Tom Fox
The Federal Coach

Tom Fox, of the Partnership for Public Service, explores workplace issues and provides advice for federal managers through analysis, interviews and reader Q&As in his Federal Coach blog for On Leadership.

Latest by Tom Fox

Meet the new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

Meet the new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

We're working very hard to do more with less, but if funding continues at the present level, we will certainly have to cut more programs.

Tips for hiring STEMM talent into government

Tips for hiring STEMM talent into government

About one-quarter of all federal employees work in STEMM occupations today, and the number of people needed with these skills will steadily increase in the years ahead.

Working to improve nutrition in schools

Working to improve nutrition in schools

A leadership conversation with Audrey Rowe, the administrator of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service.

Why we serve

Why we serve

We asked Cabinet secretaries, other federal leaders and rank-and-file employees about their reasons for choosing to work in government.