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A Model for Elevating Public Service Leadership in Congress
10/25/2021Congress needs new standards when it comes to effective leadership. Whether it concerns infrastructure talks, budgetary matters, or other significant issues the legislative branch…
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Burt Barnow on walking the path from professor to policy advisor
10/20/2021To solve our nation’s biggest challenges both today and in the future, our government needs to recruit and retain vital young talent. Our new…
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Working together, we can build a stronger government
10/19/2021Growing up in Southern California, assigned reading in elementary school taught us that people everywhere are all the same inside. At my high school,…
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Why federal-state partnerships are key to addressing California’s natural disasters and emergencies
10/15/2021Currently, California is grappling with an intense wildfire season, severe drought and a major oil spill. Federal-state partnerships are essential to designing effective and…
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COVID-19 heroes and leaders: Stories told through our podcast
10/14/2021In photo above: From left to right, Dr. Gary Gibbons, Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable and Ian Brownlee. When COVID-19 hit the U.S., federal…
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Four steps to building a more innovative federal procurement culture
10/06/2021The federal acquisition community supports some of government’s most critical priorities—from advancing racial equity and modernizing our infrastructure to addressing climate change. To deliver…
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Trading places: Civil servants recount their experiences in public-private talent exchanges
10/05/2021Talent exchange programs—which enable agencies to deploy civil servants to the private sector, to host private sector employees on detail or both—can bolster the…
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Why we can’t afford another government shutdown
09/29/2021Government shutdowns—or lapses in appropriations—are complicated to understand and hard to defend. Our federal elected officials are entrusted by the American public to…
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New insights on building a bold agency strategic plan
09/24/2021On Sept. 8, the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton hosted a virtual event to announce the publication of “Meeting the Moment: Tips…
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A former federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice discusses the value of a public service career
09/21/2021To solve our nation’s biggest challenges both today and in the future, our government needs to recruit and retain vital young talent. Our new…