Publications

Our 2013–2014 annual report highlights how we are working to help our government succeed. View the full annual report at ourpublicservice.org/annual-report

This guide focuses on the Assessment Phase of implementing shared services at a federal agency. Through the 5 components of the Assessment Phase, agencies will develop a clear plan to lead them into the implementation of shared services.

Using the 2014 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® data derived from the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte Consulting LLP examined the satisfaction and commitment of the SES members and looked at how the views of these executives differ from those of all other employees.

Partnership President and CEO, Max Stier, testified before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on pending legislation that would make it easier to fire federal employees at VA.

The Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton explore five years’ worth of interviews with agency performance staff.

Partnership President and CEO, Max Stier, submitted a statement for the record to the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health for its hearing on VA challenges in recruiting, hiring and retaining medical professionals.

The Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton’s report, “Cyber In-Security II: Closing the Federal Talent Gap,” examines the challenges faced by the federal government in building a first-class cybersecurity workforce and offers recommendations for a creating a government-wide strategy for retaining and recruiting top cyber talent. 

According to a new Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® analysis from the Partnership for Public Service, Deloitte and Hay Group, most federal employees are motivated to improve the way they do their work, but they do not feel that their leaders and organizations support creativity and innovation.

In the report, “Helping Government Deliver II: The Obstacles and Opportunities Surrounding Shared Services,” the Partnership and Deloitte interviewed 18 agency leaders from across the federal government to understand the extent to which agencies are using or moving toward shared services; what the key barriers are to implementing shared services strategies; and how OMB and other agencies can assist agencies.

President and CEO, Max Stier, applauds Chairman Miller for his continued attention to management challenges at VA, but argues that to truly bring about the change he hopes to achieve at VA, the Committee should consider a different approach.