They are overwhelmingly in favor of making government pay more compatible with private sector salaries and modifying the performance review system. Accordingly, unless federal pay is placed on the national agenda, it will continue to have a negative impact on our government's ability to recruit and retain qualified employees. About The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government Founded in 1998 by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Endowment is one of the ways the organization seeks to advance knowledge on how to improve public sector effectiveness. The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment focuses on the future of the operation and management of the public sector. Through grants for research, conferences, and sabbaticals, The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government stimulates research and facilitates discussion on new approaches to improving the effectiveness of government at the federal, state, local, and international levels.
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