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Meet Dr. Eric Goralnick, Secretary, Veterans Affairs
By the time he was out of college, Eric Goralnick had more leadership training than a lot of people receive in a lifetime. Secretary of Veterans Services since February 2026, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis — and the academy exists to create leaders.
News
- McKinsey & Co.: Honing Leadership Excellence in the Public Sector
- 7/5/26 Mass. Retirees: Legislature passes COLA Reform & Earnings Increase
- 6/4/26 Harvard Kennedy School: Study on Americans' View of Public Workers
- 6/3/26 Mass. Almanac: Dr. Ryan Schwarz Succeeds Levine as Head of MassHealth
Almanac Book of Facts
- Mass. Government Org Chart
- Cross-State Affordability Calculators
- 2026 Residential and Commercial Tax Rates
- 2025–26 Legislative Pay and Stipends
- The Salary Page: State Employee Salary Resources
- Housing Affordability Ranked by State, 2026
Almanac Features
Names to Numbers: U.S. highway shield came to Mass. 100 years ago
If you think the roads of Massachusetts are chaotic now, you should have seen them before they had numbers. That was the free-wheeling reality of road travel here and in most other states until well into the automobile age.
Latest Vacancies
- Deputy Commissioner, Human Resources
- Director, Fire Safety Division
- Deputy Chief, Environmental Protection Division
Personnel
Moore Moves to WilmerHale
PATRICK MOORE , the former deputy counsel to Govs. Deval Patrick and Charlie Baker who was first assistant attorney general since the start of Attorney General Andrea Campbell's term nearly four…
- Robson Joins APM
- Walsh Appointed to Board at Power Forward
- 2Life Communities Announces New President and CEO