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Biden: Federal employee awards highlight ‘noble’ public service May 5 President Joe Biden said that he hopes the Sammies awards will inspire more people to get into public service. (Evan Vucci/AP) President Joe Biden applauded the Partnership for Public Service’s 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalists May 5 as a reminder of the important work that federal employees do to serve the American public. “This is the 20th anniversary of the Sammies. These awards aren’t just the Oscars of public service, they’re a reminder that public service is noble, an impactful profession,” said Biden at a May 5 event honoring the 2021 finalists. ....
Busting the Bureaucratic Myth, One Amazing Achievement at a Time Federal employees accomplished a lot last year it’s time to give them the respect they deserve. May 3, 2021 02:58 PM ET Federal employees protect our health, safety and well-being providing us with everything from disaster relief and environmental cleanup to new medical treatments and vaccines. Yet all too often, federal employees are disrespected as uninspired bureaucrats and robotic paper pushers, or dismissed as members of a shady “deep state” working to undermine our democracy. Recent policies like the now-repealed executive order that would have made it easier to fire career civil servants is only the latest example of a decades-long pattern of deriding federal employees that has caused public trust in government to reach a historic low. ....