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Is entrepreneurship in government even a thing?

How many times have your heard the term, entrepreneurial government?

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/baramee2554Retirement

Another column on retirement. This time, I’m joining you

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What do people really mean when they say government should operate like a business?

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New learning agenda may not be enough to actually improve agency performance

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Long-term implications of AFGE’s ‘difficult decision’ to disclaim ICE officers’ union chapter

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Agencies aren’t always capable of investigating their own whistleblower complaints

Bob Tobias, a professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, has looked into this question.

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Political appointees may be getting to deep into agency technical operations

American University professor Bob Tobias talks about the problems with putting political appointees in charge of cybersecurity at federal agencies

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President’s management agenda benefits from being specific

The Biden administration’s management agenda, which the White House built out with a lot of detail last week, focuses on just three things.

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