About Us

Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is hosted annually by the Partnership for Public Service and the Public Employees Roundtable. This program is made possible with support from the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

2010 Honorary Co-Chairs

Secretary Ken Salazar
Department of the Interior

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Health and Human Services

Secretary Steven Chu
Department of Energy

Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Department of Veterans Affairs

Administrator Martha Johnson
General Services Administration

Director John Berry
Office of Personnel Management

Partnership for Public Service

The Partnership for Public Service is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to revitalize the federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.

The Partnership:

  • Raises awareness and helps improve public attitudes about government service.
  • Promotes government service through outreach to college campuses and jobseekers.
  • Provides hands-on assistance to federal agencies to improve their operations.
  • Advocates for needed legislative and regulatory reforms to strengthen the civil service.
  • Generates thought-provoking research on, and effective responses to, the workforce challenges facing the federal government.

 

1100 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 1090 East
Washington, DC 20005

(202) 775-9111
(202) 775-8885 fax

ourpublicservice.org
psrw@ourpublicservice.org

Public Employees Roundtable Member Organizations

The Public Employees Roundtable (PER) was established in 1982 as a nonpartisan coalition of more than 30 Washington-based organizations striving to balance rhetoric that maligned and minimized the nation’s public servants. With its member organizations and congressional support PER started Public Service Recognition Week in 1985 with a grand celebration on the National Mall that gave citizens a behind the scenes view of how their government works. This celebration continues to this day with over 100 civilian and military exhibitors on the Mall each year. In addition to Public Service Recognition Week, PER’s activities have included the Public Service Excellence Awards, publications, newspaper feature articles, high school debates and over $100,000 in public service scholarship awards over a ten-year period.

 

American Society for Training & Development
ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ASTD’s members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 130 U.S. chapters and with more than 30 international partners. Members work in thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent consultants, and suppliers.

1640 King Street, Box 1443
Alexandria, VA 22313-1443
Phone: 703-683-8100
Fax: 703-683-8103
www.astd.org

 

Coalition for Effective Change
The Coalition for Effective Change (CEC) was formed in 1993 as a non-partisan alliance of associations representing current and retired federal managers, executives, and professionals. CEC provides a channel for these public employees to contribute to the success of improving government. CEC meets with executive branch officials to discuss efforts to improve government. CEC shares information with Congress and works with others on initiatives for government wide change.

3642 Upton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-244-7039
Fax: 202-244-3387
President: Rosslyn S. Kleeman
Contact: John Palguta

 

Council of Former Federal Executives
COFFE’s former Federal executives and senior managers promote quality career service. COFFE’s mission is to promote efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness in the administration of Federal government by fostering, preserving, and improving Federal career service.

P.O. Box 655
Hamilton, Virginia 20159
Phone: 703-765-9362
Fax: 703-931-8012
President: Ellen Wormser
Contact: John Stone, III

 

Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Roundtable
FLRT promotes library and information service and the library and information profession in the federal community; appropriate utilization of federal library and information resources facilities; and provides an environment for the stimulation of research and development relating to the planning, development and operation of federal libraries and information activities.

Phone: 202-647-2196
President: Janet Scheitle
Contact: Fran Perros

 

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund
FEEA, by and for federal employees, provides emergency no-interest loans and scholarships to federal employees and their dependents.

3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd, Suite 300
Lakewood, CO 80227
Phone: 303-933-7580
Fax: 303-933-7587
www.feea.org
fedshelpingfeds@feea.org
President: Robert Tobias
Executive Director: Stephen Bauer
Washington Representative: Robyn Kehoe

 

Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association
FEIAA members include approximately 2,000 top-level government executives who are graduates of the Federal Executive Institute.

12427 Hedges Run Drive
Suite 104
Lake Ridge, Virginia 22190
Phone: 703-725-2863
Fax: 703-426-8400
www.feiaa.org
President: Charlotte Rodriguez
Contact: Kirke Harper

 

Federal Managers Association
With more than 20,000 members, the FMA represents the interests of managers, supervisors, and executives in the Federal Government.

1641 Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-683-8700
Fax: 703-683-8707
www.fedmanagers.org
President: Darryl Perkinson
Contact: Todd V. Wells

 

International Public Management Association for Human Resources
The International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA) represents the interests of more than 5,000 human resource professionals at the Federal, State, and Local levels of government. IPMA provides information and assistance to public sector HR professionals in order to help them do their jobs better.

1617 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-549-7100
Fax: 703-684-0948
www.ipma-hr.org
President: Joesph Lunt, Jr.
Contact: Stephanie Spence Diamond

 

National Active and Retired Federal Employees
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) has been safe guarding and improving the earned rights and benefits of America’s active and retired federal employees since 1921. NARFE represents some five million federal workers, retirees, spouses, and their survivors.

606 North Washington Street
Alexandria, Virginia 23314
Phone: 703-838-7760
Fax: 703-838-7785
www.narfe.org
President: Margaret Baptiste
Contact: John Clements

 

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
NASPAA’s twofold mission is to ensure excellence in education and training for public service and to promote the ideal of public service. NASPAA is the membership association of graduate programs in public administration, public policy, and public affairs.

1029 Vermont Avenue, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-628-8965
Fax: 202-626-4978
www.naspaa.org
President: Marvin Mandell
Executive Director: Laurel McFarland

 

National Federation of Federal Employees
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is a national union representing approximately 110,000 blue and white collar government workers across the United States. Ratifying its constitution on September 20, 1917, NFFE is the oldest union representing federal employees.

805 15th Street, NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-216-4420
Fax: 202-898-1861
www.nffe.org

 

OmniGov
The OmniGov Training Institute—a non-profit corporation—has provided training and guidance for federal employees on human resources issues for over 25 years under the name FDR Conferences. We are excited to introduce this new non-profit training organization designed to bring cost-effective training to the government. In the current economic climate, agencies must think of new and cost effective ways to meet its training needs-OmniGov can be your source to bring top quality training directly to your agency in the most cost effective and hassle free way possible.

1100 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-0004
Fax: 202-331-7779
www.omnigovtraining.org

 

Organization of Professional Employees of the U.S.D.A.
OPEDA is a cadre of highly trained USDA professionals in resource management, export diplomacy, scientific research, technical services, entitlement programs, financial assistance and commodity inspections.

P.O. Box 381
Washington, DC 20044
Phone: 202-720-4898
Fax: 202-720-6692
www.opeda.net
President: M. Farook Sait
Contact: Holly Hambley

 

Professional Managers Association
PMA represents 200,000 Federal managers and management officials who are working together to achieve management excellence.

P.O. Box 77235
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: 202-874-1508
Fax: 202-874-1739
www.promanager.org
President: Thomas Burger

 

Senior Executives Association
SEA’s mission is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and productivity of the federal government; to advance the professionalism and advocate the interests of career federal executives, and to enhance public recognition of their contributions.

820 First Street, NE
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-927-7000
Fax: 202-927-5192
www.seniorexecs.org
President: Carol A. Bonosaro

 

The Public Manager
The Public Manager is a quarterly journal for public service practitioners.

1640 King Street, Box 1443
Alexandria, VA 22313-2043
Phone: (703) 683-7263
Fax: (866) 456-1035
www.thepublicmanager.org
President and Editor-in-Chief: Warren Master
Board Chairman: Alan Balutis
Contact: Carrie Blustin