Should Schroder win, this coalition could serve as a model for the new federal administration.

In the Swiss federal administration, secretaries of state are the most senior career officials.

However, the loyalty of political appointees and career civil servants in the federal administration at large is much more open to question.

This term was formerly the norm in several German states and the federal administration.

He has an extensive background in public, federal and state administration.

Has an extensive background in public, federal and state administration.

From 1998-2000 he was a member of the federal administration.

States, therefore, are not merely provinces or subdivisions of federal administration.

He gave prodigious energy to his office and tried hard to bring the federal administration into a more meaningful relationship with the average citizen.

There was to be a federal administration, a general assembly of 10,000 and a Council to which each member would send delegates.