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Tracking the Transition
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Now that it's over, President-elect Donald Trump has to really think about how to get things done. One way is to use highly successful mechanisms left behind by the Obama administration. They're like a set of wrenches and screwdrivers waiting to be used. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
November 09, 2016 -
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Had Hillary Clinton won, you in the federal government and we who cover it would have had a fairly clear picture of what would have come next. With Trump, no one can honestly say.
November 09, 2016 -
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Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice, having scored a stunning victory backed by extraordinary support from working-class America.
November 09, 2016 -
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On Wednesday, one of the transition teams gets down to brass tacks. It might even visit you and ask you about your program. David Eagles, director of the Center for Presidential Transition at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the first few days after the election will look like.
November 08, 2016 -
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In Washington politics, the aftermath of a bitter election doesn't quite lead to a period of moonlight and roses. While the transition teams go about their work, the new administration will need to do a lot of work to ensure its Senate-confirmed nominees have a shot. D.C. attorney and former prosecutor Steve Ryan, a partner at McDermott, Will and Emery, offers insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the difficulties ahead.
November 08, 2016 -
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A few independent-minded centrists still exist in Congress, but they're starting to look like dodo birds, an endangered species. Everyone seems to want a Congress that gets things done, whatever that means. But without the dealmakers, getting things done will be more difficult than ever. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a preview of today's congressional elections.
November 08, 2016 -
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Defense-minded voters have been left with relatively little to go on as the nation nears the end of a presidential campaign that’s included only scant discussion of military issues.
October 31, 2016 -
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The success of the next president's management agenda will largely depend on having the right senior executives to serve as champions for the administration's goals, as well as the right performance plans to hold them accountable and drive noticeable outcomes. That's the message the Performance Institute, along with a coalition of other federal management organizations, will send to both candidates.
October 17, 2016 -
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The new administration is going to have to hit the ground running if it wants to accomplish anything. But new administrations often bog down early. Why? And how can they hope to avoid it? Bob Tobias, a professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, explains it to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
October 14, 2016 -
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The Office of Personnel Management issued new guidance last month about human resource matters for SESers and outgoing political appointees. GAO plans to develop an app to focus on top federal management priorities for the next administration and members of Congress.
October 04, 2016 -
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Despite ongoing efforts to address sexual harassment reports and whistleblower retaliation at the National Park Service, Congress says there's more work to be done.
September 23, 2016 -
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When it comes to organizational complexity, the federal government makes General Motors look like a lemonade stand. Each department, agency, bureau, branch, office and program seems to have its own people, agenda and policies. But for the next administration, it'll be beneficial to look at the government as an integrated whole. Mallory Barg Bullman, director of research at the Partnership for Public Service, explains why on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
September 21, 2016 -
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What really happens during presidential transitions? For a view of how to make transition more open and transparent, as part of our continuing series, Tracking the Transition. Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Alex Howard, senior analyst at the Sunlight Foundation.
September 20, 2016 -
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The next president's management agenda will be key in helping the new administration deliver on its agency priorities next year. The Partnership for Public Service offered a four-pronged road map to develop an implementation plan on the next president's agency and policy priorities.
September 14, 2016
