Read, Watch and Listen Our Government Explained (in 3 Minutes or Less): Preparing for the Presidency Running the U.S. government is one of the world’s most challenging jobs, yet there’s only a small window of time after the election to get ready, so presidential transition activities should start much sooner. The fourth video in the Partnership’s “Our Government Explained” series describes the role of the presidential transition process in preparing a president-elect to run the country or continue into a second term. Watch the newly released video to learn more, including why it’s vital to start the transition process months before the election is even held. Watch Report 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. More Report 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. More Report 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. More Video 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. Watch Video 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. Learn… Watch Video December 8, 2021 Author Talks: Power to the Public Watch Video 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 progress… Watch Report 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... More Report 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... More Report December 8, 2020 Bit by Bit: How governments used technology to move the mission forward during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives, including the business of government. Facing unprecedented obstacles, many ... More
