RELATED March 10, 2026 Partnership for Public Service's public comments on OPM's "Reduction in Force Appeals" proposed rule March 06, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Suitability Action Appeals” proposed rule February 13, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs” proposed rule Back to Reports 2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Analysis: Achieving a Culture of Innovation July 23, 2012 Given today’s budgetary constraints, federal employees and their agencies are being asked to deliver more with fewer resources, and this means that innovation will be a critical factor for achieving improved performance. Is our federal government innovative? Which agencies are innovating and which are struggling? To gain insight into how the government and its employees are responding to this need for change, the Partnership and Deloitte released the latest Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® analysis examining the views of federal workers toward innovation in the workplace. The analysis also pinpoints which agencies are innovating and which are struggling from the employee perspective. Download (364k)