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Federal Pulse Survey: Third Round of Insights Available

By Pam Coleman, Associate Director of Performance and Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget | April 28, 2022

The first-ever Government-wide pulse survey pilot that began in October of 2021 has now ended. Pulse surveys are a widely used tool for getting quick “pulse checks” and allowing leaders to hear directly from their employees. The pilot was composed of three pulse surveys—and today we are announcing the preliminary...Continue Reading

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Federal Pulse Survey: Second Round of Insights Available

By Pam Coleman, Associate Director of Performance and Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget | February 24, 2022

The first-ever Government-wide pulse survey pilot began in October of 2021 and is scheduled to run through late spring. Pulse surveys are a widely used tool for getting quick “pulse checks” and allow leaders to hear directly from their employees. The pilot consists of three pulse surveys - and today...Continue Reading

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Federal Pulse Survey: Preliminary Insights From Our Pilot

By Pam Coleman, Associate Director of Performance and Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget | January 07, 2022

In October, the President’s Management Council (PMC), together with the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel Management, and the General Services Administration launched a pilot of the first-ever, Government-wide pulse survey. Pulse surveys are a widely used tool for getting quick “pulse checks” that allow leaders to...Continue Reading

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Launching a New Pilot: ‘Government-Wide Federal Employee Voice’ Pulse Surveys

By Pam Coleman, Associate Director of Performance and Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget | October 18, 2021

This week, we are launching a pilot of the first-ever, government-wide pulse survey. Pulse surveys are a widely used tool for getting quick “pulse checks” that can help leaders hear directly from their employees. This week’s inaugural pulse survey will invite Federal employees to share their thoughts via 3-4 questions...Continue Reading

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Building a Government-Wide Management Learning Agenda

By Mary Ann Bates (OMB Performance Team) and Diana Epstein (OMB Evidence Team) | August 23, 2021

Federal agencies are spending the next six months finalizing comprehensive Learning Agendas, which serve to focus leaders’ attention on building the research and evidence needed to solve big problems. Federal agencies will be publishing these Learning Agendas next February, and they are an important milestone for implementation of the Foundations...Continue Reading

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Three Ways Your Agency Can Improve Customer Experience

By Heather Kappes, Office of Evaluation Sciences | June 29, 2021

Our guest author Heather Kappes, a fellow at GSA’s Office of Evaluation Sciences (OES) and professor of marketing at the London School of Economics and Political Science, previously shared how OES helped the Defense Health Agency (DHA) improve their customer enrollment in a secure online messaging system. Read on to...Continue Reading

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The Team Making Federal Finances Fun, Transparent & Accessible

By Performance.gov Team | May 06, 2021

For Public Service Recognition Week and beyond, our posts are highlighting the hard work of public servants across federal, state, and local governments. Join us in celebrating how their efforts make the everyday and the extraordinary #GovPossible! Continue Reading

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Spotlight: Government Team Works to Improve Services For All

By Heather Kappes, Office of Evaluation Sciences | April 28, 2021

The Office of Evaluation Sciences at the General Services Administration makes government work better for citizens. This is the first part of a two-part discussion about how their work improves the federal customer experience. Shannon currently sees her doctor at the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune. Keeping track of her...Continue Reading

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Women-Owned Businesses Fuel Our Economy: By the Numbers

By Performance.gov team | March 31, 2021

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we compiled data from the Federal Procurement Data System to highlight the vital role women-owned businesses play in our economy. Women entrepreneurs are making a difference nationwide and across sectors, fueling growth in industries like manufacturing, retail trade, and construction. In FY20, women-owned businesses executed...Continue Reading

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