U.S. Department of Agriculture Need for Improved Workforce Planning

Abstract

This report describes the need for improved workforce planning and recommends that a framework be developed at the departmental level to guide USDA agencies in developing consistent and effective workforce plans. In summary, effective workforce planning is a vital tool to ensure that people with appropriate skills and training are in place to implement policies and programs now and in the future. Because USDA is faced with managing new technologies and cross-cutting program issues as well as rapidly changing workforce demographics, we believe the time is right to take steps toward systematically planning for its workforce needs. In recognition of this need, some agencies have taken steps to improve their workforce planning, but much more needs to be done. Specifically, USDA's Office of Personnel (OP) needs to develop and implement Department-wide workforce-planning guidelines and mechanisms for monitoring progress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA281841

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agriculture
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Management Training
  • Marketing
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Resource Management
  • Standards
  • Task Forces
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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