News Releases
October 29, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTS TWO NEW VICE PRESIDENTS
The Partnership for Public Service today announced the appointments of two new Vice Presidents. VP of Government Transformation Tina Sung will lead the organization’s efforts to transform the way government works and Vince Micone, VP of Development, will head up the nonprofit’s fundraising.
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October 1, 2008
FINANCIAL BAILOUT PACKAGE JUST BEGINNING OF REFORM EFFORT, ACCORDING TO PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Roadmap to Reform Report Lays Out Critical Government Management Reform Recommendations for the Next President and Transition Teams
The health of the federal government is eroding and unless the next president moves past piecemeal reforms there will be serious consequences for the nation, according to Roadmap to Reform: A Management Framework for the Next Administration released today by the Partnership for Public Service.
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September 16, 2008
EIGHT STAND-OUT PUBLIC SERVANTS RECEIVE COVETED SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. GALA
Host Rob Riggle Honors Winners from Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Antonio and Pittsburgh
The Partnership for Public Service presented eight Service to America Medals to outstanding public servants whose remarkable work is making the world safer, healthier and greener – at a Washington, D.C. gala held in their honor, September 16.
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July 24, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE STATEMENT APPLAUDING SENATOR OBAMA FOR PLANNING AHEAD TO TRANSITION
Read Excerpts from Open Letter to the Candidates on Transition Recommendations
“The Partnership for Public Service applauds Sen. Obama for announcing that he is forming a transition team. It’s essential to shore up the vulnerabilities to our nation that inevitably occur during transitions and it is unrealistic to believe that our new President will be ready to govern on day one without aggressively preparing for that possibility today. We look forward to working with both campaigns on their transition planning and their government management reform agendas,” said Max Stier, Partnership for Public Service president and CEO.
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June 18, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCES 2008 SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDAL FINALISTS
The Partnership for Public Service today announced the 29 Service to America Medal finalists – outstanding federal workers who are making high-impact contributions critical to the safety, health and well-being of Americans.
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May 22, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPLAUDS REPS. PRICE AND SHAYS FOR INTRODUCING ROOSEVELT SCHOLARS BILL
Bill Provides Financial Incentives for College Grads to Serve Their Country
The Partnership for Public Service today commended Reps. David Price (D-NC) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) for introducing legislation, the Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2008, that creates an elite graduate school scholarship program with a unique payback – a commitment to serve our country in mission-critical federal jobs.
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May 13, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON RELEASE RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP UNCLE SAM BRING ON NEW EMPLOYEES – AND KEEP THEM!
The federal government must do a better job integrating new employees into the workplace according to a report released today by the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton, Getting On Board: A Model for Integrating and Engaging New Employees.
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April 28, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE RECEIVES $3 MILLION GRANT FOR INNOVATIVE UNCLE SAM RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES
The Partnership for Public Service today announced plans to expand its Making the Difference initiative to steer talented young people to federal jobs – putting to use the first ever market research conducted on campus recruiting. The new programs will be funded by a three year, $3 million grant from the Robertson Foundation.
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April 22, 2008
DAVID WALKER, FORMER COMPTROLLER GENERALTO JOIN PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
The Partnership for Public Service today announced that David Walker is joining its Board of Directors. Walker served as Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office for nearly 10 years prior to his recent appointment to be President and Chief Executive Officer of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
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March 6, 2008
LEADERSHIP LABORATORY FOR TOP FEDERAL MANAGERS TAPS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ADDRESS URGENT NATIONAL PROBLEMS
Food Safety and Veterans’ Health Care Are First on New Institute’s Agenda
The Partnership for Public Service today announced the start up of an innovative leadership training laboratory to help the federal government tackle the nation’s most pressing issues – before they become public crises.
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February 15, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE STATEMENT COMMENDING COMPTROLLER GENERAL DAVID M. WALKER
The Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement in response to the resignation of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), effective March 12, 2008.
Complete release
February 4, 2008
WANTED: AMERICA’S FINEST PUBLIC SERVANTS FOR SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS – THE “OSCARS” OF WASHINGTON
The Partnership for Public Service today announced that the nominations deadline for the 2008 Service to America Medals – the most prestigious awards honoring our nation’s public servants -- has been extended through March 10, 2008.
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January 25, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS GRANTS TO BROWN UNIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO; WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY; WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
The Partnership for Public Service today announced that five universities will receive Call to Serve grants to help launch the nation-wide public education campaign – Making the Difference, on their campuses.
The campaign will carry an important message to university students about government service: It’s not just making a living, it’s making the difference!
Complete release — Brown »
Complete release — California State »
Complete release — Washington »
Complete release — Western Michigan »
Complete release — Albany
January 24, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBER
The Partnership for Public Service is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has elected Sheila Burke as its newest member. Ms. Burke is Faculty Research Fellow at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy and member of the faculty at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, both at Harvard University. As a member of the Board of Directors, Ms. Burke will serve on the Partnership’s development and audit committees.
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January 17, 2008
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND IBM TEAM TO STEER BABY BOOMERS TO MISSION CRITICAL GOVERNMENT JOBS
The war for talent is hitting the federal government hard, as more than one-third of the full-time permanent federal workforce gets ready to retire or leave in the next five years, according to the Partnership for Public Service at today’s launch of FedExperience Transitions to Government – an initiative to help match government’s critical hiring needs with the talents of baby boomers looking for encore careers where they can find interesting and challenging work.
At the launch, the Partnership and IBM, a major potential source of talent, announced that they will pilot the Transitions to Government initiative with the U.S. Department of Treasury. The goal is to identify, recruit, and hire interested IBM employees and retirees and match them to key federal government jobs.
