Human Capital: Improving Federal Recruiting and Hiring Efforts

Abstract

Strategic human capital management plays a critical role in maximizing the government's performance and assuring its accountability to Congress and to the nation as a whole. GAO designated strategic human capital management as a government-wide, high-risk area in 2001. Since then, important progress has been made. However, retirements and the potential loss of leadership and institutional knowledge, coupled with fiscal pressures, underscore the importance of a strategic and efficient approach to acquiring and retaining individuals with critical skills. As a result, strategic human capital management remains on GAO's High-Risk List. This testimony is based on a large body of GAO work issued from May 2008 through May 2019. This testimony, among other things, focuses on key human capital areas where some actions have been taken but attention is still needed by OPM and federal agencies on issues including: (1) addressing critical skills gaps and (2) recruiting and hiring talented employees.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 2019
Accession Number
AD1152971

Entities

People

  • Yvonne D. Jones

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Biometric Security
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Homeland Security
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States Government

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