Public Service Education

Working Papers

Busting Federal Hiring Myths

11/14/14

The Volcker Alliance: A Year of Action

Commentary: Shelley H. Metzenbaum

It was just over a year ago that our Board Chairman, Paul A. Volcker, launched the Volcker Alliance to address the crucial challenge of improving the execution of public policies ...

Why Agencies Need More Flexibility to retain Retiree Expertise

Public Service Education

11/14/14

Why Agencies Need More Flexibility to Retain Retiree Expertise

Commentary: Shelley H. Metzenbaum

Given the polarization of our nation’s politics, it is sadly rare to find a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers uniting around anything more consequential than renaming a post office. ...

Speeches and Testimony

Paul A. Volcker Speaks at Senior Executive Association’s Presidential Rank Awards

Public Service Education

11/14/14

Untying the Knots in the Federal Hiring Process

Commentary: Shelley H. Metzenbaum

Katherine Archuleta, director of the Office of Personnel Management, recently told an audience at the Excellence in Government Conference that “We are drilling down in ...

Speeches and Testimony

Paul A. Volcker Urges Good Governance in Princeton Address

Next Generation Service Partnership

The Next Generation Service Partnership (NextGen Service) is a national initiative led by the Arizona State University Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions and the Volcker Alliance that seeks to inspire undergraduate students to drive needed change and impact throughout their careers.

Press Coverage

ASU, Volcker Alliance Launch National Initiative to Recruit Students to Public Service Careers

INSIGHT Into Diversity

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Seeking the Next Generation of Public Servants

Gotham Gazette

Monday, August 31, 2020

Can Higher Ed Sell Students on Public Service?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

UNO School of Public Administration Announces New Partnership with NextGen Service

News Break

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

The O’Neill School joins Next Generation Service Partnership

Indiana University Bloomington

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Publications

Recordings

Next Generation Service Partnership: Information Sharing Network Archive

NextGen Service Hits the Ground Running!

Monday, August 24, 2020

Next Generation Service Partnership Prepares Undergraduates for Public Service

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Preparing Tomorrow’s Public Service

Preparing Tomorrow’s Public Service is an initiative of the Volcker Alliance focused on spurring educational innovation to meet the challenges of complex governance in the future. This project furthers one of the primary objectives of the Alliance: supporting the development of new educational approaches to achieve public service excellence. Preparing Tomorrow’s Public Service is a research-based project intended to contribute to the vital work of governance by:

Press Coverage

Teaching policy in an era of political dysfunction

Times Higher Education

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Lessons from a bureaucrat: How Paul Volcker set an example for America today

The Hill

Monday, May 11, 2020

The Pandemic’s Big Takeaway: It Matters Who Fills Government Jobs

Government Executive

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Alliance President Thomas W. Ross highlights the work of public servants during the pandemic

Federal News Network

Monday, April 6, 2020

GEAR Center Challenge winner on upskilling the federal government

Government Matters TV

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Publications

Reports

Preparing Tomorrow's Public Service

The Pandemic’s Big Takeaway: It Matters Who Fills Government Jobs

Thursday, April 9, 2020

US Leaders Should Heed Findings from the Final Report of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Government-to-University Highlight Video

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Newly Renamed "Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Award" Honors Volcker's Public Service Legacy

Monday, May 6, 2019

GEAR Center Challenge Pilot

In September 2019, the Volcker Alliance, Centers for Civic Impact at Johns Hopkins University (Civic Impact), and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) won the Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center Challenge grand prize.

Press Coverage

GEAR Center Challenge Winner: Data-Driven Decision Making for Federal Impact

Performance.gov

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

GEAR Center Challenge winner on upskilling the federal government

Government Matters TV

Thursday, November 21, 2019

GEAR Challenge gives prize to train federal managers on data-driven decision-making

Federal News Network

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

First GEAR Center challenge winners focus on expanding cyber workforce, improving use of data

FedScoop

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

GEAR Center’s First Projects Focus on Government’s Perennial Workforce Issues

Nextgov

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

From The Newsroom

Volcker Alliance Spotlight: Sarayu Srinivasan on the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The Volcker Alliance, Mid-America Regional Council, and the Johns Hopkins Centers for Civic Impact Win the GEAR Center Challenge Grand Prize

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Understanding Tenure and Promotion at Schools of Public Affairs

As part of its interest in promoting collaboration between research and practice, the Volcker Alliance partnered with leading schools of public policy and administration to understand how the community balances consideration of faculty research, teaching, and service.

Press Coverage

How Regional Partnerships Are Tapping Talent to Solve Public Problems

Government Executive

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Are today’s college students prepared to fill the federal talent pipeline?

Federal News Network

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Government-University Collaborative Project Launched

FEDWeek

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Publications

Working Papers

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