Citations with the tag: CIVIL service -- United States
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- Government employment.
// Economic Trends (07482922); Oct95, p12Reports on trends in government employment in the United States. 1993 data for employment by industry; Total government employment from 1983 to 1993; Government employment shares; Relative earnings of government workers from 1983 to 1993.
- Public versus private.
Duvoli, John // Hudson Valley Business Journal; 2/7/94 - 2/14/94, Vol. 5 Issue 47, p4Editorial. Focuses on public agencies' reduction of employees. New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's announcement of 16,000 job cuts and idea of privatizing many city services.
- Working for US in the 1990s.
Green, Kathleen // Occupational Outlook Quarterly; Summer93, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p2Focuses on various aspects of employment with the United States government in the 1990s. The government as the nation's single largest employer; The Pendleton Act; The Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Administrative Careers with America (ACWA); Vacancy announcements and job listings;...
- The quick guide to occupations in Administrative Careers with America.
Green, Kathleen // Occupational Outlook Quarterly; Summer93, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p18Offers a brief rundown of the qualifications required to enter occupations under the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Administrative Careers With America Program. Agency; Educational requirements; Number of people working within the occupation as of September 30, 1991; General Schedule...
- Twenty occupations for which the largest number of college graduates were hired by the federal...
Green, Kathleen // Occupational Outlook Quarterly; Summer93, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p40Depicts the twenty occupations for which the largest number of college graduates were hired by the federal government, fiscal year 1992. Occupation and GS series number; Computer specialists; General attorneys; Nurses; Miscellaneous administrators and analysts; More.
- Create a civil service that is accountable and skilled.
Bennet, James // Washington Monthly; Apr94, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p35Emphasizes the need to create a civil service that is accountable and skilled. Inability of mayors to hire people committed to and accountable to enacting them; Abuses of the patronage system in the past; Suggestion to civil service reformers to insist that patronage appointees pass civil...
- Public sector performance appraisal effectiveness: A case study.
Longenecker, Clinton O.; Nykodym, Nick // Public Personnel Management; Summer96, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p151Investigates how effective are formal performance appraisals in public sector organizations. Functions served by the formal appraisal process; Perspectives of managers and subordinates on improving public sector performance appraisal effectiveness; Proposals on how public sector organizations...
- Gender and the federal Senior Executive Service: Where is the glass ceiling?
Mani, Bonnie G. // Public Personnel Management; Winter97, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p545Explains the disparity of treatment between male and female Senior Executive Service (SES) members and develop strategies for facilitating women's upward mobility in the United States. Factors which facilitated or impeded the success of federal executives; Similarities and differences between...
- Working for the government is cool.
Cook, Gareth // Washington Monthly; Nov95, Vol. 27 Issue 11, p38Focuses on civil servants in the United States. View of civil servants as bureaucrats; Job titles in government; Alan Pollock's work as director of the Texas Office of the State Comptroller; Jerry Giorgio's detective work; Joe Hoffman's work as subway director; Impact of the intervention of...
- Who guards the quardians?
Wilner, Frank N. // Regulation; 1996, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p16Expresses loathing for the inefficiency of the American civil service. Low level of trust accorded to civil service personnel; Cumbersome federal procurement process; Slowness of the judiciary; Recommended solution.
- Workforce 2000: The federal challenge.
Kelly, JoAnn // Armed Forces Comptroller; Winter93, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p37Examines the nature of civil servants in the United States in the 21st century. Historical and current data; Projection of trends in the labor force; Decrease in availability of young workers; Changes in the nature of work; Demand for higher skill levels; Immigrants.
- The electronic library.
Kelly, JoAnn // National Journal; 11/30/96, Vol. 28 Issue 48, p2615Features the Web site for information on public service vacancies for United States Bill Clinton's second administration.
- Politics, nonpartisanship, and the public service.
Lynch, Edward J. // Public Interest; Winter90, Issue 98, p118Comments on the National Commission on Public Service's report on the state of civil service in the United States. Political appointees' impact on civil service; Commission's recommendations on how to improve the civil service.
- 20 million minions.
Elvin, John // Insight on the News; 09/14/98, Vol. 14 Issue 34, p34Reports that an estimated 20 million Americans were employed as various levels of government, not including the armed forces. Statements made by James Carter, aide to Missouri Republican Senator John Ashcroft; Earning and benefits for unionized government employees.
- Federal workers satisfied, says poll.
Elvin, John // Foreign Service Journal; Dec94, Vol. 71 Issue 12, p13Reports on the survey by the Merit System Protection Board on the employees' view of the federal government as employer. Views of members of the Senior Executive Service; Feelings of rank and file employees; Job satisfaction.
- Measuring public service motivation: An assessment of construct reliability and validity.
Perry, James L. // Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory; Jan96, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p5Presents a scale to measure public service motivation of American government employees using confirmatory factor analysis. Conceptual link of the scale with six dimensions; traction to policy making; Commitment to public interest; Social justice; Civic duty; Self-sacrifice.
- You can't float to the top.
