Focus on the Front Line or Fall Behind: A Fresh Look at Federal Employee Engagement This research report by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group explores the key factors driving engagement among front-line federal workers. Drawing on survey data and insights from human capital leaders, the report highlights proven strategies to better support this vital workforce. Read the report
2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Communications Toolkit This toolkit provides guidance and templates for communicating with employees about the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and the Best Places to Work rankings, and demonstrating the value of employee feedback. Download
Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Employee Engagement Toolkit This toolkit highlights the demands and opportunities identified by participants of our 2023 Best Places to Work workshop series on the future of work and includes a Reporting Tool template to track activity implementation and results with the goal of improving employment engagement and satisfaction. Read more
Leading Together: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Leadership Type and Employee Engagement This exploratory analysis by the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition and Boston Consulting Group reviewed whether there is any difference in federal employee engagement if agency subcomponents are led by political appointees or by members of the career Senior Executive Service. Read the report
15 Editions of Best Places to Work Our anniversary report, produced in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, reflects on both the opportunities and requirements for the next era of federal employee engagement. Read the report
Developing a Culture of Teamwork and Collaboration Learn how to strengthen teamwork with approaches based on our research and discussions with agency leaders. Download
Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Learn how to foster DEI in the workplace with interventions based on our research and discussions with agency leaders. Download
Engaging a Remote Workforce Learn how to improve engagement, support employees and maintain organizational performance in a remote working environment. Download
Providing Employees with High-Quality Training and Development Opportunities Learn how to improve the quality of training and development with actionable steps based on our research and discussions with agency leaders. Download
Beyond the Beltway: How Federal Leaders Can Engage Employees Working Across the Nation In this issue brief, the Partnership and BCG explore what federal leaders can do to engage field employees. Download
Opportunities to turn a corner on federal employee engagement and satisfaction Much like other sectors, the federal workforce faced uncertainty throughout 2022. Agencies were considering how to balance the needs of their mission and employee health in the midst of the pandemic while employees had to contend with a strained economy and changing workplace expectations. Read More
How the Office of Personnel Management is working to improve the federal employee experience and bring more talent into government The federal government maintains a resilient, professional and mission-driven workforce. Despite a challenging few years punctuated by a global pandemic, the OPM Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results show consistently high levels of employee engagement among federal workers. Read More
The federal workforce looks more like the country than you might think In the Partnership for Public Service’s latest trust in government poll, 54% of respondents said they did not believe that people like them work in the federal government. Younger Americans, those without a college degree and Republicans were especially likely to support this view. Read More
Workplace experience of federal employees living with disabilities According to 2021 Best Place to Work in Federal Government® rankings produced by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group, employee engagement and satisfaction scores for people with disabilities are 59.5—6.7 points lower than their counterparts. Read More
Engaging employees at federal agencies New research by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group shows that many federal agencies are struggling to improve employee engagement, with leaders and the workforce facing an array of challenges that include transitioning to new ways of working due to the fallout from COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
The Intelligence Community: Meaningful work, great leaders, diverse opportunities and work-life balance The Intelligence Community has been near the top of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings for the past decade, placing fourth in 2021 out of the 17 large agencies rated by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group. Here’s why IC employees chose the IC, have high engagement and satisfaction, and remain in their jobs. Read More
Recruiting and retaining diverse talent from outside the Washington, D.C., area The federal government needs a strong and diverse federal workforce to tackle pressing challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and more. However, several barriers make it difficult for federal hiring managers working outside the Washington, D.C., area to recruit and retain talent. By serving as a connector between job seekers and federal agencies, the Partnership aims to reduce these barriers—specifically by strengthening federal talent pipelines in the Western U.S. Read More
Digital badge for Top 10 Agencies Share this badge on your agency's websites or in emails to proudly display if your workplace was featured in our top 10 edition of the Best Places to Work rankings, produced in partnership with The Washington Post. Download
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