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A government built to change: Join us as we commemorate America at 250
In July, we will recognize the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Amid growing polarization, distrust in our public institutions and the Trump administration’s efforts to dramatically reshape the federal landscape, this moment marks an opportunity to recognize how our government has evolved and to invite public participation in reimagining its...
Lindsay Laferriere February 24, 2026
Workforce
What Schedule Policy/Career means for the federal workforce
Tens of thousands of federal employees may soon lose their job protections under a newly finalized rule tha...
Chris Piper February 10, 2026
Workforce
3 strategies for translating your federal experience into private sector resumes
If you have spent years writing resumes for a federal job, the thought of crafting a private-sector version...
Kristen Carroll October 14, 2025
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Fed Figures
Public servants twice over: Veterans in the federal workforce
As the government shutdown drags on, one population stands to be uniquely impacted by the Trump administrat...
Partnership for Public Service November 10, 2025
Congress
Understanding the status of federal employees as the government shutdown continues
The government shutdown is affecting the federal workforce in varied and continually evolving ways. While s...
Elizabeth Byers October 30, 2025
Fed Figures
Latest FedScope data offers a glimpse into federal workforce changes under DOGE and rai...
The Office of Personnel Management’s recent release of raw FedScope data files for March 2025, the first si...
Elizabeth Byers, Brandon Lardy July 10, 2025
Fed Figures
Recent trends in quits and retirements in the federal workforce
The Partnership for Public Service recently examined attrition in the federal workforce over a five year pe...
Kennedy Teel, Will Cohen September 4, 2024
Fed Figures
Partnership research unveils latest federal workforce trends in two mission-support fields
Federal information technology and human resources employees are critical to ensuring our government has th...
Kennedy Teel, Olivia Sanchez August 21, 2024
Fed Figures
How the State Department workforce changed under the Trump administration
The Partnership’s recent Fed Figures analysis found that the overall number of full-time civilian federal e...
January 20, 2022
Fed Figures
How the federal workforce changed under the Trump administration
The Trump administration came into office with the expressed intention of shrinking the size of the federal...
December 16, 2021
Fed Figures
How one public-private partnership is closing the cybersecurity talent gap
The Partnership for Public Service recently launched the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative to address an emer...
October 29, 2020
Fed Figures
Celebrating the work of civil servants who safeguard our nation
It often takes a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic for us to remember how important federal employees are t...
May 6, 2020
Fed Figures
COVID-19 and the serious threat to vulnerable federal employees
While the share of federal employees at the highest risk of exposure to the coronavirus is relatively low, ...
April 3, 2020