Jason Miller: What’s missing from executive order on improving the SES?

A five-page draft executive order to improve the government’s ability to recruit, retain and train members of the Senior Executive Service is raising eyebrows.

Jason Miller, executive editor, Federal News Radio

A five-page draft executive order to improve the government’s ability to recruit, retain and train members of the Senior Executive Service is raising eyebrows. Good government groups and other experts are pleased to see the White House’s ideas to make the SES more attractive to current and future members. But they're concerned about what the draft order doesn’t do. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Read Jason's related story.

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