DOD Civilian Personnel: Improved Strategic Planning Needed to Help Ensure Viability of DOD's Civilian Industrial Workforce

Abstract

Between 1987 and 2002, the Department of Defense (DOD) downsized the civilian workforce in 27 key industrial facilities by about 56 percent. Many of the remaining 72,000 workers are nearing retirement. In recent years GAO has identified shortcomings in DOD's strategic planning and was asked to determine (1) whether DOD has implemented our prior recommendation to develop and implement a depot maintenance strategic plan, (2) the extent to which the services have developed and implemented comprehensive strategic workforce plans, and (3) what challenges adversely affect DOD's workforce planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1167659

Entities

People

  • Derek Stewart

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Howitzers
  • Industrial Plants
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Retention
  • Security Personnel
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation

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