Congressional Management Foundation Honors Schneider with Staff Lifetime Achievement Award
The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) today announced that Judy Schneider of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) has won the first annual Democracy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for congressional staff.
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Congressional Management Foundation Announces Winners for Lifetime Achievement Award
The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) today announced that Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD) are the recipients of CMF's inaugural Democracy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Congressional Management Foundation Commends U.S. Senate for Funding to Pay Interns
Following the passage of a bipartisan amendment to create funding for interns, the Congressional Management Foundation commended the U.S. Senate to move forward on a bill that would ensure that interns receive salaries. The Senate Appropriations Committee included $5 million in funding to pay Senate interns as part of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act passed by the Committee. This is only the second time that the nonpartisan Congressional Management Foundation has taken a position on legislation in its 41-year history.
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Congressional Management Foundation Announces Congressional Office Finalists for First-Ever Democracy Awards
by CMF
on February 23, 2018
The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) today announced the finalists for the first-ever Democracy Awards, CMF's new award recognizing non-legislative achievement and performance in congressional offices and by Members of Congress. Twenty House and Senate offices were honored as finalists in four categories: Constituent Service, Innovation, Transparency and Accountability, and "Life in Congress" Workplace Environment.
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Announcing Open Nominations for the Democracy Awards
by CMF
on September 11, 2017
The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) today launched a new award for Congress – the Democracy Awards. The annual awards will recognize non-legislative achievement and performance in congressional offices. The Democracy Awards will go to one Republican and one Democrat in four categories: Innovation; Transparency and Accountability; Constituent Service; and a "Life in Congress" award for workplace environment. A fifth award will be given to one Member of Congress and one congressional staffer for Lifetime Achievement.
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New Survey of Congressional Staff: Congress is Struggling to Perform Its Integral Role in American Democracy
by CMF
on August 08, 2017
A new survey of senior congressional staff raises questions as to whether the Congress has the resources and capacity to meet the challenges facing the nation. CMF released a report today that captures senior staff perspectives on the functioning of Congress, finding that Congress, tasked with addressing some of our society's greatest challenges, is struggling to perform its integral role in American democracy. The research in State of the Congress: Staff Perspectives on Institutional Capacity in the House and Senate, offers new insight into the roots of current congressional dysfunction and paths toward pragmatic reforms to strengthen the institution.
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Media Advisory: New Report Will Reveal the State of Congress from Senior Staffers' Perspective
by CMF
on August 02, 2017
CMF will release a new report on August 8 on congressional staff views on the Congress' ability and capacity to meet the needs of constituents and challenges facing the nation. The report, "State of the Congress: Staff Perspectives on Institutional Capacity in the House and Senate," offers new insight into the roots of current congressional dysfunction and paths toward pragmatic reforms to strengthen Congress and democracy.
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At Peak Of Citizen Activism, New Congressional Management Foundation Report Details Most Effective Means of Contacting Congress
by CMF
on February 13, 2017
CMF released a new report today outlining the degree of influence that citizens have on congressional decision-making. The research in "Citizen-Centric Advocacy: The Untapped Power of Constituent Engagement" is the most comprehensive ever produced on citizen engagement with Congress, and outlines where and how citizens' voices influence lawmakers' decision-making. Recently, Congress has seen unprecedented citizen engagement, with phone lines tied up for hours and voicemails full with constituents' comments. This report, derived from surveys of Congress over a 12-year period, resulting in more than 1,200 responses from congressional staffers, outlines the ongoing feedback loop between Congress and constituent, and details the most effective means of making one's voice heard in Washington.
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Media Advisory: New Report Will Reveal the Untapped Power of Citizen Engagement
by CMF
on January 27, 2017
CMF will release a new report on Monday, February 13, which reveals the degree of influence that citizens have on congressional decision making. The report summarizes research with congressional staffers conducted by CMF over more than a decade, and includes new, previously unpublished survey data with congressional staff and citizen advocates.
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CMF Statement on the Proposed Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
by CMF
on September 29, 2016
A resilient Congress is essential to a functioning democracy. However, at this time, citizens, scholars, and even Members of Congress and staff are questioning whether Congress has the capacity to meet the expectations and aspirations of the American people.
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