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How the State Department workforce changed under the Trump administration
01/20/2022The Partnership’s recent Fed Figures analysis found that the overall number of full-time civilian federal employees increased under the Trump administration—despite…
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How the federal workforce changed under the Trump administration
12/16/2021The Trump administration came into office with the expressed intention of shrinking the size of the federal government and its workforce. However, our latest analysis…
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How one public-private partnership is closing the cybersecurity talent gap
10/29/2020The Partnership for Public Service recently launched the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative to address an emerging crisis in our country: the shortage…
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Celebrating the work of civil servants who safeguard our nation
05/06/2020It often takes a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic for us to remember how important federal employees are to our daily lives. Our…
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COVID-19 and the serious threat to vulnerable federal employees
04/03/2020While the share of federal employees at the highest risk of exposure to the coronavirus is relatively low, the threat of illness poses…
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Employee engagement is more than just a survey
03/02/2020The evidence is clear – engaged employees are better employees. According to a Gallup analysis,…
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You don’t have to go to D.C. to see our government in action
01/23/2020Where do most federal employees work? A common misconception is that the federal workforce is based entirely in Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas in Maryland and…
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A different way of thinking about the size of government
10/23/2019In the public debate about the “proper” size of government, the discussion often overlooks the fact that the number of federal employees relative…
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We can’t improve government without understanding it
08/15/2019Welcome to Fed Figures, a new We the Partnership series that uses data to shed light on our nation’s federal workforce. Our mission…