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About the Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP), a project of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench corporate power or seek personal advancement.
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The Agency Spotlight
The Agency Spotlight tracks appointments to leadership positions at thirty-nine independent federal agencies through the confirmation process and beyond. Additionally, for three agencies — the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the Spotlight monitors and exhibits key votes.
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The Presidential Power Map classifies bundlers and major donors by their professional and sectoral affiliations to offer the most possible clues about the composition of a presidential candidate’s hypothetical administration.
Learn moreOctober 23, 2020
Breaking With the Trade Consensus
October 23, 2020
Donald Trump Politicized the Federal Bureaucracy: The Next President Needs to Reverse That
October 23, 2020 | Washington Monthly
Uncle Sam’s HR Department Needs Help
Joe Biden promises a return to an honest, competent federal government. For that to happen, the government must be adequately staffed with experienced civil servants empowered to push forward his policy agenda, should he win. Without an experienced team, even the best appointees will struggle.
October 21, 2020
The Fed’s Neglect of State and Local Governments Will Cost Us
Last week, the Congressional Oversight Commission — charged with overseeing $500 billion in federal coronavirus aid — finally published its fifth report. Disagreements between Republican and Democratic commissioners delayed its release. The Commission described in detail the blatant prioritization of Wall Street over everyday Americans of Jerome Powell’s Fed. Here’s what we learned:
October 23, 2020
Alexandra Levine - Politico
The “laptop from hell” and the next twelve days
October 22, 2020
Sam Brodey - Daily Beast
Trump Cabinet Totally Swears These Trips Are 100% Legit
October 22, 2020
Kevin Robillard - HuffPost
Why Progressives Love Ted Kaufman, Joe Biden's Alter Ego
October 21, 2020
Alexandra Jaffe - Associated Press
'So Much Work To Do': How Biden Is Planning For Transition
October 20, 2020
Megan Cassella and Alice Miranda Olstein - Politico
Biden Eyes GOP Candidates For Cabinet Slots
October 20, 2020
Jennifer Epstein and Tyler Pager - Bloomberg
Biden Looking To Longtime Aide Ron Klain As Chief Of Staff
RDP on Twitter
RT @monthly: Many of the Office of Personnel Management's numerous challenges predate Trump, but fixing them will require vision, energy, a…
An independent, well-resourced civil service is the backbone of good governance. Failing to recognize & act on that fact will severely limit the potential for all future administrations to use the federal government as a vehicle for the public good 21/21 https://t.co/RMdEIvzelf
But it’s not enough just to reverse the damage. If elected, a Biden admin must put real energy into reinvigorating the civil service. As our @yevshrag outlined for @monthly today, that should include injecting new life into OPM 20/21 https://t.co/rV4QY17pju
With the Trump administration apparently expanding on Bush’s example, congressional oversight will need to go even further this time around. 19/21
But it will be essential that Congress commit to uncovering the full extent of the problem. In @PublicSeminar this week, the project’s @yevshrag & @MariamaEversley detailed how Congress responded to the Bush administration’s politicization of DOJ 18/21 https://t.co/2zrcIFU4xy
Through FOIA requests the Revolving Door Project is working to uncover the extent of the problem. 17/21 https://t.co/wjQvbg8VB3
His efforts to destroy the Office of Personnel Management, weaken government unions, contract out more functions, & politicize key hiring processes all point the way to disaster. But we have yet to fully contend with the scope of the damage or its lasting consequences. 16/21
This all raises another question: if this is what Trump is doing in the open, what is he breaking out of the public eye? 15/21
Protecting the civil service from Trump’s politicization got bipartisan support when an appropriations bill blocked a plan to eliminate OPM. Democrats should use this consensus to keep Trump’s latest attack from succeeding. 14/21