United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-04-24 monographic deposited born digital 26 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-236 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-236 P0b002ee18038e2cb f:d01236 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-236 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-236 GAO-01-236 Federal employees Personnel management Personnel recruiting Performance measures Human resources training Other Written Product A00856 The Government Performance and Results Act calls for agencies to address human capital in the context of performance-based management and specifically requires that annual performance plans describe how agencies will use their human capital to support the accomplishment of their goals and objectives. Designing, implementing, and maintaining a strategic human capital management focus are critical to maximizing the performance and ensuring the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. GAO found that the ways in which federal agencies discussed human capital challenges in their fiscal year 2001 performance plans reflected different levels of attention to the critical human capital challenges agencies face. When viewed collectively, GAO found that there is a need to increase the breadth, depth, and specificity of many related human capital goals and strategies. The plans' discussions of human capital should continue to show progress in moving away from form to substance, or from simply describing human capital challenges to detailing the what, why, how, and when of the strategies to address those challenges. The discussions should also demonstrate a better link between human capital management and the agencies' strategic and programmatic planning to maximize performance and ensure the best resource allocation. Overall, with the increasing attention to human capital, the fiscal year 2001 plans showed that substantial opportunities exist for goals and strategies as they focus on a more systematic, in-depth, and continuous effort to evaluate and improve their human capital management. Agencies will need to follow up through effective implementation and assessment to determine whether their plans lead to improvements in human capital management and programmatic outcomes. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-236/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-236.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-236/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-236.pdf GAO-01-236 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-236 Other Written Product GAO-01-236; Managing for Results: Human Capital Management Discussions in Fiscal Year 2001 Performance Plans; Federal employees Personnel management Personnel recruiting Performance measures Human resources training