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Five best practices to improve your strategic planning process
05/17/2021One year after a presidential inauguration, federal agencies release new strategic plans. These plans lay out agency goals and priorities, identify how they will be…
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Assessing the Biden administration’s first 100 days
04/30/2021The Biden administration encountered historic challenges during its first 100 days in office: a global pandemic, economic turmoil and the need to coordinate a national…
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Building resilience by keeping your W.I.T.S.—workforce, innovation, technology and security— about you
03/25/2021The COVID-19 pandemic has upended normal government operations. But it has also presented opportunities to build a more resilient government, and rethink how agencies work…
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Building state-federal partnerships in California during COVID-19
09/11/2020Intergovernmental collaboration has helped California respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. One notable success story is a new task force called California Federal Partners for COVID-19,…
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Bringing the Partnership to the West Coast
09/10/2020Since 2001, the Partnership for Public Service has transformed the way government works by delivering leadership development programs, increasing employee engagement and helping agencies recruit top talent into the federal workforce. But…
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Best practices for reorganizing and transforming agencies
08/25/2020Through our work with federal agencies, we frequently see common management challenges that hinder mission performance. They include: Outdated and ineffective end-to-end talent…
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Taking action to advance public service in America
07/31/2020In photo above: Speakers at the “Taking Action to Advance Service in America” panel, clockwise beginning at the top left: Allyson Solomon, president of the…
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Using artificial intelligence when disaster strikes
07/24/2020Artificial intelligence could play a critical role in all phases of disaster resilience, according to “…
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Future of Government Service Survey: How do your views compare with other federal executives?
07/13/2020By David E. Lewis and Mark D. Richardson To build a full picture of the future of the public service, we need to know…
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Risky business: A framework for risk management in federal government
06/11/2020The federal government faces enormous risks carrying out its mission every day from addressing management challenges, such as aging IT systems, to responding to national…