Publications

After two years of data collection, we analyzed federal leaders to better understand certain patterns in leadership experience. Specifically, we examined the differences and similarities between how women and men understand and experience their roles as public service leaders, and explored the intersections between race, ethnicity and gender in public service leadership. 

We created a toolkit with Hattaway Communications to help the Partnership and our allies communicate a consistent set of messages and pro...

In collaboration with the Congressional Management Foundation, the State of the Congress 2022 report provides an assessment of congressional civility, functionality and capacity by the people who know the institution best: congressional staff. The good news: We have found bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the challenges facing Congress, showing that there is a strong need and leverage for change.

Technology literacy and access are currently at a turning point. With rapid advancement, the divide over who has the education ...

Demographic changes are a key trend that will play a role in potential challenges and opportunities for the future. Whatever actions...

Political polarization is one of the most relevant trends for the current American moment. Increased hyper-partisanship has made it harde...

Recognizing that trust within the federal workforce is an indicator of government effectiveness and a driver of public trust in government, the Partnership for Public Service with support from Deloitte undertook a year-long study of civil servants’ trust in two key dimensions of the federal government. Through our research, we sought to understand the levels, drivers and effects of civil servants’ trust in their leaders and the framework of the civil service. We also sought opportunities for agencies, administrations and Congress to take actions that could increase federal workforce trust.

Data from the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition reveals chronic delays at nearly every step of the pres...

Our latest issue brief examines the results of our Federal Data and Digital Maturity Index, a new survey launched in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group designed to help agencies meet federal data assessment requirements.

Explore the findings from our national survey on public trust in government, with a focus on how people in the U.S. perceive federal agencies and the 2 million civil servants who work across the country. This effort is the first in a series of publications we will publish in the coming months on trust in the federal government.