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100 1 _aFelzenberg, Alvin S.
245 1 0 _aFixing the Appointment Process: What the Reform Commissions Saw. /
_cAlvin S. Felzenberg.
260 _bBrookings Review,
_c2001.
440 0 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
_nArticle 26.
_pGlobal Issues,
_x1522-3221;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
500 _aOriginally Published: Fixing the Appointment Process: What the Reform Commissions Saw, Spring 2001; pp. 17-21.
520 _a"Little has been done to streamline a presidential appointment process almost universally regarded as broken. Vice President Richard Cheney, who spearheaded George W. Bush's transition effort, stated that the greatest obstacle that post-electoral events in Florida posed to a smooth and orderly transfer of power were delays in obtaining the necessary 'clearances.' Most observers of recent transitions heartily agree." (BROOKINGS REVIEW) This article examines the time-consuming appointment process of members of the executive branch, all of whom must undergo an array of background checks and various approvals.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650 0 _aNominations for office.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xOfficials and employees
_xSelection and appointment.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government.
710 2 _aSIRS Publishing, Inc.
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
_pGlobal Issues.,
_x1522-3221.
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