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Our Government Explained (in 3 Minutes or Less): Preparing for the Presidency

Running the U.S. government is one of the world’s most challenging jobs, yet there’s only a small window of time after the election to get ready, so presidential transition activities should start much sooner. The fourth video in the Partnership’s “Our Government Explained” series describes the role of the presidential transition process in preparing a president-elect to run the country or continue into a second term.

Watch the newly released video to learn more, including why it’s vital to start the transition process months before the election is even held. 

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October 6, 2020

Government for the People: Serving the Public in a New World

In collaboration with Accenture Federal Services, the Partnership publishes an annual “Government for the People” report which offered da...

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September 14, 2004

Mid-Career Hiring: Revisiting the Search for Seasoned Talent in the Federal Government

One of the most practical things we can do to bring talented people into government is to remove barriers to government service. Perhaps ...

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October 26, 2007

Making the Difference: A Blueprint for Matching University Students with Federal Opportunitie

This report includes a series of recommendations for federal agencies, universities and Congress outlining how each of these groups can h...

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April 26, 2010

Partnership for Public Service 2009 Annual Report

Good government starts with good people. With the financial collapse, two foreign wars, a foiled terrorist attack and soaring unemploymen...

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December 6, 2022

Designing a Government for the People

For this report, we interviewed dozens of customer experience leaders, as well as those who design and implement services at federal agencies. We also had conversations with customer experience experts from national research institutes and universities. Additionally, our work was informed by input from our quarterly customer experience roundtables and by leading commercial practices.

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September 12, 2016

Making Government Work for the American People

On the campaign trail, the presidential candidates promise swift action on policy promises. Come January, the next occupant of the Oval O...

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October 7, 2019

Government for the People: Profiles on the customer experience

In collaboration with Accenture Federal Services, we released “Government for the People: Profiles on the Customer Experience” — a first-...

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July 3, 2007

Where the Jobs Are 2007: Mission Critical Opportunities for America

Over the next two years, our largest federal agencies project that they will hire nearly 193,000 new workers for “mission-critical&...

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November 4, 2010

Beneath the Surface: Understanding Attrition at Your Agency and Why It Matters

Employee attrition in the federal government historically has been quite low, leading many people to believe that it should not be a matt...

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March 23, 2022

Trust in Government

Explore the findings from our national survey on public trust in government, with a focus on how people in the U.S. perceive federal agencies and the 2 million civil servants who work across the country. This effort is the first in a series of publications we will publish in the coming months on trust in the federal government.

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