Partnership for Public Service

Feds@Work: NIH’s Neal Young,World Expert On Bone Marrow Failure

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This is the first in a series of profiles on the 2012 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalists. The awards, presented by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, recognize outstanding federal employees whose important, behind-the-scenes work is advancing the health, safety and well-being of Americans and are among the most prestigious honors given to civil servants. This profile features a finalist for the Science and Environment Medal, Dr. Neal Young, Chief of the Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Neal Young is the world’s leading expert in the field of bone marrow failure, engaging in groundbreaking research that has led to life-saving treatments for a rare and deadly blood disorder known as aplastic anemia. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 1, 2012 at 10:57 AM

Why We Need A Different Response To Government Workforce

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There is no doubt that the lavish spending by General Services Administration‘s Las Vegas conference planners and the dishonorable behavior by Secret Service agents in Colombia have earned the public’s contempt, but the irresponsible actions of a few don’t define the many.

These incidents made headlines because they are the exception, not the rule. We would do well as a nation not to simply berate and punish the wrongdoers, but also to recognize that our government and the vast majority of its 2.1 million employees each day are honorably serving the nation, and in many cases, accomplishing amazing feats. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 1, 2012 at 10:38 AM

Why Federal Workers Have Differing Attitudes Towards Their Pay?

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Federal pay has been a topic of hot debate this year, with some studies concluding government workers are overcompensated compared to their private-sector counterparts and others finding the exact opposite.

The latest and perhaps most credible study from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that federal workers with less education are paid slightly higher than those in the private-sector while highly educated federal workers tend to be underpaid. Keep reading →

 /  Published May 30, 2012 at 11:25 AM

2012 Service To America Medal Nominees Announced

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The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service today announced the 33 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalists – outstanding federal employees whose important, behind-the-scenes work is advancing the health, safety and well-being of Americans.

The finalists (see the full list below) will be honored in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday as part of Public Service Recognition Week. The Service to America Medals have earned a reputation as the most prestigious awards dedicated to honoring America’s civil servants. Keep reading →

 /  Published May 7, 2012 at 4:18 PM

The Federal Leadership Challenge

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Leadership is difficult in any environment, but leading in the federal government comes with unique challenges, and frankly, government leaders aren’t receiving rave reviews from their employees.

An analysis of Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® data by my organization, the Partnership for Public Service, reveals that leadership in the federal government is one of the lowest ranked out of 10 workplace categories, with a score of only 54.9 out of 100. Keep reading →

 /  Published May 4, 2012 at 2:29 PM

Feds@Work: Fostering Leadership With Public-Private Partnerships

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The economic problems of the past few years have taken their toll on local governments, including police departments that have been forced to layoff or furlough law enforcement officers and cut back on services that could put public safety at risk.

At the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Katherine McQuay (pictured above) and Zoe Mentel (pictured below) teamed up to help address this issue by building innovative partnerships between the private sector and local law enforcement officials. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 27, 2012 at 1:00 PM

How 30 Federal Agencies Reached Rare Unity On Senior Executive Service

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When it comes to carrying out the work of the federal government, few initiatives have held greater promise or importance than the Senior Executive Service.

Commissioned by Congress more than three decades ago, the SES program was envisioned as a way to attract and develop an elite corps of America’s highest caliber executives and deploy them across the federal government to address both immediate and longer term management needs within federal agencies. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 27, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Senior Executive Talent Underutilized In Federal Government

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A new report released today by the Partnership for Public Service provides fresh perspective on the long standing failure of the federal government to take advantage of its Senior Executive Service and a cadre of more than 7,800 senior leaders many of whom find themselves trapped in the agencies they work for.

The report, “Mission-Driven Mobility,” outlines barriers that SES members face in being able to move from one agency to another, and even within agencies, as intended when the SES was created by Congress in 1978 as a way to spread the experience of senior executives to improve the broader management of government. Keep reading →

 /  Published February 29, 2012 at 9:53 AM

Feds@Work: Tracing Firearms To Solve Violent Crimes

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Every year, armed criminals commit hundreds of thousands of violent crimes, sometimes leaving their guns behind and providing potentially significant clues for law enforcement.

That’s where the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Tracing Center (NTC) comes into play, a small federal agency that in fiscal 2010 traced nearly 337,000 recovered firearms for U.S. law enforcement agencies and international partners. Keep reading →

 /  Published February 20, 2012 at 9:00 AM

25 Questions Congress Should Consider Before Agency Reorganization

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Partnership for Public Service Presidnet and CEO Max Stier urged Congress on Wednesday to answer 25 key questions before moving ahead with proposals to reorganize federal agencies as part of efforts to save money and increase efficiency.

Wednesday’s hearing — “Why Reshuffling Government Agencies Won’t Solve the Federal Government’s Obesity Problem” — was scheduled to shed light on proposals to assess and reshuffle the size of our federal government. Keep reading →

 /  Published February 15, 2012 at 1:34 PM
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