Federal Bureaucrats Begin 'Burrowing'
Nov 19th, 2008 · With a change in administrations, many political appointees at government agencies will take career jobs, becoming part of the permanent civil service. It's a phenomenon known as "burrowing."
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Listening to Your Inner Voice
Jun 19th, 2008 · As a politician, bureaucrat and consultant, Christine Todd Whitman has had many people telling her what to do and what to think. But over the years, the former governor and former EPA chief has come to believe in trusting her own inner voice.
Radical 'Wisdom' for the Global AIDS Epidemic
Jun 10th, 2008 · In her new book, The Wisdom of Whores, epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani interviews sex workers, drug users, health officials and bureaucrats in an effort to determine why 40 million people are living with HIV — and what can be done to curb the epidemic.
Congressional Panel Discusses Rising Food Prices
May 1st, 2008 · On Capitol Hill, the Joint Economic Committee hears from a farmer, a baker, a bureaucrat and a food-bank representative about high food prices. Meanwhile, House and Senate negotiators are moving toward a final farm bill.
Fate of Aging 'Mothball Fleet' Snared in Red Tape
Sep 30th, 2007 · A decaying flotilla of retired naval and merchant ships is wasting away in a shallow California bay. The ships make up what's now known as the Suisun Bay "mothball fleet." A bureaucratic battle rages over how to get rid of the ships while protecting waterways from toxins.
Is Bureaucracy to Blame for Walter Reed Shame? **
Mar 5th, 2007 · Congressional hearings begin today about the treatment of soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Philip Carter, former Army officer and military affairs writer, blames the scandal on the bureaucratic culture of the United States Armed Forces.
A Veteran's View of Conditions at Walter Reed *
Feb 24th, 2007 · A Washington Post series focused on poor conditions and bureaucratic obstacles for care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. What do wounded war veterans have to say?
Pentagon Tackles Criticism of Military Hospital *
Feb 23rd, 2007 · Reported infestations of rats and roaches at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, along with bureaucratic headaches for veterans, have put the Pentagon on the defensive about the state of military hospitals.
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