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Answering your questions about our new Public Service Viewpoint Survey
10/14/2026The Partnership for Public Service has launched the 2026 Public Service Viewpoint Survey.
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Appointments off the books: The Trump administration’s quiet rollout of Schedule G
10/13/2026The Trump administration has quietly appointed 25 officials under Schedule G—a new political appointment category created last year without formal regulatory guardrails.
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Legislating is hard and implementing a law is harder: Lessons from both sides of the technical assistance process
10/06/2026A new report from the Partnership for Public Service and the Niskanen Center provides recommendations for congressional staff and executive branch agencies to navigate the technical assistance process.
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A quarter century of building a better government
09/30/2026Partnership President and CEO Max Stier reflects on 25 years of standing up for public servants and why our work has never mattered more
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Who takes action to change government, and how? Age, gender and income play a role.
09/21/2026A new analysis examines how civic participation varies across demographic groups, showing that age, gender and income play a role in how Americans engage with the federal government.
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Federal funding cuts hit Georgia hard
09/14/2026Malinda I., the Partnership’s senior manager of digital communications, shares how federal funding cuts are impacting communities in her home state, Georgia.
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, how public servants stood up to protect and rebuild America
09/10/2026Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, we reflect on one core lesson: Keeping Americans safe depends on a strong, effective federal government equipped to handle national crises.
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Rethinking performance management: A conversation with personnel expert Tim Curry
08/27/2026Tim Curry shares lessons learned in performance management, from a small Air Force base in Indiana to the agency overseeing the entire federal workforce.
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Nominate an outstanding public servant for the 2027 Service to America Medals®
08/24/2026Nominations are now open for the 2027 Service to America Medals. Submit your nomination by Nov. 6, 2026
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The replacement gap: Inside the chaos of the Deferred Resignation Program
08/20/2026A new analysis examines how the Trump administration's Deferred Resignation Program weakened federal agencies' capacity and eroded institutional knowledge across government.