Modernizing Staffing in the Federal Government

September 10, 2009

Bleimeister shared his assessment of the current state of talent acquisition in the federal government. “Mission challenges impact talent acquisition. These challenges include a large civilian workforce, increase in retirements and a growing competencies gap.” Each one of these challenges, he pointed out, require significant ramp-up period to affect change. Mission challenges lead to structural, or operational challenges. “Structural challenges in the U.S. Army have us developing a scalable operating model. We’ve asked: can our organization adapt quickly to changing conditions?” he added.

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