Obama Meets With Senior Execs to Encourage ‘Bold and Aggressive’ Reforms

Government Executive: President Obama joined a group of top leaders in the federal civil service on Thursday at their first full meeting to discuss strategies to improve the Senior Executive Service, focusing on ways to make high-level management positons attractive again.

The meeting of 24 senior leaders, Obama and other administration officials followed several months of subcommittee discussions that have occurred since the White House launched its advisory group in December. The subcommittees were focused on four distinct areas: hiring, recruitment, retention and restoring value to public service.

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