U.S. Federal Government/Policy

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Become a federal policy leader in Washington DC

July 26, 2022
The LBJ School offers two pathways to policy leadership in our nation’s capital: the first is a 15-month DC Concentration within the MPAff and MGPS degree programs, and the second is the optio

LBJ DC student Da'Shon Carr says she's thriving in DC

July 1, 2022
Carr isn’t new to Washington, but she’s having a new experience in the city she once called home thanks to a supportive network and courses that offer immediate real-world application.

Just how far will Trump go?

Aug. 14, 2020
LBJ's Donald F. Kettl offers some context for The Atlantic's Ronald Brownstein as he examines how "the president has dramatically accelerated the pace of his efforts to weaponize the federal government to his advantage."

Just how far will Trump go?

Aug. 14, 2020
LBJ's Donald F.

Feds nix college degree requirement for merit-based hiring

July 1, 2020
"President Trump signed an executive order making federal hiring 'merit-based,' which means skills and competency for a job will take precedence over a college degree for many types of jobs. LBJ's Donald Kettl talks about the implications of such a change.

Feds nix college degree requirement for merit-based hiring

July 1, 2020
"President Trump signed an executive order making federal hiring 'merit-based,' which means skills and competency for a job will take precedence over a college degree for many types of jobs.

GOP governors to locals: Open up—or else

May 15, 2020
If health and safety fears weren’t enough to trouble local officials during the coronavirus pandemic, some Republican leaders are making it clear to nervous locals that their health restrictions...

What's behind states' differing approaches to reopen economies?

May 4, 2020
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to LBJ's Donald Kettl about how state competition during the coronavirus crisis could lead to lasting changes.

Opinion: The coronavirus pandemic is fracturing our notion of a truly united states in America

May 4, 2020
"Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the political battles between the White House and the nation's Democratic governors have been almost as fierce as the virus's assault on the nation," writes...

Federalism made the United States possible. Could it now fracture the union?

March 19, 2020
Author Colin Woodard reviews The Divided States of America , the latest book by Donald Kettl , in the Washington Post . "If ever there was a time to reexamine Madison’s invention, this would seem to...
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