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‘It’s The Price is Right’: How USCIS artificially deflated employee ratings under forced distribution mandate
A federal whistleblower says the agency instituted a forced distribution of employee performance ratings last year, months before the Trump administration lifted a ban on the practice.
Using holiday lights to inform hurricane recovery? Award honors ‘seemingly odd’ federally funded research that brings about groundbreaking discoveries
The Trump administration has sought to upend federal support for scientific research, including through budget cuts and granting political appointees more control over the grantmaking process.
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‘I love to solve problems’: Awards program honors feds who improved the delivery of public services
The Service to the Citizen award recognizes public servants at the federal, state and local levels as well as contractors.
Award-winning civil servants counter negative stereotypes of government employees
The National Academy of Public Administration celebrated public servants as part of the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
A USDA cow scientist won an award for helping dairy farmers produce more milk. He’s worried about the future of government research under Trump
The Partnership for Public Service, which runs an annual awards program for federal employees, recognized fewer civil servants this year as a result of fewer agencies participating.
Two leaders join the Government Hall of Fame in 2026
The honor recognizes public servants whose work have made a lasting mark on government and public service.
Former Cabinet secretaries urge federal employees to 'keep the faith' despite threats to civil service
Janet Yellen and Gary Locke praised career civil servants for their dedication and stressed the vital role they play in keeping government running, even in challenging times.
After scrapping it in 2025, the Trump administration is reinstating awards program for senior executives
The Senior Executive Association praised the return of the presidential rank awards.
From HIV clinics to outer space: Awards program spotlights federal employees in the face of civil service headwinds
The Partnership for Public Service has put on the Service to America medals for more than two decades to recognize exceptional civil servants, but the event took on more resonance this year amid federal workforce cuts.
Meet the 2025 Government Hall of Fame inductees
These exemplary people have made historic contributions to American government and will be honored at a gala celebration on April 3.
Awards program spotlights the federal government’s ‘unsung heroes’ at a critical time for public service
The Arthur S. Flemming awards, co-coordinated by the George Washington University Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration, is celebrating its 75th year honoring exceptional federal employees.
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These are the 2024 winners of the ‘Oscars’ of government service
A team of Labor Department employees who discovered that teenagers were being used to work on dangerous machinery in slaughterhouses across the country won the award for federal employee of the year.
Introducing the 2024 Government Hall of Fame inductees
Mary Frances Berry and James Lee Witt join the sixth class of this distinguished group. All the inductees will be honored at a gala celebration on April 24.
Fifth Class of Inductees To Be Enshrined in Government Hall of Fame
Thurgood Marshall, Thad Allen and seven others join elite group.
Presenting the Government Hall of Fame Class of 2022
Joining a distinguished roster of inductees, they’ll be honored at a gala celebration on May 12.
How to Watch the Government Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
A week from now, we’ll honor some of government’s all-time greats—and then some current all-stars.
Introducing the Government Hall of Fame Class of 2021
From the first career civil servant to the head of the Smithsonian, it’s an exemplary group.
Government Hall of Fame Inductees To Be Unveiled Next Week
Honorees in the annual Theodore Roosevelt Government Leadership Awards will also be unveiled before a virtual gala in October.
If There Ever Was a Time We Needed a Government Hall of Fame …
It’s now. Luckily, we have one. And nominations are open for this year’s class of inductees, along with the annual Teddy Awards for leadership achievement.
Black Americans in the Government Hall of Fame
These stellar public servants have made vital contributions to American life.
