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@bich I believe this is why the spoils system was eliminated by a more....concerned, Congress. Our professional public administrators are invaluable for continuity across administrations. The breaking of public agencies supports that short term, but not-strategic, expediency....

@bich When the students would come through my shop at the health department, I pushed them into interactions/meetings where they were representing the health department/District Director. Later, we would critique the meeting, including how the student(s) felt. This input helped them to determine their own path. "Do you want to run a program, or an agency?" was always part of that discussion...

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