RELATED 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 April 23, 2025 Ready, Set…Wait: Nominee Experiences through the Senate Confirmation Process March 27, 2025 Max Stier’s statement for the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing on "VA Accountability and Transparency" Back to Reports The State of the Federal Workforce April 22, 2009 On April 22, 2009, Partnership President and CEO, Max Stier, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and District of Columbia. Stier addressed the major challenges currently facing the federal workforce, including barriers to recruitment, a broken hiring process, a lack of meaningful measures and a lack of support and oversight. Subsequently, Stier offered six recommendations, including improved measures, a government-wide strategic human capital plan and a public endorsement of S. 736, the Federal Hiring Process Improvements Act Download (71k)