Perry, James L. // Government Executive; Jun98, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p24Gives advice to those aspiring to be a Senior Executive Service (SES) member in the United States. Decrease in the size of the SES; Requirements for SES applicants; Information on the SES. INSET: Key ingredients.
- Court divides in case of public worker fired for speaking out.
Walsh, Mark // Education Week; 6/8/94, Vol. 13 Issue 37, p20Reports on a series of Supreme Court rulings that balance the free-speech rights of public employees with the need of public agencies to operate efficiently and remove disruptive workers. Importance of the decisions to educators; National Education Association's call for a broad interpretation...
- A good government job?
Wilson, George // New York Amsterdam News; 07/24/97, Vol. 88 Issue 30, p12Opinion. Discusses civil service jobs which were considered to be a step toward success in life. Reference to the problem of promotions associated with government jobs; Information on the campaign organized by Congressman Albert Wynn to end racial discrimination in the federal workforce;...
- Measuring public service motivation: An assessment of construct reliability and validity.
Perry, James L. // Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory; Jan96, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p5Presents a scale to measure public service motivation of American government employees using confirmatory factor analysis. Conceptual link of the scale with six dimensions; traction to policy making; Commitment to public interest; Social justice; Civic duty; Self-sacrifice.
- Federal workers & ultimate sacrifices.
Perry, James L. // Foreign Service Journal; Jun95, Vol. 72 Issue 6, p14Praises the contribution of American federal workers to their country. Sacrifices and services for the government; Basic mission of federal employees.
- WASHINGTON'S MOST DANGEROUS BUREAUCRATS.
BIRNBAUM, JEFFREY H. // Fortune; 9/29/1997, Vol. 136 Issue 6, p118Presents a look at several bureaucrats in Washington, D.C who are relatively unheard of by the public but hold a great deal of power. Carol Browner, the chairperson of the Council on Environmental Quality at the White House; Kenneth Kies, staff director of the Congressional Joint Committee on...
- Pride in public service.
Edelman, Lester // Public Manager; Spring97, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p49Opinion. Examines the public service in the United States. Discussion on taking pride in work and in ourselves makes the government system successful; Information on the disadvantages of not having pride in the public service; Indepth look at the remarks to public service personnel from...
- Goodbye Government Girl.
Hagstrom, Jerry // Government Executive; Oct99, Vol. 31 Issue 10, p1Reports on the United States federal government's reduction of the number of its secretaries and clerks as of October 1999. Downsizing's impact on government secretaries and clerical staff; Americans' demand for contact with humans in government offices.
- The Call to Public Service.
Stone, Adam // Journal of Housing & Community Development; Jan/Feb2002, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p23Reports on the efforts of housing executives to make people choose public service as a career in the United States. Reasons for choosing to work in the private sector; Strategies of housing authorities in dealing with hiring crisis; Information on contract labor.
- Preserving the public trust.
Dodd, Jim // State Government News; Oct2000, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p21Reports on the electronic government services in the United States. Why electronic government services is not electronic business; What the electronic government services can provide.
- Being unaccountable, bureaucrats cannot 'help' society.
Dodd, Jim // Enterprise/Salt Lake City; 11/30/98, Vol. 28 Issue 23, p18Opinion. Comments on the tendency of civil service employees in the United States to avoid personal responsibility. Notion that bureaucracy is never wrong; Experience of the author of having to share identical bank account numbers with a new depositor; Indifference of social workers to plight...
- The Pleasure of Public Service.
Hamilton, Mary R. // PA Times; Jun2001, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p19Focuses on the pleasure of being a public servant in the United States. Opportunity to attend and participate in award ceremonies; Privilege of applauding award winners; Chance to deliver a speech before a crowd.
- Employees and the Exchanging of Gifts.
Timmins, William M. // Public Personnel Management; Spring82, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p61Presents a study on the exchanging of gifts in governmental agency in the U.S. Percentage of employees believed on jurisdiction for giving gifts; Comments on the policy for exchange giving; Number of agencies responded of a very good rate of return.
- The Motivations of Anonymous Whistle-Blowers: The Case of Federal Employees.
Miceli, Marcia P.; Roach, Bonnie L.; Near, Janet P. // Public Personnel Management; Fall88, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p281Examines the motivations behind anonymous whistle-blowing of government employees in the U.S. Support of managers on whistle-blowing; Factors associated with the decision to blow the whistle anonymously; Decisions preceding whistle-blowing act.
- Does enhanced veto authority centralize government?
Baker, Samuel H. // Public Choice; Jul2000, Vol. 104 Issue 1/2, p63Examines the effect of veto power on the centralization of governmental services in the United States. Comparison of previous research; Proposal of a federalism model; Indications on governors using enhanced veto power.
- Plum Jobs Short on Pay.
Lunney, Kellie // Government Executive; May2002, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p12Focuses on the issues with the pay scales of federal government employees in the U.S. Increase rate of salaries for political appointees over the past years; Disclosure on the income of Cabinet secretaries in 1969; Comparative income of private and government employees.
- No money in free speech.
Richardson, L. Anita // ABA Journal; Nov94, Vol. 80 Issue 11, p48Discusses the implications of the passage of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. Components of act; Effects on government employees; Allegations of restrictions on first amendment rights for government employees.
