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The 2020 Survey on the Future of Government Service includes questions about federal employee hiring, performance, management and government reform. Data from the survey will supplement existing government-wide data sources such as the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings that is produced by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group. It is hoped that this survey will contribute to evidence-based decision making on the future of public service.
The survey is a collaborative effort sponsored by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at Vanderbilt University, and Georgetown University. The survey was previously administered in 2014.
A pandemic. Economic turmoil. Racial injustice. Threats to national security. The nation’s future and our democracy depend on our ability to solve these challenges, and the federal government is the most powerful tool we have to drive change. Yet, years of neglect, diminished capacity and leadership shortcomings have taken a heavy toll on the government’s ability to serve the public effectively.
In order to fulfill its promise, the government must do things differently. To meet America’s current and future needs, we must rebuild and revitalize our nation’s most important democratic institution. To that end, we propose that the next president and his administration focus on these actions in the first 100 days to begin laying the groundwork for renewing our federal government.
In collaboration with Accenture Federal Services, the Partnership publishes an annual “Government for the People” report which offered data and insights on how customers experience critical federal services. Our second annual report examines 11 of these services, assesses how government has improved the customer experience since last year, and offers three service-delivery principles to help agencies continue this progress during and beyond the pandemic.
This report examines the prevalence of vacancies and temporary officials in Senate-confirmed positions, the use of acting officials and the reasons the nomination and confirmation process has broken down. This report also includes specific recommendations to address the prevalence of temporary officials, fix broken processes and improve accountability.
A paper by UVA’s Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis and Center for Presidential Transition Director David Marchick featuring lessons learned from previous transitions that occurred during political and economic crises.
To deliver for the American people and competently respond to crises, the government must recruit and hire a world-class workforce. Yet the federal recruiting and hiring process is in drastic need of repair.
In this report, the Partnership for Public Service outlines practical steps agencies can take to attract mission-critical talent while working within an existing system that is saddled by many cumbersome and complex rules and procedures.
The Partnership worked with Microsoft to examine how artificial intelligence can help federal, state and local governments become more resilient.
Only a tiny portion of the more than 5,000 banks and financial institutions in the United States are owned by minorities. Only 149, to be exact. But a Mentor Protégé program launched by Treasury a couple of years back has helped keep those banks in minority hands while strengthening their finances. Our guest has earned a finalist slot in the Service to America Medals program this year for his work in the program. Assistant commissioner for revenue collections management at the Treasury Department, Corvelli McDaniel, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss.
On June 25, 2020, Partnership President and CEO, Max Stier testified in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations for their “Frontline Feds: Serving the Public During a Pandemic” hearing to inform the Subcommittee’s oversight of the experience of federal employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In “Mastering Risk: Ways to Advance Enterprise Risk Management Across Government,” the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte explore how federal leaders can use enterprise risk management to improve decision-making and program outcomes.
