Publications

In this report, “Encouraging and Sustaining Innovation in Government: A Technology and Innovation Agenda for the Next Administration,” authors Beth Simone Noveck and Stefaan Verhulst provide a set of recommendations for how incoming leaders can use innovation as a catalyst in achieving the administration’s priorities.

In this issue brief, the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte identify three key factors that most directly influence the job satisfaction and commitment of Human Resources professionals, IT employees and contract specialist.

Our 2015 annual report highlights how we are working to help our government succeed. View the full annual report at ourpublicservice.org/annual-report

Inspired by President Obama’s December 2015 Executive Order – Strengthening the Senior Executive Service, the Partnership for Public Service and McKinsey & Company set out to identify practices to bolster the SES and provide baseline metrics on these practices. 

The Veterans First Act (S.2921) is an important step towards improving leadership and employee engagement at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and much of the legislation shows great potential to address systemic management challenges at VA.

How do employees in the law enforcement community view their jobs and work environments? What are the unique workplace issues facing this community? How can law enforcement leaders address these issues?This analysis identifies three top workplace challenges facing law enforcement and provides effective strategies that agencies are using to improve in these areas.

Making smart and timely decisions will enable the next administration to more effectively implement key priorities and address emerging challenges. But it won’t be easy. Incoming leaders will be flooded with information and advice and will face a never-ending barrage of decisions. To succeed, new appointees need an organized approach that uses data and draws...

On September 16, 2015, Partnership President and CEO, Max Stier testified in front of The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management to support Improving the USAJobs Website.

Over the last year, the Partnership for Public Service and the IBM Center for The Business of Government have held a series of roundtable discussions with key government leaders and stakeholders to develop a Management Roadmap for the next administration. This roadmap will share lessons learned, identify promising initiatives and offer ideas on successful implementation....

The Partnership for Public Service, with support from Accenture Federal Services, identified the steps agencies can take to become more customer-centered, based on extensive interviews with agency leaders.