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October 26, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE LAUNCHES NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT COLLEGE GRADS TO FEDERAL SERVICE
The Partnership for Public Service today launched a nation-wide public education campaign – Making the Difference, to persuade talented young people to enter federal service. The campaign kicks off on hundreds of college and university campuses, nationwide already signed up to spread the news of public service opportunities among their students.
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September 20, 2007
SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS HONOR “UNSUNG HEROES”
IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The Partnership for Public Service presented nine Service to America Medals to outstanding civil servants for their high-impact contributions critical to the safety, health and well-being of Americans — at a Washington, D.C. gala held in their honor, September 19.
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July 3, 2007
UNCLE SAM NEEDS YOU! SURVEY FINDS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST HIRE NEARLY 193,000 NEW WORKERS TO FILL MISSION CRITICAL JOBS
Police Officers, Investigators, Food Inspectors, Security and Prison Guards, Airport Screeners, Customs and Border Patrol, and Immigration Agents, and Intelligence Analysts Top Federal Government’s “Most Wanted” Wish List
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June 18, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE SELECTS THIRTY-ONE OUTSTANDING FEDS AS SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDAL FINALISTS
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May 25, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE HONORS SENATOR COLLINS (R-ME) AND IBM CHAIRMAN PALMISANO FOR LEADERSHIP
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April 19, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE RANKS MORE THAN 280 FEDERAL AGENCIES BASED ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND ENGAGEMENT
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February 22, 2007
ANNENBERG FOUNDATION AWARDS $4 MILLION GRANT TO PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Funding To Support Efforts to Improve Federal Leadership and Educate Public about Government Service
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February 20, 2007
WANTED: AMERICA’S FINEST PUBLIC SERVANTS FOR GOVERNMENT “OSCAR”
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January 31, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPLAUDS SENATOR AKAKA AND REP. BAIRD EFFORTS TO ADDRESS LACK OF FEDERAL WORKFORCE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS
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January 16, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE NAMES THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS
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January 10, 2007
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE LAUNCHES EFFORT TO STEM FEDERAL BRAIN DRAIN: A NEW CALL TO SERVICE FOR AMERICA’S BABY BOOMERS
AARP, Atlantic Philanthropies, Civic Ventures Announce Support
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October 2, 2006
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE NAMES NEW VP FOR RESEARCH
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September 27, 2006
SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS HONOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S
TOP CIVIL SERVANTS
Winners Include Leaders of Effort to Combat Avian Flu, a Nobel Prize Winning Physicist, and the Architect of the Personnel Recovery System that Guided Rescue of Jessica Lynch and Others in Iraq
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June 20, 2006
THIRTY OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANTS NAMED 2006 SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDAL FINALISTS
Finalists Hail from 14 Different States, 22 Different Federal Agencies; Honored on Capitol Hill
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May 2, 2006
NEW SURVEY FINDS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS,
NOT LACK OF INTEREST, TO BE KEY BARRIER TO FEDERAL SERVICE
Report Lays Out Recommendations to Improve Federal Recruiting
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April 6, 2006
PRIVATE SECTOR COUNCIL TO HONOR 2006 LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS
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February 28, 2006
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE JOINS PRINCETON UNIVERSITY'S WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL'S NEW "SCHOLARS IN THE NATION'S SERVICE" PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE GOVERNMENT SERVICE
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September 28, 2005
NINE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATION
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September 14, 2005
NEW RANKINGS SHOW GOVERNMENT IS A BETTER PLACE TO WORK TODAY
Employee Satisfaction is Up in 3 Out of 4 Government Agencies
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July 20, 2005
EXTREME HIRING MAKEOVER GIVES FEDERAL HIRING A FACELIFT
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May 19, 2005
NEW SURVEY OF THE "CLASS OF 9/11" FINDS PATRIOTISM IS NOT ENOUGH TO INSPIRE NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES TO PUBLIC SERVICE
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September 28, 2004
2004 SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS AWARDEES HONORED
Federal Employees from the FBI, State Department, Department of Energy, FEMA, NIST, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, and FTC Hailed as Public Service Heroes
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August 23, 2004
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND PRIVATE SECTOR COUNCIL JOIN FORCES
New Collaboration Builds on Growing Momentum Behind Cause of Improving Government Performance
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June 16, 2004
TWENTY-EIGHT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
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March 3, 2004
BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE CAUCUS ESTABLISHED TO HELP RAISE THE VOLUME ON CHALLENGES FACING THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE
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November 12, 2003
NASA, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OMB AND EPA RISE TO THE TOP IN FIRST “BEST PLACES TO WORK IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT” RANKINGS
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October 15, 2003
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND ATLANTIC MEDIA COMPANY CONGRATULATE 2003 SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDAL AWARDEES
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July 28, 2003
2003 SERVICE TO AMERICA FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
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July 8, 2003
PARTNERSHIP REPORT FINDS NATION UPREPARED FOR BIOTERROR ATTACK
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November 14, 2002
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP CONGRATULATE THE 2002 SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS AWARDEES
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September 12, 2002
NEW SURVEY: RECRUITMENT PROBLEM REMAINS, DESPITE INCREASING RESPECT FOR GOVERNMENT'S WORK SINCE 9/11
Complete release »
April 22, 2002
350 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, 36 FEDERAL AGENCIES LAUNCH NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE FEDERAL SERVICE:POST-9/11 CAMPAIGN MARKS LARGEST EVER OUTREACH TO STUDENTS
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