This is a common theme in Republican administrations dating back to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. What you do is you break the government, make it very hard for the government to function, and then you loudly announce that the government can’t do anything.
Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy
… constitutional status nor separate moral legitimacy. Therefore, career civil servants by themselves should not lead major policy changes and reforms. Chapter Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the … constitutional status nor separate moral legitimacy. Therefore, career civil servants by themselves should not lead … - page 77
… The creation of the Senior Executive - 1252 The creation of the Senior Executive Service was the top career change … introduced by the 1978 Carter-Campbell Civil Service Reform Act. Its aim was to professionalize the career service … - page 77
… The desire to infiltrate political appointees - 1253 The desire to infiltrate political appointees improperly into the high … Administrations, however, are typically more successful because they require the cooperation of careerists, who … - page 77
… arguing that the proper course was to create and fill political positions. This simultaneously promotes the CSRA principle of political leadership of the bureaucracy and respects the professional autonomy of … - page 77
… Frustrated with these activities by top - 1255 Frustrated with these activities by top career executives, … issued Executive Order 13957” to make career professionals in positions that are not normally subject to … - page 77
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