Ten Years Later: Can Piecemeal Reform of the Civilian Employment System Succeed Where the National Security Personnel System Failed?

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) system for hiring and retaining civilian employees has long been in need of reform. Hampered by bureaucratic processes and inflexible regulation, the system suffers from rigid job classifications, lack of ability to quickly hire new talent, supervisors without the authority to manage their own workforce, and compensation that is neither linked to performance nor responsive to market forces. In addition, retaining top performers, dealing with poor performers, and increasing workforce flexibility and responsiveness are problematic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1122390

Entities

People

  • Peter K. Levine

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Bargaining
  • Case Studies
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Executives
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • President (United States)
  • Procurement
  • Regulations
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Students
  • Supervisors
  • Terrorists

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  • Systems Analysis and Design