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The Partnership’s research team is dedicated to providing the quality information, insightful analysis,
and practical solutions needed to modernize the federal government so it can better protect and promote the security,
health and prosperity of all Americans. Through its unique series of high-visibility reports, insightful
issue briefs, original surveys, and innovative research projects (such as the annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings)
the Partnership is helping to shed light on the challenges facing the public sector and the changes we need to make to better attract,
retain and empower America’s most talented workers.
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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.
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Elevating Our Federal Workforce: Chief Human Capital Officers Offer Advice to President Obama
In 2007, the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton LLP, interviewed federal government chief human capital officers (CHCOs), deputy CHCOs and other key human resource advisors to learn firsthand about critical issues in federal human capital management. The 2007 survey focused on the President’s Management Agenda, the general environment and laid the groundwork for future surveys.
In 2008, we repeated the survey and focused on issues surrounding the impending presidential transition. While many CHCOs are career civil servants, some are political appointees who will leave the federal government and pass their duties on to new leaders. In this context, we hope the results of this year’s survey will be particularly useful as the new administration takes the reins.
Getting On Board: A Model for Integrating and Engaging New Employees
This report diagnoses the current challenges facing federal onboarding and presents a model for strategic onboarding, which can serve as a guide for agency reforms. This model outlines a set of overriding principles that underpin effective onboarding programs. It identifies key stakeholders and clarifies their roles in the process, breaking down the onboarding process into five distinct time periods and explaining what agencies should be doing during each phase.
Great Expectations! What Students Want in an Employer and How Federal Agencies Can Deliver It
The Partnership for Public Service and Universum USA teamed up to examine the results of Universum USA's 2008 survey of undergraduates -- The Universum IDEAL Employer Survey 2008 -- to identify the qualities young people seek in an employer.
This report details key findings of this research, and there are a number of signs to suggest government's appeal extends beyond the new president. More importantly, the report offers operational advice to federal recruiters about how they can use this information to do a better job of attracting and retaining top talent.
Leaving Talent on the Table: The Need to Capitalize on High Performing Student Interns
"Leaving Talent on the Table: The Need to Capitalize on High Performing Student Interns"focuses on ways to leverage student interns as a strategic component of workforce planning, recruitment and hiring at the entry levels.
For instance, the report examines the significant gap between the private and federal sectors in intern conversion rates - private employers report converting more than half of their interns, whereas federal agencies convert fewer than 7 percent.
Partnership for Public Service Annual Report FY 2008
The economic crisis, like no other story, validates the importance of the Partnership's mission to improve government performance and reminds us that, in times of national crisis, we turn to our federal government for solutions. And, while the economy is highlighting the need for effective government, the 2008 election and subsequent transition are shining a spotlight on another core tenet of our mission: the need to attract a new generation into public service.
This annual report illustrates why our mission has never been more relevant and how our organization has never been better positioned to drive real change in government. We are doing everything we can to take advantage of them and capture the energy surrounding government today.
Roadmap to Reform: A Management Framework for the Next Administration
This document outlines the most pressing people management challenges our government faces and suggests solutions for each, gathered from a variety of perspectives and supported by the good government community. It also offers specific ideas for how to use metrics and leverage the presidential transition to enhance future reform efforts.
Where the Jobs Are: Mission Critical Opportunities for America
Over the next two years, our largest federal agencies project that they will hire nearly 193,000 new workers for "mission-critical" jobs. While there are other federal jobs that will be filled during this time, including those in clerical and support positions, the jobs listed in this report constitute the bulk of our federal government's hiring needs.
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