RELATED February 13, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs” proposed rule January 29, 2026 Trump Posed an Existential Threat. This Nonpartisan Group Pushed Back January 29, 2026 A Culture of Fear: Leadership Deficits at Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Back to Reports Embracing Change: CHCOs Rising to the Challenge of an Altered Landscape May 20, 2014 What do federal human capital leaders have to say about the impact of budget cuts, increased workloads, a government shutdown, plummeting employee morale and other events that have rocked the workforce over the past several years? More importantly, what do they think should be done in response? In the new report, “Embracing Change: CHCOs Rising to the Challenge of an Altered Landscape,” the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton LLP surveyed 60 chief human capital officers and agency HR leaders regarding the challenges facing the federal workforce. The report also includes recommendations from these leaders for rebuilding and strengthening the federal workforce. Follow at #CHCOreport RELEASE EVENT VIDEO Download (621k)