The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service

Richard Armitage | John Berry | Beth Brooke
Kurt Campbell | Richard Danzig | John Hamre
Max Stier | Robert M. Tobias | Paul Volcker
David Walker

Invite you to join Linda Bilmes and Scott Gould for a discussion and book signing to celebrate the release of their book

What: THE PEOPLE FACTOR
Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service

When: Thursday, April 2
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Where: Partnership for Public Service
1100 New York Avenue, NW | Suite 1090 East
Washington, DC 20005

Please RSVP here.

Facing the greatest challenges in more than 50 years, America is waking up to the realization that government is important. In their new book, "The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service," Harvard professor Linda J. Bilmes and IBM Vice President W. Scott Gould argue that the country cannot prosper without a strong, highly-functioning federal workforce to run the government. The authors call for a commitment to invest $10 billion in better recruiting, training and management of the federal workforce, which they predict will yield $300-$600 billion in productivity gains. Packed with cost and performance data as well as new research on what motivates applicants for government jobs, these prior government executives provide a compelling business case for investing in the civil service to achieve significant benefits for the nation. A must read for policy makers, civil servants and citizens who demand more from government.