As exemplified by the experience of Portland, Oregon, which of the following is not a significant roadblock to successful performance measurement?
a. Setting solid, measurable performance targets
b. Creating a high degree of ownership for the system
c. Ensuring the quality and reliability of performance data
d. Allocating the resources needed to maintain reporting and tracking
b
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State and local governments enacted the ________ that enforced merit principles and restricted the political activities of their employees
A. Taft-Hartley Act B. little Hatch Acts C. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act D. Affordable Care Act E. Morrill Acts
To which of the following bureaucracies does the charge that "Creeping politicization has corrupted foreign service professionalism" and has therefore "hindered American diplomacy" refer?
a. Department of State b. Department of Defense c. Department of Commerce d. Department of Treasury e. Department of Agriculture
Where did the 2014 Ebola outbreak originate?
a. Niger. b. Guinea. c. Indonesia. d. South Sudan.
Which of the following is NOT one of Morgenthau's nine rules of diplomacy?
a. The diplomacy of a nation must be divested of an ideological or religious crusading spirit. b. The government is the slave of the public opinion and must adhere to it. c. A nation must be willing to compromise on all issues that are not vital to them. d. The armed forces are the instrument of foreign policy, not its master. e. A nation must never allow a weaker ally determine its national interests.