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Senator John Kerry and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich talked about environmental policy and the threat of global climate change. Among the topics they debated were various concern…

Participants talked about the appointment and nomination process, including the burdens on those seeking office, the process of background investigations, and the numbers of appointments to …

Participants talked about the presidential appointments, how the process is viewed by corporate leaders and other potential nominees, and the problems of finding willing nominees. Following …

The House Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the Recommendations of the September 11th Commission’s final report. Commission staff members testified about intelligence gathering …

Comptroller General David Walker and New York University Public Service Professor Paul Light debated both sides of competitive sourcing, or, using outside sources to compete with some federa…

Brookings Institute held a discussion about a report from the National Commission on Public Service which provided a series of recommendations for reorganizing the federal government. Follow…

At an event hosted by the Council for Excellence in Government, former government officials and others talked about the confirmation process for presidential nominees. Among the topics they …

Witnesses testified about the inventory of official gifts to the president and the United States. They also talked about proposed legislation to change the methods by which gifts are receive…

Peter Hart, CEO of Peter Hart Research Associates, talked about a recent survey of young Americans' attitudes toward government and public service. His remarks were followed by panelist rema…

Participants testified about potential legislation to reorganize the federal government in order to respond to terrorist acts on U.S. territory. Among the issues addressed were the potential…

Participants talked about a new report that examined the federal government’s greatest priorities for the next fifty years. Among the topics they addressed were voting rights, education, hea…

During a panel discussion held at the Brookings Institution participants talked about U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan and international efforts to combat terrorism. Among the topics the…

A discussion about improving the Presidential appointment process. A group of former presidential appointees from the Reagan and Clinton administrations talked about how to make the process …

Telephone lines were open for audience comments about whether Linda Chavez should have withdrawn from the race for secretary of labor. Mr. Light also participated the show by telephone talki…

Participants talked about a survey of political scientists and historians which rated the top achievements of the federal government over the past 50 years. Among the issues addressed in the…

Witnesses testified about implementation of the 1963 Presidential Transition Act in light of on-going contests to the election results in Florida. Among the issues they addressed were levels…

Participants talked about a letter they were sending to President Bill Clinton urging unprecedented steps to facilitate and accelerate the presidential transition. Following their remarks, t…

A panel of experts discussed the presidential transition and the impact of an as yet unknown winner on the process. They also talked about a new administration and answered questions from th…

Panelists talked about the presidential appointment process and about ways to make the process more efficient and less intrusive for the candidate. To that end they announced the creation of…

Paul Light of the Brookings Institution spoke about the challenges the new president will face in building a management team and the planning necessary to have a smooth transition. He respon…