Who is government?
The role of the federal government is at the center of the national conversation. But who really is our government? What is it made of? And what is at stake when politicians say they want to expand or dismantle it? To find out, we set seven stellar writers loose on the federal bureaucracy. Their only brief was to go where they wanted, talk with whomever they wanted, and return with a story from deep within the vast, complex system Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss and celebrate.
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The Canary
The Sentinel
The Searchers
The Number
The Cyber Sleuth
The Equalizer
The Rookie
The Free-Living Bureaucrat
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Honoring Public Service: The Untold Stories
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Michael Lewis, W. Kamau Bell and Geraldine Brooks join Washington Post Live on Tuesday, Sept. 10. (The Washington Post)
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