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By Anonymous
Publication: Government Executive
Date: Tuesday, June 1 2004

From the archives of Government Executive...

10 YEARS AGO: "The great downsizing of the executive branch is under way. But the reinvention of government that is supposed to make the job cuts possible has barely started"

20 YEARS AGO: "The overall competency of federal executives is affected

more by the inadequacy of pay and benefits required to attract and retain the talented people we need in the Senior Executive Service than by the quality or availability of executive development programs"

30 YEARS AGO: "If financial management by objectives is to have any meaning, the entire budget process must transcend the current manual method of operation."

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • The optimal decision on downsizing.
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  • Is It All Hooey?
  • HEADNOTE MANAGEMENT MATTERS HEADNOTE The best management theory might simply be to take your own advice. The next time a potential contractor tells you his ......
  • In pursuit of excellence
  • At the Excellence in Government 2000 conference next month, some 1,500 of your colleagues will gather to discuss current challenges and possible solutions associated with ......
  • Public-private pay parity
  • The pay and benefits of members of the government's Senior Executive Service are less generous than those of executives at large private firms, a new ......
  • Coach's corner
  • Position politics There is more to being accepted and viewed as a potential top leader in your agency than meets the eye. One of the ......
  • Comments on proposed pay increase for government employees, November 16, 1989.
  • Comments on Proposed Pay Increase for Government Employees November 16, 1989 Yesterday, a bipartisan proposal to address the serious issue of government pay levels was ......
  • Measuring Up
  • Just 44 percent of Senior Executive Service members received top ratings last year under agencies' new SES pay-forperformance system.
  • Scrutinizing the SES
  • Senior Executive Service members face new performance measures beginning next year. The measures are included in new regulations released by the Office of Personnel Management....
  • The technology beast
  • HEADNOTE The stories behind five big IT projects By now, it's a truism that a big information technology project has less than a 50-50 chance ......
  • Pay for Performance
  • HEADNOTE Senior executives don't mind being held accountable, even if it means modest raises. BY TIMOTHY B. CLARK IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 People who choose to ......
  • Executive free agents
  • In the world of sports, free agents can hop from team to team. But it's not as easy for federal executives to take their skills ......
  • Slightly new and improved SES
  • The Office of Personnel Management did some minor dusting of rules governing its executive cadre in May but fell short of the full-scale Senior Executive ......
  • Financial operations.
  • The last several months have been quite busy as FMP continues to change and transform itself. FMPT and FMPW are up and running, (yes, running ......
  • Perks on parade
  • The Bush administration has proposed legislation that would place a higher cap on the salaries of senior federal executives and give them more time off....
  • Bennett named to COO spot at BPA.
  • Ruth Bennett has been named chief operating officer at Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). With the appointment, Bennett also becomes a member of the Senior Executive ......