The 2020 Survey on the Future of Government Service includes questions about federal employee hiring, performance, management and government reform. Data from the survey will supplement existing government-wide data sources such as the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings that is produced by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group. It is hoped that this survey will contribute to evidence-based decision making on the future of public service.

The survey is a collaborative effort sponsored by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at Vanderbilt University, and Georgetown University. The survey was previously administered in 2014.