Jason Marisam (Hamline): The President's Agency Selection Powers. Another awesome presidential responsibility: Selecting members of the Marine Mammal Commission. Mark Doboga on the 12 best very small agencies to work for in government. Paul Light on how the sequester is an overhaul opportunity: A top-to-bottom reform of the federal bureaucracy would yield massive savings. While other senators pose for the cameras, it’s Barbara Mikulski who is quietly doing the tough work of keeping the U.S. government at work. Paperwork against the people: Rob Horning reviews The Demon of Writing: Powers and Failures of Paperwork by Ben Kafka. Clay Johnson on the law everyone should hate, the Paperwork Reduction Act. A most useful ball of thread: Nestor M. Davidson reviews Navigating HUD Programs: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Labyrinth.
