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Following are select articles quoting or featuring the Congressional Management Foundation. (Note: articles will open in new window.)


2013

"Maximizing Intern Contributions in Your Hill Office," Roll Call. May 14, 2013.

"Power of the Personal Story is Not New to Congress," Roll Call. April 23, 2013.

"Members of Congress Are Working Hard, but Are They Accomplishing Much?" Roll Call. March 21, 2013.

"Life in Congress: A Member's Perspective," by Patricia Kempthorne, Huffington Post. March 21, 2013.

"Susceptible to satire," Washington Post. March 12, 2013.

"Report: Congress members happy with job," UPI. March 12, 2013.

"Families take a back seat for members," The Hill. March 12, 2013.

"Report: Members of Congress Happy With Their Jobs," Roll Call. March 12, 2013.

"How exactly do members of Congress spend their time?" WTOP radio/WTOP.com. March 12, 2013.

"Study examines how members of Congress spend their time," USA TODAY. March 12, 2013.

"Did Astroturf Kill Constituent Services?" TPM. February 23, 2013.

"113th Congress and Social Media: Everybody In!" PA Pro Now. February 19, 2013.

"Fitch's Advice to Members: Good Intentions Wont Sail Your Ship," Roll Call. February 11, 2013.

"Improving Millennials' Civic Health -- and the Country's," Huffington Post. February 8, 2013.

"On the Ground: the Unsugn Heroes of District Offices and How They Work," Roll Call. January 3, 2013.

"Do's and Don'ts for New Members in the 113th Congress," Roll Call. January 3, 2013.

"More Members are Using Social Media to Interact with Their Constituents," Roll Call. January 3, 2013.

2012

"Keeping Congress Competent: The Senate's Brain Drain," Sunlight Foundation Blog. December 1, 2012.

"According to latest poll, Washington workers are ... happy?" Washington Post. November 21, 2012.

"After the election, a scramble for Hill jobs," The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 2012.

"Congressional staffers want better balance between work, life," The Baltimore Sun. Novemeber 4, 2012.

"Congressional staff unhappy with work-life flexibility," Benefitspro.com. October 25, 2012.

"Democrats and Republicans Agree- Workplace Flexibility Key to Job Satisfaction," Workforce Management. October 25, 2012.

"Congressional staffers don't get workflex they want," Familes and Work Institute Blog. October 24, 2012.

"Hill Staffers Feel Overworked, Unhappy with Office Cultures, Report Finds,"Legal Times Blog. Ocotber 24, 2012.

"Congressional Staffers Believe They Work Longer Hours Than Private Sector Workers," FedSmith.com. October 24, 2012.

"Survey: Congressional Staff Dissatisfied with Work-Life Flexibility," Diversity Executive Magazine. October 24, 2012.

"Hill Staffers Find Work Meaningful but Seek Balance," National Journal. October 24, 2012.

"Survey Details Challenges, Upsides for Capitol Hill Staff," Roll Call. October 24, 2012.

"Study: Congressional staffers believe they work longer hours," The Hill. October 24, 2012.

"Antiquated Congress in Need of IT Facelift," The Epoch Times. August 11, 2012.

"How lobbyists became Congress' leading policy wonks," The Washington Post. August 8, 2012.

"Calls, mail, email flood politicians D.C. offices," The Columbus Dispatch. August 6, 2012.

"Elected officials' postal privileges," The Columbian. August 4, 2012.

"Beltway Insiders' Startup Helps You Lobby Congress," Bloomberg Businessweek. August 2, 2012.

"Rashomon on the Hill: Why Every House Committee Has Two Websites," The Atlantic. June 21, 2012.

"Do-Gooding Tips from the Pros," Huffington Post. June 15, 2012.

"Is Congress Getting Dumber? Probably Not, Study Finds," National Journal. May 29, 2012.

"House freshmen spent millions of tax dollars on mailings," USA TODAY. May 15, 2012.

"How to Call on Congress," Electric Co-op Today. May 2, 2012.

"For 2nd year, House members forced to slash office expenses," USA TODAY. April 6, 2012.

"What Really Motivates Members of Congress?," Special to Roll Call. February 28, 2012.


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