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A government built to change: Join us as we commemorate America at 250
In July, we will recognize the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Amid growing polarization, distrust in our public institutions and the Trump administration’s efforts to dramatically reshape the federal landscape, this moment marks an opportunity to recognize how our government has evolved and to invite public participation in reimagining its...
Lindsay Laferriere February 24, 2026
Workforce
What Schedule Policy/Career means for the federal workforce
Tens of thousands of federal employees may soon lose their job protections under a newly finalized rule tha...
Chris Piper February 10, 2026
Workforce
3 strategies for translating your federal experience into private sector resumes
If you have spent years writing resumes for a federal job, the thought of crafting a private-sector version...
Kristen Carroll October 14, 2025
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The government shutdown is now the longest ever—and the public is paying the price
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, the United States reached a grim milestone: day 36 of the government shutdown, ...
Partnership for Public Service November 5, 2025
Customer Experience
Evolving the customer experience through artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is walking the runway into our government and taking center stage in Congress, whic...
Ross Apter January 31, 2024
Workforce
Retaining Generation X and Generation Z federal employees: Three ways Congress can help
Federal employees are the engine of government, so preventing unwanted staff attrition should be a priority...
Maddie Powder November 21, 2022
Congress
Outcome of midterms unlikely to improve the Senate confirmation process for executive b...
The time it takes to confirm presidential appointments in the Senate has grown longer and longer over the p...
Paul Hitlin, Mary-Courtney Murphy, Carlos Galina November 1, 2022
Government Effectiveness
Why we can’t afford another government shutdown
Government shutdowns—or lapses in appropriations—are complicated to understand and hard to defend. Our fede...
September 29, 2021
Congress
The Partnership for Public Service launches the Alliance for Congress, a new initiative...
The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today launched the Alliance for Congress, an ambi...
Max Stier July 21, 2021
Congress
How can Congress help prevent future pandemics?
As the U.S continues to recover from COVID-19, a handful of le...
July 16, 2021
Congress
Congressional support agencies lead the way on employee engagement
Congress faced a once-in-a-generation battle against a pandemic in 2020 that threatened the nation. In a mo...
July 12, 2021
Government Effectiveness
Three lessons to make government work better now and in the future
There are many ways to improve government, some complex and difficult, and some very basic. As we navigate&...
May 18, 2021
Partnership Insights
Tell your representative to protect our merit-based civil service
The president recently signed an executive order that threatens the integrity of the professional, nonparti...
December 2, 2020