Federal Workforce: Talent Management Strategies to Help Agencies Better Compete in a Tight Labor Market. GAO-19-723T: Published: Sep 25, 2019. Publicly Released: Sep 25, 2019. “Technology, demographics, and attitudes toward work are evolving. But federal government employment policies were designed generations ago. As a result, the government may struggle to compete for talented workers—which is one reason why federal human capital management is on our High Risk list. We testified on talent management strategies. For example, agencies can:

• Assess skills gaps to ensure they’re getting and keeping the people with the skills they need
• Acquire talent through internships
• Use existing work-life balance incentives such as flexible scheduling
• Engage employees by involving them in decisions and developing them…”