- Taxes and the `golden years'.
Richardson, L. Anita // Las Vegas Business Press; 02/24/97, Vol. 14 Issue 8, p10Informs on information resources about the tax concerns and responsibilities of retired federal employees. Contact information for the Internal Revenue Service.
- The morale morass.
Richardson, L. Anita // Government Executive; Jul97, Vol. 29 Issue 7, p8Presents a graph showing the morale level of government workers in the United States.
- Rules, rights and RIFs.
Richardson, L. Anita // Government Executive; Aug97, Vol. 29 Issue 8, p6Reports that government agencies in the United States are required to provide career transition assistance to employees targeted for reductions in force. Scope of the assistance, according to the Office of Personnel Management; Result of the Defense Department's Priority Placement Program.
- In brief.
Richardson, L. Anita // Government Executive; Feb98, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p6Presents news concerning employees benefits in the US federal government as of February 1998. Availability of sick leaves for federal employees; Federal Bureau of Investigation's development of a personnel demonstration project; Salary discrepancy between the federal workers and the private...
- Moving up, moving on.
Fuertes, Monica // Government Executive; Sep98, Vol. 30 Issue 9, p24Discusses the prospects of would-be federal managers and executives in a downsized government in the United States. Number of government jobs eliminated in the United States; Effect on promotion possibilities; Effect on younger workers. INSET: Career resources.
- Of buyouts and broad bands.
Fuertes, Monica // Government Executive; Mar1999, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p7Reports on proposals by United States Vice President Al Gore to reform the civil service. Includes more buyouts; Broad-band payment systems; Status of civil service reform proposals under the administration of President Bill Clinton.
- Weak E-Government.
Fuertes, Monica // Government Executive; Jul2000, Vol. 32 Issue 8, p22Presents recommendations from industry and government representatives on how the United States federal government can keep up with the private sector in terms of adopting information technology. Improvement of government Web sites' security, privacy, and infrastructure; Recruitment of more...
- The Results Act Should Be About Results.
Kelman, Steven // Government Executive; Jul2000, Vol. 32 Issue 8, p124Focuses on release in the spring of 2000 of the first annual performance reports under the United States' 1993 Government Performance and Results Act. Variation of the extent to which performance measurement has become part of government agencies' lives; Expected benefits of performance...
- Clinton's New Intern Program.
Saldarini, Katy // Government Executive; Sep2000, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p18Reports on United States President Bill Clinton's issuance of an executive order in July 2000 creating the Federal Career Intern Program, which is designed to offer professional civil service experience to those who apply. Program recruits' receipt of excepted-service appointments for up to two...
- Bootstrap Business.
Micciche, Frank // Government Executive; Nov2000, Vol. 32 Issue 13, p43Reports on employment opportunities for the handicapped people provided by federal agencies in the United States. Result of the reinvention effort of the government; Development of a procurement strategy beneficial for small businesses; Protection of the limited niche filled by workers with...
- Paying for RESULTS.
Osborne, David // Government Executive; Feb2001, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p61Presents lessons to United States federal agencies on how to create rewards and sanctions for employees after they have set goals for performance. Financial and nonfinancial rewards; Application of incentives to individuals and groups; Performance bonuses; Creation of culture of learning. ...
- BIG CHANGES START WITH DAY-TO-DAY ACTIONS.
Klaus, David M. // Government Executive; Jun2001, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p68Reports on the civil service reform proposals of the government in the United States. Benefits of reform proposals to federal employees; Advice to political appointees; Problems in the management of federal agencies.
- WHO'S THE NEXT BOSS?
Ballaro, Tanya N. // Government Executive; Feb2002, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p15Reports efforts of the United States government to address impending human capital drain. Reference to a report from the Pricewaterhouse- Coopers Endowment for the Business of Government; Importance of succession planning; Projection for retiring federal workers; Management of selecting managers.
- FREQUENT FLIERS LAND PERKS.
Taylor, Lauren R. // Government Executive; Feb2002, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p57Focuses on the enactment of the bill allowing government workers more travel benefits in the United States. Importance of the travel benefits in employee retention and recruitment efforts; Appreciation from government employees; Adjustment in the General Services Administration and the Defense...
- Jobless Claims Off 8,000 to 380,000.
Sanchez, Humberto // Bond Buyer; 8/17/2001, Vol. 337 Issue 31205, p2Reports on the decline in first-time applications for state employment in the United States in the week which ended on August 11, 2001.
- Women now majority as state, local jobs rise.
Meisler, Daniel // Bond Buyer; 05/07/99, Vol. 328 Issue 30636, p4Reports on the share of women in state and local government jobs, according to a report from the Center for the Study of the States.
- 'Political Hacks' v. 'Bureaucrats.'
Dionne Jr., E.J. // Brookings Review; Spring2001, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p8Reports on the diminished promise of citizen service in the United States. Importance of citizen service; Ambivalence between professionalism on the one side and politics on the other; Emergence of civil service reform and a preference for expertise during the period between the 1880s and 1920.
