Succeeding in the Last Years of an Adminstration

Entering the final year of an administration, federal leaders must fight complacency. There is still much to be done, and plenty of time to do it.

While public attention is increasingly focused on the presidential primary campaigns and the 2016 election, the work of government continues, and both political and senior federal career leaders have an obligation to carry out the important missions of their agencies.

Some may view the next year as a kind of lame duck season during which little can b