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CMF, in conjunction with the House Chiefs of Staff Association, invites senior congressional managers to join us on Wednesday, October 21 for a webinar on: "Sustainable Performance Management: How to Increase Efficiency and Productivity in Your Team."

The latest recommendations from the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress are the boldest and most creative set of ideas to improve the Congress in a generation. These proposals, coupled with the previous recommendations, will tangibly improve the House’s public policy process and enhance services to constituents.

Recent CMF Research Assistant Maya Clark outlines lessons learned from a summer of remote interning and offers advice for fellow remote interns.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress has become more comfortable with technology and will likely use more innovative tools such as online town hall meetings to connect with constituents as a result of the coronavirus, according to a major new study from the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF). The Future of Citizen Engagement: Coronavirus, Congress, and Constituent Communications includes the results of the first survey of senior congressional staff conducted during the coronavirus outbreak in May and June 2020.

The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) will release a report on August 14 including a recent survey of senior congressional staff assessing how the coronavirus and remote working is affecting how Members of Congress engages with constituents. The report will include specific, recent examples showing how Congress can substantively connect with constituents using modern technology against the backdrop of a global pandemic.

Like other parents, I fell into the travel-soccer trap. I spent a lot of time thinking about the ins and outs of soccer all those countless hours watching their games from the sidelines. One day, it struck me that there's a lot of overlap between their sport and the "sport" of advocacy. I realized that there are three lessons that soccer can teach us about advocacy.

Wondering how your office can best manage remote interns? CMF has developed a checklist that provides management tips and best practices for before, during, and after the internship.