Media Advisories
July 12, 2010
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFERS WIDE RANGE OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG JOB-SEEKERS
Hundreds of recruiters from 80 federal agencies looking for best and brightest to fill thousands of entry-level jobs and internships; Largest-ever federal government job fair in Washington, D.C., July 14
WASHINGTON –On Wednesday, July 14, the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service will host its largest-ever federal government job fair to promote public service careers among young people – bringing together hundreds of recruiters from 80 federal agencies and thousands of young job-seekers.
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April 26, 2010
TIME TO THANK PUBLIC SERVANTS; NATION-WDIE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN CONNECTS CITIZENS TO GOVERNMENT
President Obama and Congress Declare First Week of May as Public Service Recognition Week
WASHINGTON – On May 3, a coalition of 17 good government organizations will launch Public Service Recognition Week 2010, according to the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and Public Employees Roundtable, organizers of the initiative. The nationwide public education campaign will honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees and ensure that our government is the best in the world.
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January 11, 2010
REPORT TO IMPROVE THE PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION PROCESS CALLS FOR MAJOR CHANGES TO ENSURE WELL-BEING AND SAFETY OF AMERICANS
Forty Percent of Top Senate-Confirmed Obama Administration Positions Still Vacant
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, January 13 approaching the first year anniversary of the Obama administration, the Partnership for Public Service will release a report on improving the presidential transition process – a process that relies too much on “hope and luck,” according to the report.
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September 14, 2009
NINE STAND-OUT PUBLIC SERVANTS TO RECEIVE COVETED SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. GALA
Winners hail from D.C., Atlanta, New York and Pakistan; Elizabeth Vargas, co-anchor, ABC News "20/20" to host gala
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, September 23, the Partnership for Public Service will present the 2009 Service to America Medals – including Federal Employee of the Year – to nine outstanding public servants who are working on the nation’s most pressing challenges and are making the world safer, healthier and greener.
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August 19, 2009
WHERE THE JOBS ARE 2009 REPORT RELEASE SLATED FOR THURS, SEPT 3; REVEALS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST HIRE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW WORKERS TO FILL MISSION-CRITICAL JOBS
WASHINGTON – Great news for job seekers this Labor Day: the federal government is hiring tens of thousands of new employees according to a report to be released on Thursday, September 3 by the Partnership for Public Service. Based on a survey of 35 federal agencies representing nearly 99 percent of the 1.9 million federal workforce, Where the Jobs Are 2009: Mission-Critical Opportunities for America outlines government-wide projected hiring needs for the next three years.
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September 29, 2008
FINANCIAL BAILOUT PACKAGE JUST BEGINNING OF REFORM EFFORT, ACCORDING TO PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Roadmap to Reform Report Lays Out Critical Government Management Reform Recommendations for the Next President, Treasury Officials, and Transition Teams
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 1, the Partnership for Public Service will release Roadmap to Reform: A Management Framework for the Next Administration in concert with key government reform groups including the National Academy of Public Administration, the Council for Excellence in Government, the Coalition for Effective Change, the IBM Center for The Business of Government, CNA, and the Center for the Study of the Presidency. The report sets forth consensus recommendations for the next President, transition teams, and Treasury officials.
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September 15, 2008
EIGHT STAND-OUT PUBLIC SERVANTS TO RECEIVE COVETED SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. GALA
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, September 16, the Partnership for Public Service will present the 2008 Service to America Medals – including Federal Employee of the Year – to eight outstanding public servants whose remarkable work is making the world safer, healthier, and greener.
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July 14, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE HOSTS MEGA FEDERAL CAREER FAIR
FOR SUMMER INTERNS AT NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 16 the Partnership for Public Service will host its largest-ever federal job fair to promote public service careers among young people – bringing together recruiters from more than 60 government agencies and thousands of Washington, D.C. summer interns, students and young job-seekers.
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June 17, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCES 2008 SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDAL FINALISTS ON JUNE 18, AT CAPITOL HILL CEREMONY
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, January 17th, the Partnership for Public Service will hold a news conference with IBM to launch FedExperience Transitions to Government -- a “golden” opportunity for business leaders and tech-savvy baby boomers looking for encore careers where they can make a difference. This new program is part of the Partnership’s FedExperience initiative, which will tap into the baby boomer talent pool to help address the more than 500,000 government positions that will become vacant in the next five years.
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January 8, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND IBM JOIN TO PROVIDE NEW JOB PATH FOR BABY BOOMERS
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, January 17th, the Partnership for Public Service will hold a news conference with IBM to launch FedExperience Transitions to Government -- a “golden” opportunity for business leaders and tech-savvy baby boomers looking for encore careers where they can make a difference. This new program is part of the Partnership’s FedExperience initiative, which will tap into the baby boomer talent pool to help address the more than 500,000 government positions that will become vacant in the next five years.
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July 6, 2007
HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER STENY HOYER; COKIE ROBERTS AND HUNDREDS OF D.C. SUMMER INTERNS GATHER FOR TOWN HALL ON PUBLIC SERVICE AT NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
Public Service Scholarship Proposal to be Unveiled; Provides New Financial Incentives for College Grads to Serve their Country
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 12th, at its fifth annual Summer Intern Town Hall Meeting on making a difference through public service, the Partnership for Public Service will unveil plans for Roosevelt Scholars, a national scholarship program with a unique payback – graduate school tuition assistance in exchange for a commitment to serve our country in the federal government.
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June 18, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE SELECTS THIRTY-ONE OUTSTANDING FEDS AS SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDAL FINALISTS
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April 11, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TO RELEASE 2007 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RANKINGS, THURSDAY, APRIL 19th
FEMA, Department of State, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Social Security Administration to Address Efforts to Maintain and Improve Employee Satisfaction and Engagement
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January 8, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE TO STEM FEDERAL BRAIN DRAIN: ENLISTING BOOMERS FOR ENCORE CAREERS
Atlantic Philanthropies Pledges Financial Support
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September 26, 2006
SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS HONOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TOP CIVIL SERVANTS AND NAME FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Winners Include Leaders of Effort to Combat Avian Flu, a Nobel Prize Winning Physicist, and the Architect of the Personnel Recovery System that Guided Rescue of Jessica Lynch and Others in Iraq
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August 16, 2006
FEMA DIRECTOR PAULISON PRESS BRIEFING ON GOVERNMENT AFTER KATRINA: LESSONS LEARNED
Covering Katrina: Trends in Katrina Media Coverage Report to be Released
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July 20, 2006
U.S. SENATOR BARACK OBAMA, NBC’S TIM RUSSERT AND 2,000 WASHINGTON, D.C. SUMMER INTERNS TO PARTICIPATE IN TOWN HALL MEETING ON MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE
“How to Get a Federal Internship or Job” Student Guide to be Released
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