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| Government Executive Editor Tom Shoop takes a look at news and events affecting the federal bureaucracy, from the perspective of a longtime observer of government. ... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 --- 65 days ago http://blogs.govexec.com/fedblog/2008/05/government_at_the_breaking_poi.php
| Erstwhile Government Executive columnist, professor and all-around gadfly Paul Light has a new book out on the state of the federal establishment. His take? Things are not going well. At all. In this regard, you can judge the book by its title: A Government Ill Executed .
Here's what Light wrote in a piece in The Politico this week:
The problem is that the federal government is perilously close to the breaking point. Unless the next president takes the lead in fixing government, he or she will preside over a string of meltdowns that will make the federal response to Hurricane Katrina look like a minor mistake.
Light's litany of problems the government faces includes:
Agencies have missions that extend well beyond their resources.
The federal establishment is "governed by a chain of command that defies logic."
Political appointees are "selected through a process that guarantees delays, vacancies and embarrassment."
Many federal employees are "motivated more by pay and compensation than the chance to make a difference."
The growth in the government contractor establishment has diffused accountability for results.
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