Busting the Bureaucratic Myth, One Amazing Achievement at a Time
Federal employees accomplished a lot last year it’s time to give them the respect they deserve. May 3, 2021 02:58 PM ET
Federal employees protect our health, safety and well-being providing us with everything from disaster relief and environmental cleanup to new medical treatments and vaccines.
Yet all too often, federal employees are disrespected as uninspired bureaucrats and robotic paper pushers, or dismissed as members of a shady “deep state” working to undermine our democracy. Recent policies like the now-repealed executive order that would have made it easier to fire career civil servants is only the latest example of a decades-long pattern of deriding federal employees that has caused public trust in government to reach a historic low.
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By Natalie Alms
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on Friday officially declaring May 2 through 8 as Public Service Recognition Week. Public servants are the lifeblood of our democracy, he wrote. Public servants demonstrate their commitment to our nation every day. It is our responsibility, in turn, to ensure that they are honored and protected.
The administration is going to highlight different public servants from the local to the federal level throughout next week, the proclamation says.
Some feds are also receiving recognition from the Partnership for Public Service. The nonprofit announced the 29 finalists for its annual government service awards known as the Sammies, or the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, on Sunday.
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During the past year, members of NASAâs workforce at the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia have kept their sights on the stars.
Focus has remained on ensuring the safety, security and reliability of NASA s most important missions to enable success during a global pandemic.
In the uncertain circumstances COVID-19 has brought, commitment to mission success held steady and through hard work and responsiveness, the same high quality of service has been maintained across mission-critical systems and software.
Everyday, this workforce makes our program values of safety and excellence a reality. Many could work remotely and did so in the interest of public health without letting the quality of such important work decrease at all.