A behind-the-scenes look at the 2022 Sammies gala On Sept. 20, the Partnership hosted its 21st annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Meet the people who worked behind the scenes to make the Sammies gala happen and hear what made the event special to them. Read More
The importance of chronicling presidential transitions By: Valerie Smith Boyd Our new book, “The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions,” makes accessible the many interviews, expertise and insights that came out of the “Transition Lab” podcast. Read More
Finding future public service leaders: Perspectives from an intern Gianna Juarez participated in the Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program as a public policy intern at the Department of Commerce. She discusses her experience in the program and how her internship enjoyed inspired her to join the federal government in a full-time position. Read More
A guide for technologists to navigate job opportunities in the federal government By: The Tech Talent Project, a nonprofit organization focused invested in bringing technically skilled talent to impactful government positions, created a playbook to help technologists navigate the complex federal hiring process. It includes details on opportunities, processes and requirements for joining public service. Read More
Celebrating the 2022 Sammies honorees By: On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, the Partnership hosted the 21st annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Seven individual federal employees and teams were recognized during the Sammies program, the premier celebration of our nation’s public servants. Read More
How agencies can use enterprise risk management to implement new legislation By: The Partnership and Deloitte hosted a working session to bring together stakeholders from across government to discuss challenges and best practices in institutionalizing enterprise risk management. The session yielded several valuable insights on how agency leaders preparing to distribute infrastructure dollars could use ERM. Read More
Providing a secure cloud for agency applications To safeguard people’s personal information and the systems we rely on, agencies must adopt a security-first mindset. At a recent event hosted by the Partnership and the IBM Center for The Business of Government, three federal leaders shared insights to help agencies achieve this organizational change. Read More
How the Federal Emergency Management Agency has worked to provide more equitable disaster relief The Partnership released an in-depth analysis of customers’ experiences with FEMA’s Individual Assistance programs, focusing on the challenges the agency has tried to overcome to improve access and design more equitable disaster relief services for those who need them most. Read More
Making an impact through cross-sector collaboration The Partnership hosted a West Coast virtual event highlighting lessons learned and keys to successful results regarding cross-sector collaboration. Code for America CEO Amanda Renteria and Joey Mercer, the principal investigator for NASA’s Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations, each explained how they worked with government entities and others to benefit the public. Read More
