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 Recruitment in the Federal Government May 7, 2009 On May 7, 2009, Partnership President and CEO, Max Stier, testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia on recruitment and hiring in the federal government. Stier addressed federal workforce challenges, the urgency of improving the hiring process, the barriers to finding the right talent, the lack of information on applicants, why flexible hiring is under-utilized and where more support is needed. Stier suggested improvements to S. 736, the Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act, and offered additional recommendations to the Subcommittee, including that OPM be directed to conduct the Federal Human Capital Survey on an annual basis. Download (57k)