RELATED June 06, 2025 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service” (Schedule P/C) proposed rule June 02, 2025 Partnership for Public Service's public comments on OPM's "Assuring Responsive and Accountable Federal Executive Management" proposed rule April 24, 2025 New Partnership for Public Service polling shows majority of the American public concerned about cuts to the federal workforce and government services Back to Reports One Value Uniting Bush and Kerry Voters: The Importance of Government November 4, 2004 The American electorate agrees that the nation needs a positive vision of how to make government more effective, and that the blame for government does not lie with federal workers but with elected leaders. This opinion is evident among Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, men and women, younger and older voters, and Evangelical Christians, Protestants and Catholics. The views cut across geographic regions as well. In addition, a majority (53%) of voters see “improving the federal workforce” as key to winning the war on terror. Download (20k)