, the rules of both chambers are designed to act as the engine for that process. Each legislative body has its own leadership positions to oversee this legislative process. To the novice, whether a newly elected representative, a lawmaker's staff on her first day at work, or a constituent visiting Washington, the entire process can seem incomprehensible. What is an open rule for a House Appropriations bill and how does it affect consideration? Why are unanimous consent agreements needed in the Senate? The authors of Inside Congress, all congressional veterans, have written the definitive guide to how Congress really works. It is the accessible and necessary resource to understanding and interpreting procedural tools, arcane precedents, and the role of party politics in the making of legislation in Congress.

All Roads Lead to Power

Author : Kaitlin N. Sidorsky
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700636145
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book All Roads Lead to Power written by Kaitlin N. Sidorsky and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speaking of cabinet appointments he’d made as governor, presidential candidate Mitt Romney famously spoke of having “whole binders full of women” to consider. The line was much mocked; and yet, Kaitlin Sidorsky suggests, it raises a point long overlooked in discussions of the gender gap in politics: many more women are appointed, rather than elected, to political office. Analyzing an original survey of political appointments at all levels of state government, All Roads Lead to Power offers an expanded, more nuanced view of women in politics. This book also questions the manner in which political ambition, particularly among women, is typically studied and understood. In a deep comparative analysis of appointed and elected state positions, All Roads Lead to Power highlights how the differences between being appointed or elected explain why so many more women serve in appointed offices. These women, Sidorsky finds, are not always victims of a much-cited lack of self-confidence or ambition, or of a biased political sphere. More often, they make a conscious decision to enter politics through what they believe is a far less partisan and negative entry point. Furthermore, Sidorsky’s research reveals that many women end up in political appointments—at all levels—not because they are ambitious to hold public office, but because the work connects with their personal lives or careers. With its groundbreaking research and insights into the ambitions, recruitment, and motivations of appointed officials, Sidorsky’s work broadens our conception of political representation and alters our understanding of how and why women pursue and achieve political power.

Changing the Time of the Appointment of Presidential Electors and the Election of Senators and Representatives in Congress

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Election of President, Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Changing the Time of the Appointment of Presidential Electors and the Election of Senators and Representatives in Congress written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Election of President, Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Powersharing

Author : Shirley Anne Warshaw
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438423314
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Powersharing written by Shirley Anne Warshaw and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1996-04-25 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complex relationship between the White House staff and the presidential cabinet has changed dramatically in the last 25 years. During that time, the White House has emerged as the center of power in the domestic policy process, leaving the departments with a diminishing role in initiating major policy proposals. This book focuses on powersharing between the White House and the cabinet in the policy process and examines how and why the White House has become the dominant player, relegating the departments to implementation, rather than design, of key initiatives. Powersharing begins with an overview of the role of the modern cabinet and a discussion of the cabinet's emergence in a policy role, and then in a chapter-by-chapter analysis of presidential administrations from Nixon through Clinton chronicles the shifting balance of power from the departments to the White House in both the design and management of the nation's major domestic programs. The book concludes with an assessment of the prospects for effective powersharing between the cabinet and the White House staff.

The Political Appointee Vs. the Elected Official

Author : Paul Gregory Rubin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Political Appointee Vs. the Elected Official written by Paul Gregory Rubin and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State higher education governing agencies are tasked with directing the public postsecondary education sector statewide. However, in light of policy changes in Wisconsin and controversial presidential hirings in Iowa and North Carolina, there have been increased concerns around the role politics plays in motivating the actions of these organizations. In particular, some question whether political appointments onto state agency boards serve as a means for state officials to extend traditional limits of their power and provide a channel to influence postsecondary education processes. This dissertation aims to help fill this research gap through a qualitative comparative case study of the governing agencies in Georgia, where University System of Georgia Regents are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate, and Nevada, where Nevada System of Higher Education Regents are publicly elected. Through the lens of principal-agent theory, this study examines how means of appointment potentially mediates board members' role and use of research in the policy process around improving college completion. Findings from this dissertation indicate the role of regents in determining a state's policy agenda and prescribing solutions may have been previously overstated. In particular, although regents are charged with governing the postsecondary sector and ensuring the system is providing adequate services to stakeholder groups, board members rely heavily on the system-level staff to guide the policy process. Following policy enactment, regents play a larger role in ensuring the system and institutions are held responsible for the established policies. Nevertheless, variation in appointment mechanism has influenced dynamics of each state's board including: the individuals serving as board members, the sources of information considered in the decision-making process, and the involvement of the state government. By considering the means by which state board members are appointed, this study examines the potential effects of political officials extending their influence and oversight through appointment power. This analysis is important given the growing politicization of postsecondary education in the United States and concerns around how such political influence will negatively impact traditionally underserved populations. Furthermore, this dissertation makes a conceptual contribution by considering an under-utilized theory of the policy process.

