weak internal management, a rigid personnel system, and a lack of long-range planning. At least 65 studies since 1951 have iden- tified these shortcomings, but no corrective action has been taken. Promotion panels still tend to penalize those who seek experience "out- side the stagnant mainstream."
The oversupply of senior officials will increase in the months ahead as a result of a recent Supreme Court decision raising the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 70. This development, combined...