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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tell your representative to protect our merit-based civil service
12/02/2020The president recently signed an executive order that threatens the integrity of the professional, nonpartisan civil service—a core feature of…
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The Sammies Series: Q&A with Microsoft and the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force team
12/01/2020Last year, a team of federal employees investigated and arrested more than 70 health care professionals in six states for the unlawful distribution of…
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Why tech experts should consider a job in government
11/30/2020From Medicare to stimulus funding to disability payments for veterans, the federal government and the underlying technology it uses to deliver benefits and services…
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How to use a proven FBI model to keep mission-critical positions filled
11/24/2020When an employee leaves a job, it can take months to recruit and hire a replacement. And those lengthy vacancies can overwhelm staff and jeopardize an agency’s ability…