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CMF is delighted to welcome bestselling author Chris Whipple, whose latest book, “The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency” offers a behind the scenes portrait of the Chiefs of Staff for the last nine Presidents. He will discuss the role of these powerful individuals – and what senior Hill staff can learn from both their triumphs AND their missteps.

If you wait until the end of the year to assess your staff's performance, you're doing it wrong! Join us May 23 for a "Life in Congress" webinar on performance management, open to all managers in the House and Senate.

The Democracy Awards Finalists for the four office categories were announced in February. Twenty House and Senate offices were honored in four categories: Constituent Service, Innovation, Transparency and Accountability, and "Life in Congress" Workplace Environment. Two winners (one Republican and one Democrat) from each category will be announced in May. Prior to this announcement, we've been highlighting the finalists from each of these categories. This week we're recognizing the Democracy Award finalists in Transparency and Accountability.

The demands of a Capitol Hill job often means you neglect your personal life, including financial planning. CMF seeks to support congressional staff in various aspects of your life, so we are offering this special program for House and Senate staff on May 3. Please come hear #1 New York Times bestselling author Ric Edelman share how technology and science will reshape the way we save, invest, and plan for the future.

The Democracy Awards Finalists for the four office categories were announced in February. Twenty House and Senate offices were honored in four categories: Constituent Service, Innovation, Transparency and Accountability, and "Life in Congress" Workplace Environment. Two winners (one Republican and one Democrat) from each category will be announced in May. Prior to this announcement, we've been highlighting the finalists from each of these categories. This week we’re recognizing the Democracy Award finalists in "Life in Congress" Workplace Environment.

A politician of some notoriety recently made a comment about Washington that some Americans would agree with. "A lot of evil there... [a] lot of evil, a lot of bad people, a lot of bad people."

On the contrary, Washington is filled with lots of good people – but we often don't hear about them.

by Matthew Kohut on April 4, 2018

A fundamental challenge that all managers face at one point or another boils down to a single, provocative question: why should anyone listen to you? I recently had the opportunity to share my insights to answer that fundamental question when I addressed senior House staff at a March 23 event hosted by CMF in conjunction with the House Chiefs of Staff Association.