WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today issued the following statement from president and CEO Max Stier ahead of a likely partial government shutdown that will impact the Department of Homeland Security, pending the expiration of a continuing resolution on Feb. 14: “Make no mistake – the stakes around this partial shutdown exist because our elected leaders have continuously neglected their constitutional duties. The Trump administration has long misused...

WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier ahead of the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s executive order directing agencies to implement hiring freezes and pursue large-scale reductions-in-force on Feb. 11:   “This reckless executive order was the catalyst for the largest-ever waste of public sector talent in our nation’s history. We lost more than 300,000 federal workers, with the largest outflow taking place at...

The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier in response to the Office of Personnel Management’s final rule on Schedule Policy/Career, which is the first step toward removing job protections for certain career federal employees and making them fireable for political reasons: “No matter what the administration says, today’s action has nothing to do with restoring merit in federal employment. This new designation can be used to remove expert career federal employees who place the...

The nonpartisan nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today issued the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier:  “The impending partial government shutdown is a direct result of the misuse of government power and authority by the Trump administration, which led to an escalation in violence and the tragic loss of life in Minnesota in recent weeks.  “As a coequal branch, Congress plays a critical role in curbing...

On the heels of multiple violent incidents in Minnesota in recent weeks, new survey findings released today by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service show that only 21% of survey respondents from Customs and Border Protection, and 9% of respondents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, believe their agency’s political leaders maintain high standards of integrity. Similarly, 20% of CBP respondents and 12% of...