Bloomberg Law
March 13, 2018, 4:22 PM UTC

Federal Job Vacancies Get Colbert Treatment

Louis C. LaBrecque

Stephen Colbert wants to know whether Max Stier sees the government “as half empty or half full.”

Stier is president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, a Washington-based nonprofit that aims to encourage top talent to consider government service. He appeared on Colbert’s late-night TV show to talk about high-level openings that have yet to be filled since President Donald Trump took office.

A televised discussion about the government’s difficulties in filling top political jobs is “a major milestone for bringing attention to issues that need it,” Robert Shea, a White House Office of Management and Budget official ...

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