On July 28, Vice President Joe Biden announced that the Department of Justice COPS Office has awarded $1 billion in Recovery Act funding through its COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) to state, local and tribal law enforcement to create and/or preserve nearly 5,000 law enforcement positions. See all the winners here: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2208 One interesting note: Oakland, C...

Making Federal Jobs Cool Once Again By Fred Hiatt Copyright Washington Post Monday, April 27, 2009 When I ask political appointees of either party what surprises them about government service, one answer consistently comes back: the talent and dedication of the civil servants they are working with. That’s reassuring, of course, but also sad and a bit scary. Sad because their surprise refle...