Accounts of attempts to remake public bodies: mergers, devolution, staffing overhauls and shared service centers. Each piece records the case made for the change, the money spent, and the measurable result several years later. Written for officials planning reorganizations and for the auditors who eventually assess them.
A federal employee's first one to two years carry far fewer protections than most readers assume, and the rules turn on a clock that starts at hiring, not at trouble.
Valentina Sokolov · January 22, 2026
Merging two government agencies changes org charts faster than it changes budgets, and the transition costs usually arrive before any savings.
Valentina Sokolov · December 30, 2025