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Our Government Explained (in 3 Minutes or Less): How the Federal Government Helps as you Travel

Learn about the many ways our government keeps you safe and secure while you travel in the U.S. or go abroad. The most recent video in the Partnership’s “Our Government Explained” series, describes federal agencies’ role in travel safety, and all the information you can find on federal sites to help with trip planning. Also hear from Christopher Ashcraft, with the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, who shares information about getting passport services.

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May 31, 2024

Brandon Wales & Cyber Defense Chronicle

Story by Keza Muvunyi and Li Chen Chen Art by Luke Duo Art Brandon Wales was recognized in 2022 for his work in protecting government and...

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February 27, 2023

Building a Culture of Innovation in Government

In collaboration with the Federal Innovation Council, we created a vision for how to build and foster a culture of innovation over the next two decades. This brief focuses on four main areas: Leadership, the workforce, the culture-building process and partnerships, all of which are integral to creating an innovative culture. The brief also addresses how to measure progress and involve key stakeholders, and it offers options for getting started.

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February 21, 2023

Mobilizing Cloud Computing for Public Service

To understand how agencies are mobilizing cloud computing for public service, the Partnership, in collaboration with the IBM Center for The Business of Government, hosted a series of events in 2022 featuring federal IT leaders. Over the course of three webinars, we heard from the Census Bureau; the departments of Agriculture, Defense and Veterans Affairs; the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Government Accountability Office; the National Institutes of Health; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and the Office of Personnel Management.

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December 13, 2022

In the Public AI

Different agencies and levels of government have widely varying experience with using artificial intelligence in public service delivery. Whatever their level of experience, public sector organizations must put responsible AI principles at the center of their decision-making around AI. In this report the Partnership for Public Service and Microsoft offer recommendations of questions and considerations non-technical leaders should address at each stage of the process, from their first contemplation of AI to its routine use in service delivery.

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June 23, 2022

Michael Lewis’s opening remarks to the Funders’ Summit for Effective Governing Institutions

  Bestselling author Michael Lewis speaks about the importance of ensuring government capacity in his opening remarks to the Funders’ Summit for Effective Governing Institutions held June 6-7, 2022, hosted by Democracy Funders Network and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement.

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March 16, 2022

Author Talks: A Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide​

  The Partnership for Public Service presents the Author Talks series, which offers space for discussion around our interest and activity in public interest technology. During this session of the series, Marker Lerner, Senior Manager of Federal Technology Strategy and Programs, sits down with Cyd Harrell, author of A Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide​, for Q&A….

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October 22, 2021

Lessons Learned on Public Health Data Infrastructure during COVID-19

  Join the Partnership for Public Service for a conversation on public health data infrastructure. This virtual event featured highlights from recent research that examined how a set of cross-sector public health teams navigated data infrastructure challenges while responding to the pandemic. We provided recommendations for congressional and federal leaders to make substantial and rapid…

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February 4, 2021

Looking Ahead to a More Centrally Coordinated Federal Data Strategy

 During the past several decades, ethically and effectively harnessing the power of data has become a growing priority for the feder...

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January 27, 2021

Resilient: Keeping Your Wits—Workforce, Innovation, Technology, Security—About You

The COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered as a defining moment in the history of the federal government. More so than any crisis in a gene...

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