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Breaking down the customer experience at the IRS
03/10/2022In recent weeks, IRS officials have warned Americans to expect a difficult tax filing season. With millions of backlogged returns, a…
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Do federal civil servants trust the government?
03/07/2022Evidence indicates that civil servants’ trust in government is tied to several critical trends in the federal workforce, including employee engagement,…
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Partnership for Public Service research: A year in review
02/18/2022This past year, the Partnership for Public Service worked hard to achieve its mission of building a better government and a stronger democracy. Central to…
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Looking back at the toughest presidential transition in history
02/10/2022The 2020-2021 presidential transition was the toughest in modern history. A new report by the Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition® and…
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Announcing the Partnership’s Research Advisory Council
02/02/2022At the Partnership, research is at the core of how we design our programming, engage with federal leaders, advocate for new policy solutions, and identify…
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More than science fiction: Strategic foresight and the future of Congress
02/01/2022This blog is part of an ongoing research project from the Partnership for Public Service that uses strategic foresight to explore future challenges and opportunities…
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How a shift in data operations helped California better serve people during the pandemic
01/28/2022There is great potential for data—researchers can predict disease outbreak and allocate resources properly by following trends and analyzing data sets. Larger data sets can…
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How the State Department workforce changed under the Trump administration
01/20/2022The Partnership’s recent Fed Figures analysis found that the overall number of full-time civilian federal employees increased under the Trump administration—despite…
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Calling all aspiring public servants: New program recruiting students for paid federal internships
01/10/2022Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join the next generation of public servants by applying for paid federal internships through the…
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The anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection: A time to heal and reflect
01/06/2022During my years of public service, my time working on Capitol Hill was the most poignant. The idea of walking the same halls as those…