Human Capital: Transforming Federal Recruiting and Hiring Efforts
Human Capital: Transforming Federal Recruiting and Hiring Efforts

Author: Robert N. Goldenkoff

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 1437905668

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To address the challenges that the nation faces, it will be important for fed. agencies to change their cultures and create the institutional capacity to become high-performing organizations. This includes recruiting and retaining a fed. workforce able to create, sustain, and thrive in organizations that are flatter, results-oriented, and externally focused. This testimony, based on a large body of completed work issued from Jan. 2001 through April 2008, focuses on: (1) challenges that fed. agencies have faced in recruiting and hiring talented employees; (2) progress in addressing these challenges; and (3) additional actions that are needed to strengthen recruiting and hiring efforts.

Human Capital
Human Capital

Author: United States Government Accountability Office

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-17

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781719228046

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Human Capital: Transforming Federal Recruiting and Hiring Efforts

Human Capital
Human Capital

Author: Brenda S. Farrell

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 1437913903

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With more than 50% of its civilian workforce (about 700,000 civilians) eligible to retire in the next few years, DoD may be faced with deciding how to fill numerous mission-critical positions -- some involving senior leadership. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2006 requires DoD to develop a strategic human capital plan, update it annually through 2010, and address 8 requirements. The 2007 NDAA added nine requirements to the annual update to shape DOD's senior leader workforce. This report assesses the extent to which DoD's 2008 update addressed: (1) the 2006 human capital planning requirements; (2) the 2007 senior leader requirements; and (3) key factors that may affect civilian workforce planning. Illus.

Upcoming Transition: Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration
Upcoming Transition: Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration

Author: Gene L. Dodaro

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-02

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 1437909744

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The next admin. will fill thousands of positions across gov¿t.; there will be a number of new faces in Congress as well. Making these transitions as seamlessly as possible is pivotal to effectively and efficiently help accomplish the fed. govt¿s. many essential missions. The Presidential Transition Act points to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as a resource to incoming admin. The GAO is a source of briefings and other materials to help presidential appointees make the leap from campaigning to governing by informing them of the major mgmt. issues, risks, and challenges they will face. This testimony provides an overview of GAO¿s objectives for assisting the 111th Congress and the next admin. in their transition efforts.

Inspiring Students to Federal Service
Inspiring Students to Federal Service

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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From Candidates to Change Makers
From Candidates to Change Makers

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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Upcoming Transition: GAO¿s Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration
Upcoming Transition: GAO¿s Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration

Author: Gene L. Dodaro

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1437910521

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The upcoming 2009 transition marks the first wartime presidential transition in 40 years. The next admin. will fill thousands of positions across gov¿t.; there will be a number of new faces in Congress as well. Making these transitions as seamlessly as possible is pivotal to effectively and efficiently help accomplish the fed. govt¿s. many essential missions. The Presidential Transition Act specifically identifies GAO as a source of briefings and other materials to help inform presidential appointees of the major mgmt. issues, risks, and challenges they will face. This testimony provides an overview of GAO¿s objectives for assisting the 111th Congress and the next admin. in their all-important transition efforts. Charts and tables.

Balancing Act
Balancing Act

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce
Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce

Author: William J. Rothwell

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2014-07

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1523096748

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Taxpayers deserve the very best from public services, and first-rate public services can only be provided by outstanding government workers. Federal human resource managers face the challenge of attracting and retaining high-caliber individuals within the constraints of ever-tightening budgets and often-conflicting political directives. From a talent management perspective, Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce explores: • Best practices for recruiting and selecting employees • Proven methods for developing and training employees • Optimal deployment and placement processes. This text is a must-read for anyone in or working toward a government management position.