National Commission on Military, National & Public Service

Bold action is needed to make sure every American has a clear and supported path to service. While the Commission’s work ends in September 2020, our vision will endure: Every American, inspired and eager to serve. Read our report, Inspired to Serve, at http://Inspire2Serve.gov/reports.

Before our work ends in September, we at the Commission would like to thank you for following our journey and helping us achieve this mission. Read a statement from our Chairman, Joe Heck.

Thank you and Continue to Inspire More to Serve For the first time in American history, Congress charged our Commission with something never done before: conduct a comprehensive and…

The pod is up now! Listen if you have some time.🎧 Thanks to FedUpward for having Commissioner Shawn Skelly on.

FedUpward Podcast: FedUpward Episode 39: National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service and What It Means to You Ever wonder if Congress cares about our struggles as feds? Listen to hear from Shawn Skelly, commissioner on the  National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service created by Congress. The Commission's final report outlines tons of recommendations to ultimately make our lives easier...

Already through your summer reading list? 📚☀️ Add our report to it! We're mentioned as a must read in the War on the Rocks Strategic Outpost Fifth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List. Check out more of their recommendations.

Strategic Outpost’s Fifth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List - War on the Rocks Welcome to the summer of 2020, and a vacation season like no other! Some of you readers may be furtively planning to escape to isolated cabins hidden away

Did you know 3 different U.S. commissions made recommendations to fix federal hiring, inspire the next generation to serve, & empower agencies to build a better workforce? More from Chairman Joe Heck and Commissioner Chris Inglis from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission in The Hill.

Creating a more secure nation means public service hiring practices need an overhaul We want all Americans inspired and eager to serve – to join the mission and make our nation more secure. That starts with public service hiring reform.

It's Friday! Have a little extra time? Listen Chairman Heck on discussing women registering for the Selective Service System, a new critical skills reserve, and more.

Left of Boom Episode 5: Adding Women to the Military Draft (Ft. Brig. Gen. Joe Heck) Should women be required to register with U.S. Selective Service? Should all Americans have a mandatory national service requirement? We tackle these topics and more with Dr. Joe Heck, chairman of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service.

Inspired in part by President Kennedy's legacy, our final report lays out a bold vision of a nation in which service is the common expectation and experience of all Americans — when it is the norm, not the exception — when every American is inspired and eager to serve. Our plan would lead us to the day when no one is surprised by the questions “How have you served?” or “How will you serve?”

Inspired by JFK — Vision 2031 Over the past two and a half years, members of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service often discussed the…

Want to learn more about our final report and recommendations? Read more on Medium.

Want to learn more about our final recommendations? Click here! After two and a half years of research, hearings, and conversations with Americans around the country, we released our final report…

On June 25, a dozen leaders — including two former cabinet members, private sector and federal agency CEOs, and nonprofit and service advocates — gathered around the virtual table to highlight the critical role of in addressing current and future challenges. They called for action on our recommendations addressed in our final report, Inspired to Serve.

Missed our Culminating Event? Catch the Highlights Here! On June 25, a dozen leaders — including two former cabinet members, private sector and federal agency CEOs, and nonprofit and service…

"As public servants work tirelessly to halt the spread of the coronavirus, their personnel systems don’t always provide them the backup they need to maintain and expand capacity." Read more from Commissioner Jeanette James in Government Executive.

Public Service Health Care Workers Are Critical—Let’s Treat Them as Such The pandemic has highlighted significant problems with the personnel systems that support these vital government workers.