Newsletter: Final agency news roundup of 2024
An opportunity for district Staff Assistants and an update on the American Ingenuity Award, plus agency news and updates.
Newsletter: Taking care of yourselves in 2025
Tips for professional development and selfcare, and some early caseload survey data, plus agency news and updates.
Professional Development and Year-end Self-care for Caseworkers
Ideas for self-care and professional development for Congressional caseworkers, as well as advice from people who have jumped between casework and other fields.
Newsletter: Preparing for Agency-specific Casework in 2025
Looking into the crystal ball to predict casework trends, plus agency news and updates.
Agency Changes Impacting Casework in 2025-2026
With the incoming Administration and leadership in both chambers signaling a willingness to undertake sweeping changes to the federal agencies, casework teams should prepare for significant increases in casework.
Newsletter: Preparing for the End of the Term
Resources for teams closing out casework operations or preparing year-end reports, as well as agency news and updates.
Newsletter: The Magnificent Mobile Office Hours
Insights for running a successful mobile office hours program, questions about disaster casework, and a recording of our webinar on agency management of casework. Plus, agency news and updates.
Anatomy of a Mobile Office Hours Program
A deep dive with the office of Senator Pete Ricketts [R, NE] on their mobile office hours program, including thoughts on managing the program, gathering data to support their decision-making, and evolving in response to feedback.
Newsletter: Hang in there, friends!
Resources for teams handling hurricane relief and Lebanon, and an upcoming webinar on agency management of casework. Plus, agency news and updates.
Two Possible Models for Disaster Casework Surge Capacity
Congressional staff face overwhelming workloads during disasters without additional support. Two solutions could reduce burnout, retain knowledge, and improve constituent services during crises.
Newsletter: It’s the Agencies, Silly.
Join us for a webinar on agency management of casework. Plus, casework-related hearings and agency news and updates.
Newsletter: Agency Oversight Hearing Season
Will we finally see movement on WEP/GPO reform? Plus, an upcoming webinar, casework-related hearings, and agency news and updates.
Newsletter: Get Your Flowers, Caseworkers!
Navigating the relationship between casework and communications, and agency news and updates.
Newsletter: Marking the Anniversary of the Afghanistan Withdrawal
Marking the anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal, responsible AI tools for casework webinar, and agency news you can use.
Casework Wins in FY 2025 Appropriations Bill
While not yet passed and enacted, the FY 2025 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill contains several big wins for casework and caseworkers.
Newsletter: Monster Agency News Week
Cyber defense training from R St and the American Governance Institute plus a ton of casework news and agency updates!
Newsletter: Summer Outreach Season
Webinars are back! Join us to talk about proactive outreach and working with state counterparts, plus casework news, agency updates, and more!
New Guidelines for Congressional Constituent Service Events: What You Need to Know
New guidance from the Committee on Ethics, Committee on House Administration, and Communications Standards Commission changes how Members of Congress can collaborate with community organizations on constituent service events.
Newsletter: An Unscientific Survey of Caseworkers
Back-of-the-envelope answers to basic questions about casework, casework news, agency updates, and more!
Who Does Casework for Congress? An Unscientific Survey
In an informal study, we analyzed Congressional staff titles associated with constituent services. revealing diverse roles and challenges in organizing casework, revealing diverse roles and challenges in organizing casework.