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David Lewis: Growing executive branch power impacts federal workforce

More power has moved to the White House and away from Congress over the past few decades. You see it in the number of executive orders and rule-making efforts o...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

January 10, 2017 11:35 am

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David Lewis, professor of political science, Vanderbilt University

More power has moved to the White House and away from Congress over the past few decades. You see it in the number of executive orders and rule-making efforts originating in the White House. New research shows this can cause gyrations for the career work force with people deciding to either quit on philosophical grounds or stick around and wait out a current president. David Lewis, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, offers insight to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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Tom Temin is host of the Federal Drive and has been providing insight on federal technology and management issues for more than 30 years.

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