Jeff Neal

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A few Hatch Act takeaways for federal employees this election season

The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from participating in political activities while on the job, but some have called for reforms to the 1939 law.

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The ‘Preventing a Patronage System Act’ can preserve a merit-based civil service

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Preparing and supporting a hybrid workforce

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Is the General Schedule the best way to raise pay, morale for TSA workers?

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New federal hiring EO attempts to find quality among the ‘experts’

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Telework, or ‘tele-goofing off?’ Mixed agency messages show stigma still exists

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Uncertain fate lies ahead for DoD collective bargaining with Trump memo

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Why you should care about the Grand Challenges in Public Administration

The National Academy of Public Administration’s Grand Challenges are issues that we have to deal with for many years to come, and they are likely to affect…

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The oath of office and what it means

Why do public servants take an oath of office? The reason is simple – public servants are just that – servants of the people.

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Shake up government with an agile organization and workforce

If we take some agile concepts and apply them to how government is organized and staffed, we may see that many criticisms of shortcomings can be addressed.

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