Voting for Smokey Bear: Political Accountability and the New Chief of the Forest Service

Has the Clinton administration politicized the USDA Forest Service? John M. Vandlik discusses the appointment of Jack Ward Thomas as the new chief, and first political appointee, of the Forest Service. He asserts that such an appointment provides a needed element of political accountability to an ag...

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Published in:	Public administration review Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 284 - 292
Main Author:	Vandlik, John M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, Ill American Society for Public Administration 01-05-1995 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	9190 9550 Accountability Agricultural management Agricultural production Agriculture Appointees Appointments Bears Careers Community Relations Decision making Forest management Forest policy Forest reserves Forest Service Forestry Forests Government agencies Government bureaucracy Jack Ward Thomas Land management Management Managers National forests Office Occupations Political appointments Political aspects Political Executives Politicization Presidents Public administration Public officials Public sector organizations Smoke Thomas, Jack Ward Traditions U.S.A USA Values United States United States > US
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Summary:	Has the Clinton administration politicized the USDA Forest Service? John M. Vandlik discusses the appointment of Jack Ward Thomas as the new chief, and first political appointee, of the Forest Service. He asserts that such an appointment provides a needed element of political accountability to an agency which is guided by a statutory mission that is dependent upon agency value judgments.
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ISSN:	0033-3352 1540-6210
DOI:	10.2307/3110247