i also like to think of it as jsrw, or jim seymour recognition week. he has been with the partnership for nine years, and he's our director of events and programs. and i salute jim for all the incredible things that you've done for nine years with the partnership. so thank you very, very much. [ applause ] now, clearly, if you pay attention to the news the thing you hear about most these days or the avalanche of news stories we've heard about have really been focused when you think about government on an $800,000 conference at gsa and inappropriate activities of a few secret service agents in cartage cartagena. what's been missing entirely is the positive side of the ledger. and what i hope again today we'll be able to do is talk a little more about that positive side. one way of doing that is to look at some of the specific achievements federal employees are doing and one of the other programs we run at the partnership is the service to america medals. we are recognizing 33 finalists tomorrow at a breakfast. i wanted to take a couple minutes to talk ab

srw or jim seymour recognition week accused him of the partnership for nine years, and he's our director of events programs, and saluted him for all the incredible things you're done for nine years in the partnership so thank you very, very much. [applause] >> now, clearly if you pay attention to the news, the thing that you about most these days, or the avalanche of new stars with heard the in focus when you think about government on $800,000 conference at gsa, and inappropriate activities with a few secret service agents. what's been missing entirely is the positive side of the ledger. and what i hope again today will be able to do is talk over more about the positive side. when we doing that is to look at something specific achievements the federal employees are doing and one of the other programs that we run at the partnership is called a service to america. we're announcing or actually recognizing 33 finalists tomorrow at a breakfast. wanted to take a couple minutes to talk about three of those finalists, because again i think in about the things you get an idea pretty quickly about

so i say this as psrw, i also like to think of it as jsrw or jim seymour recognition week. [laughter] he's been with the partnership for nine years, and he's our director of events and programs and salute jim all the incredible things you've done for nine years in the partnership, so thank you very much. [applause] now, clearly, um, if you pay attention to the news, the thing that you hear about most these days or the avalanche of news stories we've heard have really been focused when you think about government are on the $800,000 conference at gsa and inappropriate activities of a few secret service agents in the cartagena. what's been missing entirely is the positive side of the ledger, and what i hope, again, today we will be able to do is talk more about that positive side. one way of doing that is to look at some of the specific achievements that federal employees are doing and what are the other program that is we run at the partnership, service to america medals, and we are announcing or recognizing 33 finalists tomorrow at a breakfast. wanted just to take a couple mi