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...culture does not change, the necessary work will be contracted out to companies like Halliburton, under the guise that "the private sector is more efficient." We'll all be footing the bill for that...
...cultural shift away from government employment has been even harder to change. While the private sector has boasted of its commitment to quality and efficiency, the public sector still has a reputation branded by that notorious phrase, "good enough for government work." So the Best and the Brightest believe there's no excitement or pulse in federal service. Even graduate schools that are supposed to train students for government can't convince them to work there. In 1961, Charles and Marie Robinson gave $35 million to Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs to ensure its students...
...People with every imaginable skill are needed - bookkeepers and lawyers and park rangers and meat inspectors. Many of these are better jobs than the private sector offers. A "service worker" for the feds isn't a fast food cashier. She's a police officer protecting public safety. A "maintenance worker" isn't a janitor - he's repairing airplanes. The government especially needs scientists. The feds employ so many scientists of every variety that it's their No. 1 job category. (Yes, there are even more scientists than paper pushers...
...hand-to-mouth existence? After a hard day's work, one square meal is at most what they get. Such basic amenities as power and clean drinking water are lacking. Caste still plays its malignant role, with upper castes dominating most high offices in government and the private sector. The Dalits should also get their share. Only then will it really be a new dawn for India. Nawal Thorat Aurangabad, India...
...ability to withstand political pressure. Fukui has been in the hot seat since revelations last month that he invested in a fund run by shareholder activist Yoshiaki Murakami, who recently admitted to insider trading. Although Fukui made the investment in 1999 when he was working in the private sector, and the BOJ had no regulations for incoming officers to put their assets in a blind trust, he has apologized for his bad judgment and vowed to give away his profits from the fund. Fending off calls to resign, he has needed the support of politicians in the ruling Liberal Democratic...