Chances are, by now you have heard of President Elect Obama’s “Blueprint for Change.” This plan will impact some of the 1.8 million federal employees, and just how it may do so. According to Lois Romano and Eric Pianin of the Washington Post, there are “dozens” of proposals in the Blueprint that could change the career of many of the governments’ employees. His plan is to go through everything line by line and eliminate waste. The possibility of unemployment here has a high percentage. He says, “I am not a Democrat who believes we can or should defend every government program just because it is there,” says Obama, and while this may be scary for some (and send others running for personal loans,) there is a silver lining. Obama has a broad domestic agenda that may just move skilled employees from one program to another, and he encourages young public servants with his sense of idealism to get involved with restoring faith in the American Dream through service. He’s thinking acts like it’s so easy to attain changes, disregarding the effect to his people.
I completely agree with your conclusion.
In 1993, environmental advocacy groups were correctly chastised by some environmental leaders in Congress for not articulating an ambitious agenda and setting actual priorities for the Clinton Administration. There was no focused strategy or agenda, and through the prolonged transition period momentum was lost and the Gingrich crowd took over.
Obama is moving quickly, and selecting cabinet officials who could coordinate action with Congress—advocates need to have their act together to seize this opportunity.
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BY Lisa P
ON November 14, 2008 02:54 AM
Chances are, by now you have heard of President Elect Obama’s “Blueprint for Change.” This plan will impact some of the 1.8 million federal employees, and just how it may do so. According to Lois Romano and Eric Pianin of the Washington Post, there are “dozens” of proposals in the Blueprint that could change the career of many of the governments’ employees. His plan is to go through everything line by line and eliminate waste. The possibility of unemployment here has a high percentage. He says, “I am not a Democrat who believes we can or should defend every government program just because it is there,” says Obama, and while this may be scary for some (and send others running for personal loans,) there is a silver lining. Obama has a broad domestic agenda that may just move skilled employees from one program to another, and he encourages young public servants with his sense of idealism to get involved with restoring faith in the American Dream through service. He’s thinking acts like it’s so easy to attain changes, disregarding the effect to his people.
BY DAVID LEWIS
ON December 1, 2008 01:43 PM
I completely agree with your conclusion.
In 1993, environmental advocacy groups were correctly chastised by some environmental leaders in Congress for not articulating an ambitious agenda and setting actual priorities for the Clinton Administration. There was no focused strategy or agenda, and through the prolonged transition period momentum was lost and the Gingrich crowd took over.
Obama is moving quickly, and selecting cabinet officials who could coordinate action with Congress—advocates need to have their act together to seize this opportunity.