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Careful observers of American administrative governance point to a different reality: the United States’ bureaucracies are chronically underfunded, understaffed, often micromanaged by the White House, and regularly trussed up by Congress and the courts.
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Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Someone at the agency, which is understaffed after years of budget cuts and staff attrition, often needs to take those receipts and pay stubs and type the information into a case file.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024
Any mass deportation operation would likely be weighed down by underfunded and understaffed government agencies, lengthy court battles and baffling logistics.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
However, according to the lawsuit, the unit responsible for nursing home complaints and inspections remains understaffed and many nursing facilities continue to go without inspection.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
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Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Someone at the agency, which is understaffed after years of budget cuts and staff attrition, often needs to take those receipts and pay stubs and type the information into a case file.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024
Any mass deportation operation would likely be weighed down by underfunded and understaffed government agencies, lengthy court battles and baffling logistics.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
However, according to the lawsuit, the unit responsible for nursing home complaints and inspections remains understaffed and many nursing facilities continue to go without inspection.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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