Working on the Hill

William Gray at LegBranch.org: In 2011, the Congressional Management Foundation surveyed more than 1,400 congressional staff and asked an open-ended question: What does working in Congress mean to you? They received more than 600 responses and the answers are just as...

The Staff Academy

Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer at House of Representatives, testified before the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: CAO training has evolved. It began with a few classrooms where you could learn WordPerfect and other technical...

Congressional Staff Reform

From the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Last week the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress “Select Committee” held a virtual discussion with outside guests to discuss staffing reforms on Capitol Hill. This was the fourth virtual...