The Chief
A Hands-On
Manager
May 21, 2009
Typically, a Member of Congress puts his staff to work, but once a year Chief of Staff Rochelle Dornatt gets the opportunity to put Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) to work. One day every summer, Farr travels to Dornatt’s three-acre farm in Luray, Va., to help her clean it up and keep it in order.
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Chief Counsel: How to Help Staffers Feel Part of a Great Team
May 21, 2009
Q: My staff doesn’t get along in D.C., let alone between the D.C. and district offices. How can I foster teamwork among my staff members?
The Newcomers: Spiritual Bonding
May 21, 2009
Michael Cravens didn’t want to get involved in Republican Rep. Gregg Harper’s Congressional race. Content with the work he had done on Mississippi state Sen. Giles Ward’s campaign, Cravens was set to return to work at Eagle Communications, the communications and marketing firm he had opened about 10 years earlier.
Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article
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