Guide for Incoming Assistant Secretaries for Administration and Management
September 6, 2018
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: Agencies,Appointees,Management
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Guide for Incoming Cabinet Deputy Secretaries
March 8, 2018
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: Appointees,Management
A Guide for Cabinet Secretaries and Agency Leaders Preparing for the 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
April 21, 2017
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: 2016,Appointees,Management
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...Guide for Incoming Cabinet Secretaries
January 11, 2016
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: 2016,Appointees,Management
Position Descriptions for Senate Confirmed Appointments
November 25, 2016
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: Agencies,Agency Landing Teams,Appointments
The Center of Government: Using the Center of Government to Maximize Policy Execution
November 3, 2016
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: 2016,Management,Policy
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...Priority Position Descriptions for Senate Confirmed Appointments
October 13, 2016
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: 2016,Appointees,Appointments
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...Transition 101 Memo for Agency Transition Directors
October 6, 2016
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: Agencies
A sample memo that agencies can use to brief their employees regarding an upcoming presidential transition.Agency Briefing Book Sample Table of Contents
October 6, 2016
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
Publication Tags: Agencies
This template provides agency transition leaders a table of contents and structure for the briefing materials they will prepare to brief the incoming administration about their agency. This format was developed based on interviews with prior incoming administration leaders, agency transition leads and OMB to maximize the effectiveness of the agency briefings.Agency Briefing Material Deep-dive Template
October 6, 2016
Publication Type: Tools and Templates
This template for agencies can help them source and organize the information they receive from employees to create a deep-dive report on a topic or issue. The template may be used to provide a more detailed explanation of any component in an executive summary, or may be used to create separate policy-item, budget-item, management issue,...