Listen to untold government stories Each week leading up to the eighteenth annual Service to America Medals gala on October 16, we will share a new track featuring a 2019 finalist’s powerful story of service. Each of these outstanding honorees reflected on their federal journey in conversations facilitated by StoryCorps®, a nonprofit organization with a mission to “preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.” Read More
Our top four Sammies People’s Choice finalists We are excited to announce our top four 2019 Sammies People’s Choice finalists. Read more about each of the finalists here and decide which one deserves your vote. Read More
A look back at past Sammies People’s Choice award winners In 2015, the Partnership added a new award to the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals awards—the People’s Choice award, which allows the public to vote for its favorite Sammies finalists. With the deadline to vote for this year’s People’s Choice award approaching, take a look back at the four previous winners and their incredible accomplishments. Read More
Why a Service to America Medals winner decided to participate in the Excellence in Government Fellows program Omar Pérez Aybar won a Service to America Medals award in 2014 for his work investigating Medicare fraud in South Florida. Four years later he decided to enroll in the Partnership’s Excellence in Government Fellows leadership development program. Pérez Aybar discusses his choice to join EIG and the importance of continuing to develop your leadership skills. Read More
Recognition for outstanding federal workers should be the norm Last week, the 2019 Gears of Government Hall of Winners were announced, honoring more than 150 individuals and teams, from more than 20 federal agencies, who have improved the lives of others or made our government better. This type of recognition should be the norm because it encourages high performers to get even better, take on bigger challenges and learn best practices from one another. Read More
The 2013 Service to America Medals revealed the devastating effects of a government shutdown As the government shutdown continues for a third week, we reflect on the 2013 Service to America Medals awards gala, which took place three days into that year’s government shutdown. That night as we we recognized our government’s most outstanding employees, many of whom were furloughed as they received their awards, it was a powerful reminder of just how important the federal workforce is and how damaging shutdowns can be. Read More
Why I support the Partnership for Public Service On this #GivingTuesday, Partnership board member Robert A. McDonald reflects on why—and how—he supports our organization. McDonald served as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and is the retired chairman, president and CEO of The Proctor & Gamble Company. Read More
One lesson from the 2018 Sammies winners Collaboration was a common theme among the 2018 Service to America Medals winners. Margaret Moeser from the Justice Department and Karen Dodge from the Federal Trade Commission teamed up to stop criminals from using Western Union’s money-transfer services to defraud consumers. Read More
How the Partnership’s Service to America Medals and leadership programs have helped one fed improve his office Service to America Medal Award finalist and Excellence in Government fellow Josh Silverman discusses lessons learned from his experiences with the Partnership’s programs. Read More
