The Trump administration is laying the groundwork to restock the government with political loyalists who will blindly follow his every whim—a profound threat to our democracy. Read my latest for The Contrarian.

Congratulations to the 2025 Service to America Medals® honorees! The stories of this year's 23 honorees vividly highlight the important services, innovations and benefits provided by our government. Meet the #Sammies2025 honorees here: bit.ly/Sammies2025Hon…

Hundreds of guests joined us last night to recognize our #Sammies2025 honorees. “It’s a joyous moment at a difficult time, so we are going to focus on the joy,” said Max Stier. Read more in The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

It was an honor to recognize the incredible contributions of 23 individuals and teams at our 24th annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals®. Congratulations to all our honorees, and thank you to everyone who joined us for #Sammies2025 ❤️🤍💙 bit.ly/Sammies2025Hon…

I'm excited to share that I'll be speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival this weekend. I'll be joining an all-star panel alongside moderator Mary Louise Kelly, Senator Andy Kim and Jonah Goldberg. Learn more about the session, "Can Government Be Good?" below. aspenideas.org/sessions/can-g…

The Partnership for Public Service is executing a new strategic vision that prioritizes supporting and safeguarding the civil service. Read about our refreshed vision and The Partnership (@ourpublicservice.bsky.social)'s accomplishments over the past year in our 2024-25 impact report: bit.ly/PartnershipImp…

Max Stier, president and CEO of The Partnership (@ourpublicservice.bsky.social), will join the SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation at 1 p.m. July 14. 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤. news.siu.edu/2025/07/070925…

Join me today at 1 p.m. for a discussion on the extraordinary challenges currently facing federal workers and the disruption in American government resulting from the policies of the current administration. 🔗: news.siu.edu/2025/07/070925…

If several Cabinet officials are leading multiple agencies simultaneously, can they lead our government effectively? Partnership President and CEO Max Stier puts it best: This is horrible management. Read more on The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Abrupt firings at the Department of Justice have implications on its capability to deliver its services to the public. Max Stier worries for the agency’s future place in government as it “is foundering on the rocks right now.” Read about DOJ cuts here. npr.org/2025/07/30/nx-…