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Trust in Federal Workers Continues to Erode

American confidence in federal workers has eroded over the past year. The proportion of registered voters who have at least “some confidence” in civilian federal employees fell from 75 percent…

A Roof Over Our Heads: Housing in Camaroon

Having a roof over our heads in Africa generally and in Cameroon in particular, remains the tip of an ice burg. Most houses, even in the nation’s capital, are fast…

Boomerang Homeless Families

For the past eight years, the Bloomberg Administration has struggled in vain to control the number of homeless families in New York City. It has launched one policy initiative after…

Housing Needs for the Next Decade

For local policy makers anticipating the economic landscape in the post-recession and post-foreclosure period–roughly predicted to be the end of 2011 through until 2015–there are three factors that will influence…

The Reinvention of Affordable Housing Policy During Constrained Economic Times

State Housing Finance Agencies (HFA), a primary administrator of federal and state affordable housing funding, are at a defining moment in the development of innovative state-led housing policy. Across the…

Beyond The Market: Homeownership and Public Values

For nearly a century, homeownership has been upheld as a cornerstone of housing policy in the United States. However, the continuing housing crisis challenges the strength of this cornerstone.

The Human Face of Governance: Public Service in Times of Crisis

We should never forget that we are here as public servants. And public service is a privilege...We must stand up together and answer a new call to service to meet…

Congress Hits “Refresh” Button for Results Act

The House passed a bill in June to revamp the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act. In late September, the Senate took steps to update it as well. Since these…

Trust in Federal Workers Continues to Erode, Enthusiasm for Federal Careers Suffers as Well


American confidence in federal workers has eroded over the past year. The proportion of registered voters who have at least “some confidence” in civilian federal employees fell from 75 percent…