FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2009
Contact: Sarah Howe
202-775-9111
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA APPOINTMENT OF JOHN BERRY TO OPM DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON – Partnership for Public Service President and CEO Max Stier released the following statement today on President Obama’s appointment of John Berry to serve as Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
“To execute its agenda, the Obama administration needs an effective federal workforce, and building, maintaining, and measuring the success of that workforce is incumbent upon the Office of Personnel Management. John Berry’s reputation as a high-energy leader with a strong background in workforce issues suggests he will emerge as a key player in the effort to improve government performance. We look forward to working with him in his new role.”
The Partnership for Public Service works to revitalize the federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works. For more information visit www.ourpublicservice.org.
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The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.
