War for Talent, Competing for Contracting Professionals Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal
Abstract
The Army recognizes there is a War for Talent and is focused on the Total Army recruitment and retention efforts. The purpose of the research is to explore the Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, (ACC-RSA), War for Talent, in the recruitment and retention of contracting professionals. The ACC-RSA is committed to building a highly qualified and diverse workforce by maximizing competitive recruitment procedures and retention strategies to compete and win the War for Talent. In July 2022, the ACC-RSA established a multi-functional integrated product team, (MIPT), Contracting for Victory, FY22 ACC-RSA Strategic Initiatives Recruitment and Retention. The purpose of the MIPT was to develop a recruitment and retention playbook for the organization. The MIPT charter identified the ACC-RSA recruitment and retention challenges and described the impacts of the challenges, as losing the War for Talent ("ACC-RSA Contracting for Victory", 2022). The scope of this research is to define War for Talent. The research explores the ACC-RSA recruitment and retention challenges. The research also identifies the best practices of talent management processes and hybrid workplace, a quality-of-life-enhancement, to recruit and retain an optimal workforce. The research offers talent management and hybrid workplace as strategies to help the ACC-RSA compete and win in the War for Talent.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1201830
Entities
People
- Vicky L. Spivey
Organizations
- Defense Acquisition University