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Civic engagement shaped 250 years of America. What can you do to shape the federal government of the future?
04/21/2026Author: Lindsay Laferrie From revolutionary America to today, our country and our federal government have been shaped by the beliefs and actions of individuals
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From AM to PM: Envisioning a new day for federal performance management
04/20/2026Author: Kelly Shih I am an optimist who assumes most people wake up in the morning wanting to do a good job at work—and usually succeed in doing so. But I
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Weakening the watchdogs: The Trump Administration’s unprecedented efforts to undermine inspector general capacity
04/14/2026Author: Chris Piper The Trump administration is not only removing inspectors general in unprecedented fashion, but also systematically reducing the capacity of
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2025 Federal Data Excellence Awards highlight exemplary federal data products and the teams who make them
04/09/2026Author: Hannah Sobran The Partnership for Public Service and USAFacts held their second annual Federal Data Excellent Awards ceremony on March 31 recognizing
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Deep thoughts from a coach: Developing your resilient mindset during a federal career transition
04/07/2026Author: Virginia Hill If you’re a federal employee right now, you’re probably carrying a mix of emotions: frustration, fatigue or maybe even grief. This is
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Beyond one-off fixes: The root causes holding government back
04/06/2026Author: John Zachary Through our Government for a New Era initiative, we are stepping back to ask: How should our government’s personnel and management
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Women and young adults are more concerned about the direction of the federal government than their counterparts
04/02/2026Author: Paul Hitlin Through several surveys conducted during the past year, the Partnership for Public Service has consistently found that the majority of
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Leading without formal authority: How public servants create impact without a title
04/01/2026Author: Jennifer Jones Bryant You don’t need a title to be a leader in public service. Across federal, state and local governments, employees influence
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Show me the data: Performance management needs evidence-based, holistic reform
03/31/2026Authors: Kelly Shih, Matilda Sophia Mottola During the past year, the Office of Personnel Management has issued a flurry of guidance and proposals aimed at
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From the trenches: Lessons on skills-based federal hiring and the need for broader reform
03/26/2026The Trump administration’s Tech Force hiring initiative to bring technologists into government and its Merit Hiring Plan to implement skills-based hiring are