When feds leave, a new project makes sure their wisdom doesn’t walk out the door with them

Federal News Network, The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton. Interview with Anne Meeker, Managing Director, POPVOX Foundation, September 9, 2025

After years of public service, many federal employees walk out the door with hard-earned insights about what works . . . and what doesn’t . . . in government. But those lessons rarely make it back to Congress. Departure Dialogues is a new project that gives departing civil servants a safe, nonpartisan way to share their wisdom and help fix the system they’ve spent years trying to make work.