CMF publishes a series of management guidebooks used by staff in House and Senate offices. To produce these books, CMF studies the best practices of congressional offices, and applies top private-sector management ideas to Congress. In addition to these guides and reports, CMF also offers several templates, forms, and manuals to House & Senate staff on our Resources by Topic page.
Management Guides
- 90-Day Roadmap To Setting Up A Congressional Office
- Congressional Intern Handbook: A Guide for Interns and Newcomers to Capitol Hill
- Closing a Congressional Office
- Developing Job Descriptions
- Job Description for a Member of Congress
- Keeping It Local: A Guide for Managing Congressional District & State Offices
- Life in Congress: Aligning Work and Life in the U.S. House and Senate
- Life in Congress: Job Satisfaction and Engagement of House and Senate Staff
- Life in Congress: The Member Perspective
- Managing Changes in Budgets & Benefits
- Managing the 2012 Budget Cuts in House Offices
- Setting Course: A Congressional Management Guide
- Workflex Toolkit for Congress (part of the "Life in Congress" project)
- Working in Congress: The Staff Perspective
Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Studies
- Congressional Benefits & Personnel Practices (part of the "Life in Congress" project)
- Managing Changes in Budgets & Benefits
- Managing the 2012 Budget Cuts in House Offices
- 2004 House Staff Employment Study
- Senate Salary, Tenure, and Demographic Data: 1991–2001
- 2001 Senate Staff Employment Study
- State of the Congress 2024
Communications and Technology Guides
- Building Trust by Modernizing Constituent Engagement
- The Future of Citizen Engagement: Rebuilding the Democratic Dialogue
- The Future of Citizen Engagement: What Americans Want from Congress & How Members Can Build Trust
- The Future of Citizen Engagement: Coronavirus, Congress, and Constituent Communications
- State of the Congress: Staff Perspectives on Institutional Capacity in the House and Senate
- Citizen-Centric Advocacy: The Untapped Power of Constituent Engagement
- #SocialCongress 2015
- Face-to-Face with Congress: Before, During, and After Meetings with Legislators
- 113th Congress Gold Mouse Awards: Best Practices in Online Communications on Capitol Hill
- Communicating with Congress: How Citizen Advocacy Is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill
- #SocialCongress: Perceptions and Use of Social Media on Capitol Hill
- Communicating with Congress: Perceptions of Citizen Advocacy on Capitol Hill
- Communicating with Congress: Recommendations for Improving the Democratic Dialogue
- Communicating with Congress: How the Internet Has Changed Citizen Engagement
- Communicating with Congress: How Capitol Hill is Coping with the Surge in Citizen Advocacy
