The future of public service work is unclear. Just in the last few years, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended in-office work, the way people meet and communicate. But, the merit system and its reinforce

Public assistance programs, while technically accessible to those who need them, are often confusing, demanding, and stressful to access. Administrative burdens, including time and paperwork commitmen

Human capital management has changed a lot in the last few years. A new generation entering the workforce, a presidential transition and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic have made the job that much h

A third of all American workers are over the age of 50. But as much as the broader workforce is aging, the federal workforce is surpassing it, with more than 43 percent of federal employees over the a

More than one hundred people have held the colloquial title of czar in the U.S. federal government, from the commonly-known drug czars to the COVID-19 czars of recent vintage. The proliferation of c

In 2019, the Office of Management and Budget and the National Archives and Records Administration brought forward the government-wide directive M-19-21 as a way to move forward how government records

Every presidential administration is different, but many issues that American leaders face are similar or influenced by the ones that came before. Nationalism, immigration and a deeply divided elector

Nearly everyone in the public administration world says that the civil service system is far from perfect and needs to be fixed. The rules governing the system have not been updated in decades, leavin

The federal government depends on its workforce to serve the public. The civil service system relies on its merit-based foundation to bring in hire, retain and engage its highly-skilled workforce. But

Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced that the national public health emergency willexpire on May 11. Enacted in early 2020, the cessation of the declaration will also sunset many of