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America’s oldest cultural institution goes digital
01/05/2021With more than 170 million items and more than a million visitors per year, the Library of Congress is the largest library in the world.
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How you can use a ship battle from Pirates of the Caribbean as a metaphor for leadership training
01/04/2021Government agencies don’t determine success based on how many widgets they produce, but rather on how quickly and effectively they can make decisions on how best to provide services and implement…
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How one federal agency has developed a new pipeline for entry-level talent
12/21/2020Are you an entry-level job seeker with a passion for public service and an interest in finance? The Federal Deposit Insurance…
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The Sammies Series: Q&A with McKinsey and a Sammies finalist whose Ebola antiviral treatment has the potential to save thousands of lives
12/18/2020When Ebola swept through several African countries between 2014 and 2016, those responding lacked an effective treatment for the deadly epidemic. Of the nearly 30,000…
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What is the presidential transition process?
12/18/2020This post was updated on Oct. 25, 2024, to reflect changes to the Presidential Transition Act. Presidential campaigns get all the attention, but transition…
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The Sammies series: Q&A with Maximus and a Sammies finalist at the State Department creating public-private partnerships
12/15/2020As managing director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships, Thomas Debass leads the creation of public-private partnerships to advance America’s national…
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The main responsibilities of a presidential transition team
12/09/2020In the months leading up to Election Day, presidential candidates rely on transition teams to prepare for office. These small teams of highly skilled professionals…
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Providing feedback is critical to your employees’ personal and professional growth. Here’s how to do it well.
12/08/2020Glenn Gaffney, the former associate director of CIA for Talent, once said, “When you choose management, you choose people.” The larger conversation was about feedback,…
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An analytics tool helps the Department of Homeland Security recruit talent
12/04/2020The Department of Homeland Security, like many agencies, often struggles to recruit high-quality candidates into government service. DHS recently developed a new digital tool to…
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Why I am supporting the Partnership with a $1.5 million donation
12/03/2020By Craig Newmark I’ve spent a decade getting to know the important, nonpartisan work CEO Max Stier and the Partnership for Public Service are doing…