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A Lesson for Obama on Reaching Out to the Federal Workforce

 
There has been much talk about President-elect Barack Obama looking to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt for inspiration and insight on building his administration and charting his first 100 days in office. (link)

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