Causey Awards: Optimal workforce created despite budget

Karin O\'Leary is Director of the Budget at the Justice Department and explains how she stayed positive during the tough times.

Today we talk with two different Causey Award winners.

Karin O’Leary is Director of the Budget at the Justice Department.

According to her colleagues, she, “created an optimal workforce staffed with the right mix of talented, proactive career oriented people,” despite budget constraints. (Read the full nomination.)

She shares with us how she pulled it off, and tells us more about what it’s like to be a Causey Award winner.

See the complete list of Causey Award winners by clicking here.

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