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President Trump’s firing of inspectors general threatens government accountability and efficiency
Inspectors general are one of the central watchdogs of the federal government, identifying and stopping waste, fraud and abuse and saving taxpayers tens of billions of dollars every year. Despite their intended independence and importance for government accountability and efficiency, inspectors general have come under fire during the second Trump administration, with extensive purges and...
Chris Piper October 21, 2025
Leadership and Collaboration
A model to strengthen leadership in state and local government
State and local government leaders, who already shoulder vast responsibility, are increasingly being called...
Lauren Anstey, Kelly Shih May 22, 2025
Workforce
Why a skills assessment is your most powerful career pivot tool
A recent Partnership for Public Service FedSupport webinar explored how skills assessments can help drive c...
Kristen Carroll, Katy Hogan May 6, 2025
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Employee Engagement
A participatory approach to measuring the employee experience
Recently, the Partnership for Public Service has applied a more inclusive and participatory approach to the...
Priyasmita Roy November 13, 2024
Customer Experience
That’s a bright idea: Engaging employees and customers at the Department of Labor
Improving the experiences of federal employees can lead to better experiences for federal customers, accord...
Anthony Vetrano August 2, 2023
Employee Engagement
Opportunities to turn a corner on federal employee engagement and satisfaction
Much like other sectors, the federal workforce faced uncertainty throughout 2022. Agencies were considering...
James-Christian Blockwood April 12, 2023
Employee Engagement
The Intelligence Community: Meaningful work, great leaders, diverse opportunities and w...
The Intelligence Community has been near the top of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rank...
Sherry Van Sloun July 28, 2022
Employee Engagement
These federal agencies are getting employee engagement and satisfaction right
On Wednesday, July 13, the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group released the 2021 Bes...
July 19, 2022
Employee Engagement
Engaging employees at federal agencies
New research by the Partnership for Public Service and BCG shows that many federal agencies are struggling ...
Danny Werfel July 14, 2022
Employee Engagement
The Department of Homeland Security’s Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® sc...
At the Department of Homeland Security, our Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® scores are an ex...
Angela Bailey September 2, 2021
Employee Engagement
The federal government’s new value proposition: the future of work
The COVID-19 pandemic proved that federal agencies needed to quickly reduce bureaucratic red tape and strea...
Danny Werfel July 22, 2021
Employee Engagement
The reward of workplace rituals
Before every coaching session I lead for the Partnership, I touch a picture of a baseball cap that says, “I...
June 21, 2021
Employee Engagement
Three recommendations for increasing your employees’ engagement
Supervisors know well that engaged employees perform better and achieve more for their teams. So the questi...
June 3, 2020