The Miller Center’s First Year Project is a multi-year, non-partisan effort to examine the history and structure of presidential first years; assess the policy opportunities and threats for the next president; and influence the national debate by addressing candidates, opinion leaders, and the public.
As part of our ongoing efforts to support new appointees, the Partnership for Public Service has developed a guidance checklist for Cabinet secretaries and agency leaders to prepare for the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). In early May, OPM will release the survey to several hundred thousand employees across approximately 80 federal agencies and their subcomponents. The results of the survey will provide a snapshot of employee views that can be used to inform broader employee engagement efforts at your agency. This is a crucial part of each agency’s ability to deliver on its mission objectives.
This e-book, published by the IBM Center for The Business of Government, is designed to assist political executives and career executives new to their position, navigate the current political environment and the world of Washington. Containing the “to-dos” necessary to “get it done” in Washington and discussions of important Washington stakeholder groups.
The National Academy of Public Administration, the American Society for Public Administration and George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government published this set of 25 memos to national leaders on five themes: managing government; strengthening policy leadership; managing across boundaries; sharpening the tools of government; and increasing capacity to manage complex policy issues.
Web resources from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlighting the most important risks and management challenges confronting government and focused on assisting a new administration.
A framework developed by the Partnership for Public Service and PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC), which describes the entities and relationships that a president has available to implement policy and manage the government enterprise. The report depicts the White House offices, key personnel, policy and management councils and the role of the Office of Management and Budget as the key to the center of government design and operation.
Prepared by the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), this report addresses the gap between public and private sector use of technology including recommendations on human capital, management, budget, cybersecurity, citizen engagement, innovation and aligning government services.
This document features over one hundred sample job descriptions for senior positions that are presidential appointments which are Senate confirmed (PAS). This file has position descriptions for senior roles in 28 agencies. Data includes prior appointees, responsibilities and authorities for roles including Secretary/Director/Administrator, Deputy, CFO, General Council, Inspector General and other key management and policy roles. This document is in Microsoft Word for customization.
A sample memo that agencies can use to brief their employees regarding an upcoming presidential transition.