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 2001-03-29 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-565T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-565T P0b002ee1803a4ae5 f:d01565t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-565T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-565T GAO-01-565T Human resources utilization Personnel management Personnel recruiting Strategic planning Testimony A00696 GAO discussed the human capital issues facing the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State. The issues facing the agencies are not fundamentally different from those facing other federal agencies. In the wake of extensive downsizing over the last decade, agency workforces are experiencing significant imbalances in terms of shape, skills, and retirement eligibility, with the likelihood of a huge loss of personnel to retirement over the next few years and a resulting decline in the ability to accomplish agency missions. While both DOD and State have begun to address their human capital issues, GAO identified several areas where additional efforts are needed. DOD and State must step up their efforts to identify current and future workforce needs, assess where they are relative to those needs, and develop strategies for addressing any related gaps. Such efforts should address workforce shape, skills, knowledge, and succession planning. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-565T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-565T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-565T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-565T.pdf GAO-01-565T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-565T Testimony GAO-01-565T; Human Capital: Major Human Capital Challenges at the Departments of Defense and State; Human resources utilization Personnel management Personnel recruiting Strategic planning Public Law 104-106