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part, by factors uncommon to private sector experiences in business,
academia, and nongovernmental organizations. e political processes
themselves represent a perpetual generator of change reecting public
opinion, and equipped with a known timecycle of renewal based on
the voice of the electorate. Each new leadership team has new ideas
and priorities that will drive better service, more ecient and eec-
tive operations, and greater value for public investment. e legacies of
government are oen captured as the “great transformations” such as
the New Deal, Civil Rights, Title IX, and Americans with Disabilities
Act that at their origins reect change in the course of society toward
new goals, ambitions, ...