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 2002-12-06 monographic deposited born digital 62 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-2 P0b002ee18038c6ee f:d032 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-2 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-2 GAO-03-2 Employee incentives Federal employees Fringe benefits Hiring policies Human resources utilization Personnel management Personnel recruiting Other Written Product A05298

An essential element to acquiring, developing, and retaining high-quality federal employees is agencies' effective use of human capital flexibilities. These flexibilities represent the policies and practices that an agency has the authority to implement in managing its workforce. Congressional requesters asked GAO to provide information on agency and union officials' views about the most effective human capital flexibilities, additional flexibilities needed, and whether additional flexibilities could be implemented while also protecting employees' rights. GAO was also asked to identify key practices for effective use of flexibilities. GAO interviewed the human resources directors of the federal government's 24 largest departments and agencies, and representatives of 4 national organizations representing federal employees and managers. GAO further focused its efforts on 7 federal agencies--Department of Air Force, General Services Administration, Internal Revenue Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Mint, State Department, and Veterans Benefits Administration--interviewing more than 200 managers, supervisors, human resources officials, and union representatives in headquarters and field locations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-2/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-2.pdf GAO-03-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-2 Other Written Product GAO-03-2; Human Capital: Effective Use of Flexibilities Can Assist Agencies in Managing Their Workforces; Employee incentives Federal employees Fringe benefits Hiring policies Human resources utilization Personnel management Personnel recruiting Title 5 Section 5757 5 U.S.C. 5757 Public Law 107-67 Public Law 107-296