Department of Defense Political Appointments

Author : Cheryl Y. Marcum
Publisher : RAND Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Department of Defense Political Appointments written by Cheryl Y. Marcum and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998, the Defense Science Board Task Force on Human Resources Strategy was established for the purpose of evaluating the Department of Defense's (DoD's) capacity to attract and retain both civilian and military personnel. As part of this evaluation, RAND was asked to study the growth of political appointment positions within the DoD as well as to examine the appointment and confirmation process that potential political appointees face. Tasked with reviewing relevant DoD data, the National Defense Research Institute (NDRI), acting in support of the Defense Science Board Task Force, found that the number of DoD positions requiring Senate confirmation has grown significantly over the past two decades. The study also revealed that the functional responsibilities of such positions have narrowed while their vacancy rates have increased. In assessing the literature, the NDRI found that disincentives exist in the political appointment and confirmation process -- namely, requirements that candidates disclose a range of personal and financial information; requirements to comply with conflict-of-interest regulations that may require divestiture of stock holdings; and requirements to comply with extensive post employment restrictions. Additionally, the length of the appointment and confirmation process itself may serve as a disincentive to potential appointees.

Leadership in Jeopardy

Author : National Academy of Public Administration. Presidential Appointee Project
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Leadership in Jeopardy written by National Academy of Public Administration. Presidential Appointee Project and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Garfield

Author : Allan Peskin
Publisher : Kent State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873382106
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Garfield written by Allan Peskin and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography evaluates and examines James A. Garfield's military career, the congressional years and the Presidency. Allan Perkins has had access to the Garfield and other papers, as well as drawing upon other resources of the Reconstruction Era.

Why Not the Best?

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 1557284180
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Why Not the Best? written by Jimmy Carter and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this autobiography, Jimmy Carter details the youth and experiences that led him to seek the highest office in the land. He describes his idyllic childhood, his naval career, his strong Christian underpinnings, and the values of his mother and father.

Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

Author : Ali Farazmand
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030662527
Total Pages : 13623 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance written by Ali Farazmand and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 13623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This global encyclopedic work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration, public policy, governance, and management. Written and edited by leading international scholars and practitioners, this exhaustive resource covers all areas of the above fields and their numerous subfields of study. In keeping with the multidisciplinary spirit of these fields and subfields, the entries make use of various theoretical, empirical, analytical, practical, and methodological bases of knowledge. Expanded and updated, the second edition includes over a thousand of new entries representing the most current research in public administration, public policy, governance, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, and management covering such important sub-areas as: 1. organization theory, behavior, change and development; 2. administrative theory and practice; 3. Bureaucracy; 4. public budgeting and financial management; 5. public economy and public management 6. public personnel administration and labor-management relations; 7. crisis and emergency management; 8. institutional theory and public administration; 9. law and regulations; 10. ethics and accountability; 11. public governance and private governance; 12. Nonprofit management and nongovernmental organizations; 13. Social, health, and environmental policy areas; 14. pandemic and crisis management; 15. administrative and governance reforms; 16. comparative public administration and governance; 17. globalization and international issues; 18. performance management; 19. geographical areas of the world with country-focused entries like Japan, China, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and Eastern Europe, North America; and 20. a lot more. Relevant to professionals, experts, scholars, general readers, researchers, policy makers and manger, and students worldwide, this work will serve as the most viable global reference source for those looking for an introduction and advance knowledge to the field.