We advocate for, develop, and support initiatives and reforms that seek to transform the way the government works, empowering it to better serve the public both now and in the future.
Why it matters
Government plays a vital role in our lives.
It protects our food and water, forecasts the weather, enables safe travel, manages care for veterans, oversees the economy, responds to natural disasters, defends our national security and more. When government meets these responsibilities, we all benefit—when it does not, we suffer.
However, the recent haphazard and chaotic efforts to dismantle our federal government are exacerbating long-standing issues that have prevented it from working effectively for the public, jeopardizing our country and our democracy.
We offer a better path forward.
Highlighting Harms
Explore our data and storytelling products that show how the public loses when our government is weakened and undermined.
Showcasing Success
Explore our work to shed light on the untold stories of how the federal government improves our lives.
Our Priorities
Talent
We build stronger pathways into government and develop custom programs that help agencies at all levels of government meet their recruiting and hiring needs.
Leadership
We offer data-driven insights to ensure government leaders are capable, responsive and committed to the public good. In addition, we offer a full suite of leadership development programming for leaders at all levels in federal, state and local government.
AI and Data
We empower government agencies and leaders to more thoughtfully deploy artificial intelligence and harness data to meet the public’s needs.
Presidential and Gubernatorial Transitions
We have more than 15 years of expertise in facilitating and strengthening leadership transitions in government. We have helped presidential candidates from both parties, their teams and incumbent administrations plan for and implement a smooth and effective transfer of power. Building on this experience, we are also partnering with states undergoing elections and leadership transitions.
Policy and Advocacy
We advocate for reforms to improve the management of the federal government, including by providing technical assistance to policymakers across the political spectrum and by working with various stakeholders to create and advance proposals to improve the operations of the executive branch.
Government for a New Era
Our Government for a New Era initiative develops new ideas and action plans to make government more effective, responsive and accountable. Collaborating with policymakers, practitioners, stakeholder groups and members of the public across sectors and levels of government, we advance reforms in four main areas: leadership, hiring, performance management and technology. Join us as we reimagine the way our government works to better meet our country’s needs.
The Partnership is a mission-driven organization that has earned trust across administrations and ideologies and is building a stronger democracy every day.
Our Shared Responsibility
We all play a role in building a better government and a stronger democracy.