Tag: Linda J. Bilmes

  • Nation & World

    A welcome mat for veterans

    In what has become a Harvard tradition, President Drew Faust and guest Gen. Stanley McChrystal led a list of those welcoming new Harvard students who have military backgrounds.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Seeds of a shutdown

    Panelists in an Institute of Politics forum on the federal government shutdown included Linda Bilmes of the Kennedy School and Joe Klein of Time magazine.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    How to sidestep sequestration

    Gazette staff writer Colleen Walsh spoke with budgeting expert Linda J. Bilmes, a Harvard Kennedy School senior lecturer in public policy, about the looming government sequestration, and some possible ways to avoid it in future.

    11 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A welcome to the military

    In an annual fall tradition, Harvard rolls out the welcome mat for its new students and fellows who are veterans or who are still in the service.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service

    Who says the government doesn’t need to work better? After Hurricane Katrina, intelligence failures, and security lapses, Bilmes and Gould argue that hiring a capable federal workforce is central to serving the nation properly.

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