{"id":44371,"date":"2025-04-02T11:38:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?post_type=pps_event&#038;p=44371"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:17:31","slug":"who-is-government-a-conversation-with-author-casey-cep","status":"publish","type":"pps_event","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/event\/who-is-government-a-conversation-with-author-casey-cep\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Government? A Conversation with Author Casey Cep\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"20\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-event-recording\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Event Recording<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Is Government? A Conversation with Author Casey Cep\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/khB3C2X7I-4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f3f4\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Every day, federal employees work to make our country safer, stronger, healthier and more prosperous. Last year, celebrated writers profiled some of these exemplary civil servants for <em>The Washington Post<\/em>\u2019s \u201cWho Is Government?\u201d series, showcasing the critical ways these individuals deliver for the public. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/788713\/who-is-government-by-edited-by-michael-lewis\/9798217047802\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Now a book<\/a> edited by bestselling author Michael Lewis, these stories show how the essential business of government improves all our lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our Public Service Recognition Week programming,<strong> the Partnership for Public Service invites you to join us at our Washington, D.C., office or virtually on May 6 at 10 a.m. EDT<\/strong> for a conversation with award-winning author Casey Cep, one of the book\u2019s contributors, to discuss the importance of civil servants \u2013 and what our nation may lose without them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-questions-nbsp\">Questions?&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about this event or need to request accommodations, please email our team at <a href=\"mailto:events@ourpublicservice.org\">events@ourpublicservice.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div style=\"border-width:2px;border-color:#0084D4;border-style:solid\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"15\" data-border-color=\"#0084D4\" data-border-thickness=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-event-details\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Event details<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:900;text-transform:none\">When:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, May 6<br>9:30 a.m. &#8211; 11:30 a.m. EDT\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:900;text-transform:none\">Where:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/plan-your-visit\/\">The Partnership for Public Service<\/a> &#8211; 600 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button pps-button rectangular_with_border primary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/788713\/who-is-government-by-edited-by-michael-lewis\/9798217047802\/\" data-label=\"Order your book\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_with_border\" data-theme-style=\"primary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #FFFFFF;background-color:#015081\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Order your book<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up-right-from-square after\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fully virtual, one-day event will provide higher education professionals with the opportunity to develop and deepen their federal advising expertise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44162,"template":"","pps_publication_topics":[],"pps_location":[11940],"pps_program_tax":[],"pps_event_type":[11834],"class_list":["post-44371","pps_event","type-pps_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pps_location-virtual","pps_event_type-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Who Is Government? 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