Teddy Roosevelt: The Father of the Modern Merit System
Theodore Roosevelt is known for his influence as a conservationist, a governor, and of course, as the 26th president. But to the Senior Executives Association (SEA), one of President Roosevelt’s most influential roles was his service as U.S. Civil Service Commissioner from 1889 to 1895.
Sue Thatch: A Champion for the Federal Workforce
We spent a lot of time thinking about this one: Who is someone you view as a champion for federal employees, and why? There are many legislators on both sides of the aisle, in both chambers of Congress, we could have chosen.
Getting In Good Trouble with Congressman John Lewis
You must have a great deal of courage when standing up for justice, especially when it means jeopardizing a stable government job and even your mental health.
Rep. Gerry Connolly Consistently Supports Civilian Feds
Selecting a single champion for federal employees is no easy task, but Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) has continuously introduced, endorsed, and advanced legislation aimed at protecting and improving the civilian federal workforce. Professional Managers Association (PMA) is proud to partner with Rep. Connolly on many of these initiatives and considers him an essential champion for the federal workforce.
Champion Those Who Inspire and Inform: the Academy's Fellows and Talented Federal Employees
The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) has nearly 1,000 Fellows who provide thought leadership to help government leaders solve their most critical management challenges. The Academy is also fortunate to encounter so many committed, highly talented federal employees through their research.
Supporting the Future of Work: BIG's First National Training Institute
Public servants have always risen to the challenge. But we have doubly done so as we helped our agencies respond to the needs of the American public when they needed government the most. And, we have done so amidst our own health concerns, childcare concerns, and technology stretched thin as it accommodated home offices and home classrooms.
Ensuring Consistent and Safe Guidance for Federal Managers
The Professional Managers Association (PMA) has been actively engaging with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) leadership, the Department of Treasury, and central management offices like OPM and OMB to support our members as they navigate working through the pandemic.
Supporting Career Governmental Leaders Lead Through Change
The Senior Executives Association is focused on providing federal, career senior governmental leaders with opportunities to lead, collaborate, network, learn, and grow during a challenging period in our history. The future of federal work, the workplace, and federal leadership will look nothing like the world we lived in before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporting Fed Families with Tutoring
With many feds beginning to return to their workplaces at least some of the time and kids heading back to school, FEEA is pleased to continue our tutoring program this fall.
With Employees Returning to Work, Federal Managers Need Clarity
Some members of the Federal Managers Association (FMA) are returning to their physical workplaces after more than a year of a maximum telework posture. Others have been given permission to transition to an indefinite future in which their jobs are conducted either fully or primarily remotely. Both options present real challenges to be overcome and FMA is working hard to assist our members in addressing them.
Bolstering Federal Veterinarians Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for all people in a variety of ways. For employers, one of such challenges included the need to adapt how employees showed up to work. For federal employees, many of whom serve in essential capacities, there were all kinds of adaptations and considerations that needed to be accounted for. The Federal Veterinarian community was no different.
So, What Comes Next?
As we at the National Academy of Public Administration think about how to safely and productively “return to work” we have been struck by the complexity of the decision and potential next steps.
Being a Manager at the IRS: A Little Bit of Everything
Our members at the Professional Managers Association (PMA) managers spend their days ensuring frontline employees understand and comply with all tax laws at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Managers at the IRS are vital to ensuring tax laws are administered fairly and with integrity.
A Day in the Life of Alesia Smith, Paralegal Specialist and NOW Generation Coordinator
Alesia Smith, the NOW Generation Coordinator for Blacks In Government (BIG), is a Paralegal Specialist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and has been a member of the civil service for the last 5 years.
What it is to Lead a Federal Agency
Every day in the Senior Executive Service (SES) is different, and the same could be said for our members at the Senior Executive Association (SEA). Some days, an SES will develop and initiate agency wide policy to meet taxpayer needs and improve government programs.
#FedLifeHacks: It's Important to Us Too
The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund’s (FEEA) priorities are the same as those of Feds, inside and outside of the workplace — our #FedLifeHacks program was launched two years ago to accomplish this mission.
Tracking Animal Disease Through Veterinary Oversight
As we have previously noted, Federal Veterinarians play a broad role in the inspections of food and health of animals in the United States — and, of course, form the foundation for the National Association of Federal Veterinarians (NAFV). The work they do ensures economic stability within the agricultural industry, but it also goes beyond the agricultural sphere.
There is No End to the Ways to Serve
In preparing for Public Service Recognition Week, it is evident that just as the public service can play many different roles, so can members of the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy). An average day in the life of an Academy member is quite varied and illustrates how so many individuals contribute to making government work.