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Why Data Literacy is Crucial for High-Level Federal Communicators

Partnership for Public Service

For high-level federal communicators, the ability to understand and use data to communicate effectively is not just beneficial—it’s essential. Federal communicators play a vital role in delivering accurate and meaningful information to the public, stakeholders and decision-makers.

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The value of communication in sharing success

Partnership for Public Service

In December, the Partnership for Public Service hosted a virtual event with Jason Love, a program analyst and award coordinator at the Department of Health and Human Services, to share how federal communicators can shape positive narratives about government and amplify agency success stories. Here are three key takeaways: 1.

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New Partnership network helps federal communicators share agency success stories

Partnership for Public Service

Donna Garland, chair of the Partnership’s PAO Roundtable; deputy associate administrator for communication and marketing, General Services Administration. In a recent interview, Garland talked about her work in federal communications, why she joined the roundtable and what she has learned as a result.

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Risk, resilience, and security – the three key functions of public safety technology

Open Access Government - Technology News

Ensuring emergencies are dealt with effectively requires adopting public safety technology that can facilitate the operational management of a crisis quickly and effectively to limit its potential damage. 88% say they want to see public safety transformed through the use of public safety technology.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS

Barrett & Greene

But most citizens don’t have access to that because it’s not communicated to them. As Marc Holzer, a well-known academic and a pioneer in the field of performance management, told us some months ago, “We have a lot of data out there and a lot of performance measures. And in many cases, it’s deliberately hidden.”

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State Department Bets Big on Data-Driven Diplomacy

GovLoop

As part of the “substantive and technical expertise” competency, Foreign Service employees must develop “the ability to read, understand, create, and communicate data as information” and to identify “the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches based on data-driven analysis, as appropriate.”

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WANT TO WRITE SO THAT OTHERS CAN USE WHAT YOU’VE WRTTEN? HERE’s YOUR CHANCE!

Barrett & Greene

Imagine a whole generation who can clearly communicate great ideas!" Chris Morrill, the Executive Director of the Government Finance Officers Association , commented that “With notes of Strunk and White’s Elements of Style, Barrett, Greene, and Kettl have gifted us a highly practical guide for communicating in a hyper-distracted world.