R. Dennis Bevans

Fast Track Bureaucrat: an Insider's Story of Service, Survival, Success, Solutions R. Dennis Bevans

R. Dennis Bevans started his federal career as a file clerk in 1960, and moved ahead rapidly into senior level positions during the most vibrant period of domestic policy expansion in history, while working closely with high-ranking officials. Over twenty-eight years Bevans helped shape and refine many programs which were based on the broad vision of President J. F. Kennedy, but enacted by Congress as the Great Society due to the imposing legislative skill and initiative of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Never better than when they were first launched, eventually politicians started to apply increasing amounts of money and less management oversight at failing federal programs, and to organizationally elevate agencies for all the wrong reasons. He requested early retirement in 1988 while working within a stalled, impotent, and demoralized Department of Energy. Fast Track Bureaucrat: An Insider's Story of Service, Survival, Success, Solutions provides a unique, compelling look into an incredible career as it unfolds inside numerous executive branch departments and agencies, including the Nixon White House. Learn about Bevans' many insightful suggestions for managerial, program, and civil service reform.