Question 1

At-will employees enjoy the most protection against termination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Forthcoming federal employee retirements will require the federal government to do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent retirements through financial incentives 
B)  identify strategies for recruiting a younger generation with new skills 
C)  identify strategies to obtain more money from Congress 
D)  retrain existing employees 
A)  prevent retirements through financial incentives 
B)  identify strategies for recruiting a younger generation with new skills 
C)  identify strategies to obtain more money from Congress 
D)  retrain existing employees

Question 3

The development of a strategy to recruit and retain the workers the government needs and to ensure that they produce strong and effective government programs describes which issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  grade creep 
B)  human capital 
C)  broadbanding 
D)  Title 5 
A)  grade creep 
B)  human capital 
C)  broadbanding 
D)  Title 5

Question 4

According to the text, what political scientist recently argued that the federal government would be more effective with a larger federal workforce (by one million persons in 2035)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karen Hult 
B)  Jon DiIulio 
C)  Don Kettl 
D)  O. C. McSwite 
A)  Karen Hult 
B)  Jon DiIulio 
C)  Don Kettl 
D)  O. C. McSwite

Question 5

Among other strategies put in place by President Obama in 2015, what occurred to the Senior Executive Service hiring process?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was mostly curtailed. 
B)  It was replaced with an automated, test-based system. 
C)  It was streamlined to ease the burden of applicants and agencies. 
D)  No changes were made to the hiring process. 
A)  It was mostly curtailed. 
B)  It was replaced with an automated, test-based system. 
C)  It was streamlined to ease the burden of applicants and agencies. 
D)  No changes were made to the hiring process.

Question 6

The Senior Executive Service is said to serve as what feature between career staff and political appointees?

Accepted Answer

A)  master planner 
B)  delegator 
C)  chief budgeter 
D)  shock absorber 
A)  master planner 
B)  delegator 
C)  chief budgeter 
D)  shock absorber

Question 7

According to the text, in what functional areas of the federal service did GAO (2015) find mission-critical skills gaps?

Accepted Answer

A)  cybersecurity and acquisition 
B)  acquisition and budget 
C)  animal health and acquisition 
D)  defense 
A)  cybersecurity and acquisition 
B)  acquisition and budget 
C)  animal health and acquisition 
D)  defense

Question 8

In 2001, ______ identified human capital management as a high-risk area facing the entire government.

Accepted Answer

A)  the GAO 
B)  Peter Drucker 
C)  the Senior Executive Service 
D)  Governor Zell Miller 
A)  the GAO 
B)  Peter Drucker 
C)  the Senior Executive Service 
D)  Governor Zell Miller

Question 9

At what percentage of salary are Senior Executive Service performance awards capped?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no cap; awards are unlimited as long as the agency's budget can support them. 
B)  1.75 percent of salary 
C)  3.5 percent of salary 
D)  7.5 percent of salary 
A)  There is no cap; awards are unlimited as long as the agency's budget can support them. 
B)  1.75 percent of salary 
C)  3.5 percent of salary 
D)  7.5 percent of salary

Question 10

The number of political appointees at the top of the federal bureaucracy is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  much smaller than that of other countries 
B)  about the same as that of other countries 
C)  much greater than that of other countries 
D)  not known to be any different than that of other countries 
A)  much smaller than that of other countries 
B)  about the same as that of other countries 
C)  much greater than that of other countries 
D)  not known to be any different than that of other countries

Question 11

What problems are created by rapid-fire turnover of political appointees? Name at least five problems addressed in the text.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. First,many presidenti

Question 12

What are executive core qualifications (ECQ)?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. ECQs are five skills

At-will employees enjoy the most protection against termination.

Forthcoming federal employee retirements will require the federal government to do what?

The development of a strategy to recruit and retain the workers the government needs and to ensure that they produce strong and effective government programs describes which issue?

According to the text, what political scientist recently argued that the federal government would be more effective with a larger federal workforce (by one million persons in 2035)?

Among other strategies put in place by President Obama in 2015, what occurred to the Senior Executive Service hiring process?

The Senior Executive Service is said to serve as what feature between career staff and political appointees?

According to the text, in what functional areas of the federal service did GAO (2015) find mission-critical skills gaps?

In 2001, ______ identified human capital management as a high-risk area facing the entire government.

At what percentage of salary are Senior Executive Service performance awards capped?

The number of political appointees at the top of the federal bureaucracy is ______.

What problems are created by rapid-fire turnover of political appointees? Name at least five problems addressed in the text.

What are executive core qualifications (ECQ)?

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

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Exam 9: Human Capital

At-will employees enjoy the most protection against termination.

Forthcoming federal employee retirements will require the federal government to do what?

The development of a strategy to recruit and retain the workers the government needs and to ensure that they produce strong and effective government programs describes which issue?

According to the text, what political scientist recently argued that the federal government would be more effective with a larger federal workforce (by one million persons in 2035)?

Among other strategies put in place by President Obama in 2015, what occurred to the Senior Executive Service hiring process?

The Senior Executive Service is said to serve as what feature between career staff and political appointees?

According to the text, in what functional areas of the federal service did GAO (2015) find mission-critical skills gaps?

In 2001, ______ identified human capital management as a high-risk area facing the entire government.

At what percentage of salary are Senior Executive Service performance awards capped?

The number of political appointees at the top of the federal bureaucracy is ______.

What problems are created by rapid-fire turnover of political appointees? Name at least five problems addressed in the text.

What are executive core qualifications (ECQ)?

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters