Podcasts about partnership for public service

The Partnership for Public Service has an amazing conference planned for federal human resources professionals. Michelle Amante, the VP for Federal Workforce Programs at the Partnership, discusses what this first of its kind conference will deliver and why you should register ASAP.  Click the link below for more details: https://ourpublicservice.org/event/2024-federal-human-capital-conference/ I hope I see you there - in person or virtually. 

In this episode, we welcome Max Stier, Founding President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service and Academy Fellow, to discuss the biggest challenges facing the federal government regarding public service, the value of career professional service, and lessons Federal leaders can learn from survey data.Support the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

From the Webb telescope to the COVID vaccine, every day the nearly 3 million civil servants in our federal government make our democracy work through their extraordinary--often unrecognized--work. Max Stier and the Partnership for Public Service are committed to changing that. Since 2001, the Partnership has trained leaders, addressed talent gaps, like the fact that only 7% of the federal workforce is under the age of 30, supported presidential transitions, increased federal employee engagement, and promoted innovation and collaboration. In short, they're taking on the reality that when many Americans “think about the federal government, they think about bickering.” And they're doing it by celebrating the people who share their strength to make it all happen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Recently, a prominent good government group released its first batch of rankings stemming from its analysis of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. The Partnership For Public Service found that some of the best performing agencies experienced a decline in employee morale in 2022 after a small uptick over the past few years. *** Follow GovExec on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/government-executive

Improving retention of federal employees is a long-standing challenge for agencies, but the way to incentivize feds to stay in public service may differ, depending on their age. Although federal employees in Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, and those in Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, both value flexibility in a workplace, they seek it out for different reasons. Many Gen Z employees entered the workforce after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, making remote work flexibilities practically essential to them, according to Paul Pietsch, senior manager for federal workforce research at the Partnership for Public Service.

The peaceful transfer of power from one presidential administration to another, or from a first to second term, is the cornerstone of American democracy. In this episode of “Profiles in Public Service,” Rachel Klein-Kircher and Loren DeJonge Schulman are joined by three practitioners and experts on presidential transitions who discuss the major challenges the Biden-Harris team had to overcome during the toughest transition in modern U.S. history, how a new administration identifies, recruits and nominates the right people to fill the nearly 4,000 presidential appointee positions who serve across government, and lessons that can be learned by examining the complex process that is fundamental to our democracy. Our expert guests include: Gautam Raghavan, the current director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel for the Biden Administration and a former presidential team lead for Biden-Harris transition. David Marchick, author of, “The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of Presidential Transitions,” a joint project between The University of Virginia Press, UVA's Miller Center, and the Partnership for Public Service, released in October 2022. Valerie Smith Boyd, current director of the Partnership's Center for Presidential Transition. A full transcript of this episode can be found here. Additional resources: Purchase “The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of Presidential Transitions.” Read Valerie Smith Boyd's blog post about the importance of chronicling presidential transitions. Learn more about the Center for Presidential Transition. Listen to Transition Lab, a podcast from the Partnership for Public Service. Learn more about the White House Personnel Office. Submit your resume to serve as a political appointee in the Biden-Harris Administration. Explore internship opportunities at The Executive Office of the President. Apply to be a White House Fellow.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You have heard their interviews for months here on the Federal Drive. This evening -- September 20, 2022 -- this year's Service to America Medals recipients will be honored in D.C. at the Kennedy Center. Federal Drive host Tom Temin, who interviewed 20 Sammies finalists, had one more interview in him: This one with Max Stier, the President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service.

(9/20/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: What some call "the Oscars" for federal public service will be given out tonight in the nation's capital.The Air Force is reversing a plan that would have cut pay for some servicemembers. And the Homeland Security Department is repurposing some electric vehicles to add to its 50,000-vehicle fleet.

When people get some sort of foodborne illness, you want the source off the market as soon as possible. At one time that took weeks or even months. A government doctor developed an application of a methodology called genomic epidemiology to foodborne heebee geebies. It greatly speeds up pinpointing the source. For his work, he's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Dr. Steven Musser, deputy director for scientific operations in the F-D-A's center for food safety and applied nutrition.

More analysis of the Best Places to Work in the federal government, those rankings having come out earlier this week. Many agencies saw their employee satisfaction scores go down. On average governmentwide, satisfaction fell of 4-point-5 points. But agencies that did well, had a few things in common. At the Partnership for Public Service's rankings ceremony this week, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman caught with officials of some of those high ranking agencies. General Services Administration Deputy Administrator Katy Kale shared her take about why GSA might have moved up a few slots in this year's list.

They're out: the annual rankings of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, compiled by the Partnership for Public Service and the Boston Consulting Group. NASA is number one for large agencies, for the 10th year in a row. But overall, the news ain't great. Employee satisfaction and engagement scores on average dropped quite a bit, for quite a lot of agencies. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joined the Federal Drive to talk about it.

Incoming presidents must make thousands of nominations to fill out their administrations. In the past two decades, national security nominations have taken longer and longer to make it through Senate confirmation. Some slots stay vacant for years. A new study by the Partnership for Public Service looks into why. Federal News Network's Scott Maucione talked with the organization's Presidential Transition Center Director, Valerie Smith Boyd.

Washington Post journalist Lillian Cunningham joins co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher for a conversation on how to lead in government during normal times and times of crisis, as well as why the study of public service leadership is critical for our nation's public servants. Cunningham is the creator and host of The Post's “Presidential,” “Constitutional” and “Moonrise” podcasts. As an editor and reporter of the newspaper's “On Leadership” section that explores leadership and management challenges in the public and private sectors. Additional resources: Lillian Cunningham's podcasts “On Leadership,” The Washington Post The Partnership's Public Service Leadership Model Interested in learning more about employment opportunities in the federal government? Check out the Partnership's Go Government website. A transcript of this episode can be found here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The James Webb Space Telescope has been sending back mind-bending data since its launch last year. But a few years ago the project was mired in trouble. More than a decade late and billions of dollars over budget. My next came in and got it all back on track. He's the James Webb program manager, and a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. Gregory Robinson joined the Federal Drive to discuss.

The first episode of our second season features a panel discussion headlined by several of our 2022 Service to America Medals finalists, a group of exceptional public servants who have dedicated their careers to improving the health, safety, and security of our country. Event speakers shared their insights on why public trust in government matters, what agencies are doing to bridge the trust gap and what leaders can do to motivate a new generation to enter public service. The event—hosted by the Partnership for Public Service as part of Public Service Recognition Week—was moderated by Margaret Talev, managing editor for politics at Axios and CNN political analyst, and included remarks from Partnership President and CEO Max Stier as well as Shalanda Young, the newly appointed permanent director of the Office of Management and Budget. A complete transcript of this episode can be found here. 2022 Service to America Medals finalists from panel: Mitch Zeller, former director at the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products Kyle Armstrong, former supervisory special agent at the FBI Bob Fenton, Region 9 administrator at FEMA Resources mentioned during the episode: Public Service Recognition Week 2022 Activities Trust in Government Report Service to America Medals finalists and People's Choice Voting Follow the Partnership for Public Service on social media: Twitter @publicservice Instagram @rpublicservice LinkedIn Check out the “We The Partnership” Blog See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's that time of year once again, the season to honor those who serve the country with distinction. The Partnership for Public Service has announced finalists in the Service to America Medals, or Sammies, program. This year there's a special category for Covid-19 response. For more, the president and CEO of the Partnership, Max Stier.

Presidential transitions are always a difficult process, but the 2020–21 transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden was particularly arduous due to a combination of crises facing the country. This included the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic downturn, a nationwide reckoning on race, the outgoing president's unwillingness to accept the election results and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In this week's episode, former Sen. Ted Kaufman, D-DE, former Gov. Chris Christie, R-NJ, and Stanford law professor Anne Joseph O'Connell join PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff for a conversation about lessons learned from this challenging transition. Valerie Smith Boyd, director of the Center for Presidential Transition, joins co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher to provide context on our new report analyzing the Trump-to-Biden handoff.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jamie Rhome has revolutionized the way the government tracks and predicts storm surges. In this episode, Rhome, a storm surge specialist at the National Hurricane Center, talks about why effective public communication is critical to hurricane preparedness, how his work has built public trust in the government's weather forecast, how the NHC has adapted to COVID-19 and why Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for the way the center operated. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we're giving you a front-row seat to the nation's premier awards program honoring excellence in government: The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals®—or the Sammies, for short. You'll hear President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Geoff Bennett of NBC News and a host of others recognize exceptional public servants doing remarkable things for our country, from driving America's wireless revolution to designing the basic structure of the COVID-19 vaccine. To learn more about this year's finalists and winners, visit servicetoamericamedals.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, discusses the Army's past work to control infectious diseases, his efforts to develop a new vaccine that protects against a range of coronaviruses and what his team is doing to prepare for the next pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When Victoria Brahm arrived as the new acting director of Wisconsin's Tomah VA Medical Center in 2015, she encountered declining staff morale, high employee turnover and an organization in crisis that was failing to fulfill its mission. In this episode of Profiles in Public Service, Brahm discusses how she overcame these challenges to ensure that veterans at Tomah receive the care they deserve and the medical center's leading innovations in pain management.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Best-selling author Michael Lewis explains how shutdowns—and shutdown threats—affect government's ability to keep us safe, manage risks and tackle our most pressing challenges. He also shares the story of Arthur Allen, a former Coast Guard oceanographer who was deemed an inessential employee during the 2018-2019 shutdown even though his groundbreaking search and rescue work had saved thousands of lives over a 35-year career. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, talks about launching the organization in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the bright spots in the federal response to COVID-19, why an effective government is critical to our democracy and what's next for the Partnership as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week marks 20 years since a series of terrorist attacks killed nearly 3,000 people on September 11, 2001. Mark Jacobson, who was serving in the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the western side of the building and Mr. John Sherman, a duty officer in the White House Situation Room, reflect on what the day was like, how public servants stepped up in the aftermath of the attacks and how 9/11 shaped their commitment to public service.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bob McDonald, former secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Andrew Marshall, vice president of leadership development at the Partnership for Public Service, discuss why good leaders are the key to a good government. McDonald and Marshall discuss leading in the public sector versus the private sector, the impact and evolution of the Partnership's leadership development work and how strong leaders can help rebuild public trust in our most important democratic institution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reps. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., and William Timmons, R-S.C., talk about their work on the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, a group striving to make our nation's legislative branch more effective, efficient and transparent. Kilmer and Timmons discuss how and why the committee formed, the major issues it tackles and how it fosters bipartisan problem-solving in an era of congressional gridlock. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it easy to forget that pandemics happen a lot more often than every 100 years. A case in point is the terrifying Ebola outbreak in 2014. A team of researchers at the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, in the meantime has enabled development of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostic tests for Ebola. For their work, doctors David Boucher, John Lee and Daniel Wolfe are finalists in this year's Service to America Medals Program. David Boucher joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk more about his work.

Monica Hawkins and Charles D. Eldridge, two leaders at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, discuss the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative, a groundbreaking program that provides housing vouchers and other forms of assistance to young people aging out of foster care. Hawkins and Eldridge discuss why they launched FYI, its impact on at-risk youth and what others in government can learn from their work. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Washington Post reporter Lisa Rein talks about her distinguished career covering the federal government, her favorite stories and how President Biden has approached the federal workforce differently than his predecessor.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher speak with Mary Gibert and Gail Lovelace, two former leaders at the General Services Administration, about ensuring smooth presidential transitions, getting more young people into public service and managing historic transfers of power—from the first conducted after 9/11 to our most recent one in 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher talk to Ian Brownlee, acting assistant secretary of state for consular affairs, about the State Department's recent efforts to rescue more than 100,000 Americans stranded abroad at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brownlee shares stories from the front lines of this unprecedented multi-agency campaign, discussing the challenges it posed across government, the lessons it provides for future rescue operations and the bureau of consular affairs' unheralded work in serving the American people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Washington Post columnist James Hohmann talks to Dr. Fiona Hill, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, and former Ambassadors to Ukraine William B. Taylor and Marie Yovanovitch about why young people should go into public service, the importance of the career workforce and the state of our democratic institutions. Then, hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher offer their perspectives on the discussion. This conversation was hosted by the Partnership for Public Service on May 6, 2021, as part of Public Service Recognition Week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher talk to Drs. Gary Gibbons and Eliseo Pérez-Stable from the NIH about their groundbreaking efforts to tackle COVID-19 health disparities. The two leaders discuss the importance of diverse vaccine trials, what the pandemic has taught them about promoting health equity and the latest vaccine acceptance rates in underserved communities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher talk with three NASA leaders about how the agency thrived in the midst of unprecedented challenges over the last year, from the return of manned spaceflight from American soil to new achievements in Mars exploration. These leaders share how they have built a culture of innovation and success, and NASA's vision for the future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Profiles in Public Service tells the compelling stories about the unsung public servant leaders who have driven government's most important accomplishments.Co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher help break down common myths about government by highlighting the critical ways in which federal employees have demonstrated bold leadership to protect our health, safety and general well-being. In an age when people continue to hold negative views about government—but also rely on it to solve big problems and crises—the stories we share promise to rebuild public faith in the nation's largest public organization.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An old hand at the inner workings of government is about to apply his experience to one of the most fraught processes. Presidential transition. Dan Blair is former deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management among other federal jobs. He's former president of the National Academy of Public Administration, and senior counselor at the bipartisan policy Center. Now he's headed to the Center for Presidential Transition at the Partnership for Public Service. Mr. Blair joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss his new role.

For the administrative end of government to flourish, agencies will need to find ways to collaborate much more deeply than they do now. And they'll have to engage the public more deeply and consistently than they do now. Those are two of the finds from research into the future of government. It was conducted by Ernst and Young and the Partnership for Public Service. The Partnership's Vice President for Government Effectiveness Katie Malangue joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more on the findings, just out today.

The listings are out this morning — the Best Places to Work in the federal government. Once again NASA ranks number one among large agencies, and the Department of Homeland Security at the bottom. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tops the midsized agencies list while the Education Department lies at the bottom. In anticipation of release of this year's listings, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Max Stier, CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, and Danny Werfel, federal head of The Boston Consulting Group and former federal executive, whose organizations compiled the rankings.

The federal government earned a 69 out of 100 on the American Customer Satisfaction Index last year. The public in general doesn't have such a positive view of government and the services it provides as a whole. But the Partnership for Public Service and Accenture Federal Services say that might not be the whole story. Agencies are finding some success as they develop customer experience programs. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko explains how they're doing it.

Federal hiring managers never tire of how hard it is to find and recruit new people. More and more, though, the idea of re-educating the people you have is showing good results. The latest words are re-skilling and up-skilling. Tim McManus, chief operating officer of the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about some of the latest thinking.

An often overlooked element in delivering excellent service to the public is having employees who themselves are taken care of by internal services like human resources, IT and contracting. The Partnership for Public Service took a close-up look at three agencies delivering good service, and how what goes on inside matters. For more, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the partnership's executive vice president, Meroe Park.

Congress wants federal agencies to gather more data about how satisfied citizens are with their services and to make that information available to the public. Last week, the Senate passed the Federal Agency Customer Experience Act. A companion bill is awaiting action in the House. The legislation would make it easier for agencies to gather voluntary customer feedback. The results, in turn, would be published on their websites and assembled into governmentwide scorecards. Kristine Simmons is vice president for Government Affairs at the Partnership for Public Service. She talked with Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the legislation, and why it's needed.

People in Washington often consider D.C. the capital of the universe. In some ways it might be, but for the federal government, most of the employees live and work throughout the country. That brings up the question of how leadership in Washington can make sure far flung employees stay engaged. The Boston Consulting Group and the Partnership for Public Service have published some advice on that. Partnership's director for Federal Workforce Programs, Margot Conrad, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details.

Few surveys have the response rate and statistical ruggedness of the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Few agencies can hide from the results. Now the annual survey, known as FEVS, has been put in the field for 2019. Mallory Barg Bulman, vice president for research and evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why it's important and why, if you get one, you should fill it out.

Like cybersecurity, federal hiring is a problem everyone likes to admire. Yet it fundamentally never seems to change. The National Commission on Military, National and Public Service has been holding a series of public airings of the hiring issue. The Partnership for Public Service has joined the call to action and has a series of recommendations on hiring. Partnership's director for federal workforce programs Margot Conrad joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with highlights.

It hasn't been the easiest year for federal employees, caught up as many of the were in political crossfire and a historically long government shutdown. But that didn't deter them from carrying out their agencies' missions. And now the best of the best, finalists in the Service to America Medals, have been announced by the Partnership for Public Service. Partnership president and CEO Max Stier joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the highlights of this year's program.

Even though the annual cherry blossom trees are just plain green shrubs, the excitement isn't over in Washington, D.C. That's because Public Service Recognition week is rolling in. With the importance of PSRW and what you can do to give it a boost, Margo Conrad, director of federal workforce programs at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Federal managers regularly lament the difficulty of finding the cybersecurity talent they need. It's a nationwide problem. Some estimates put the number of cyber job openings at a more than 300,000. Now the Partnership for Public Service is launching a program to help match up recent cyber grads with organizations that need them. Margot Conrad, the partnership's director of federal workforce programs, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the details.

There's a lot of evidence from the private sector that more engaged employees tend to drive better business results. But unsurprisingly, it appears to be true in federal agency settings as well. That's the conclusion of some new research the Partnership for Public Service and the Boston Consulting Group just published. They analyzed data from 150 Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, and found a direct link between engagement and three different measures of quality. Mallory Barg Bullman, director of Research and Evaluation at the Partnership, talked to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the findings.

Since the days of Frances Perkins, women have been joining the ranks of presidential Cabinet secretaries. Now no one finds it remarkable. Yet when it comes to the number of women career civil servants making it into executive ranks that number remains oddly low. On why that might be the case and how to fix it, Mallory Barg Bulman, vice president for research and evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.