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While the Clinton Administration and federal agencies were busy making government cost less and work better in the near-term, the United States Air Force was regularly visualizing the competencies needed to assure the organization's long-term effectiveness. ...
Review Quotes:
"This book is more than just a fascinating history of the Air Force's efforts to keep a step ahead of dizzying technologies and strategic challenges. It's also a searching examination of how public spirited career professionals can transform their agencies& #151;to use 'guided incrementalism' to improve the odds government gets where it needs to go. "Preparing for the Future" is a must-read for anyone interested in how government can shape the future, instead of the other way around." --Donald F. Kettl, University of Wisconsin?Madison