The 2000 Prune Book
How to Succeed in Washington's Top Jobs
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2010
390 pages
978-0-8157-0517-8 (ISBN)
Description
A Brookings Institution Press and the Council for Excellence in Government publication
Written primarily for incoming presidential appointees and those in the White House, Senate, and media who must identify, appoint, confirm, and report on them, Prune Books address the appointment and transition processes in their various dimensions. The 2000 edition explores at length the evolving leadership challenge for presidential appointees and, like its five predecessors, profiles 45 of the toughest leadership jobs in government¿responsibilities, issues, and necessary professional credentials. The book is based on interviews with current and former appointees, other veterans of the executive branch and Congress, journalists, and political consultants.
Written primarily for incoming presidential appointees and those in the White House, Senate, and media who must identify, appoint, confirm, and report on them, Prune Books address the appointment and transition processes in their various dimensions. The 2000 edition explores at length the evolving leadership challenge for presidential appointees and, like its five predecessors, profiles 45 of the toughest leadership jobs in government¿responsibilities, issues, and necessary professional credentials. The book is based on interviews with current and former appointees, other veterans of the executive branch and Congress, journalists, and political consultants.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-0-8157-0517-8 (9780815705178)
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Book
11/2000
Brookings Institution
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Information
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- White House Staff and Cabinet Appointments
- Presidential Appointees and the Leadership Challenge
- Strengthening Federal Agency Management
- Positions in Economic Policy, Technology, and Trade
- Positions in Foreign Policy, National Security, and Defense
- Positions in Health, Safety, and Environmental Policy
- Positions in Employment Policy, Income Security, and Welfare
- Positions in Education, Training, and Lifelong Learning
- Positions in Law Enforcement
- Positions Influencing the National Infrastructure
- Position in Central Management
- Appendix A: Chapter 2 Sources
- Appendix B: Additional Positions Meriting Attention
- Index
- Back Cover
