Federal Workforce: Key Talent Management Strategies for Agencies to Better Meet Their Missions. GAO-19-181: Published: Mar 28, 2019. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 2019. Technology, demographics, and attitudes toward work are evolving in the private and public sectors. 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 an issue on our High Risk list. We reported on talent management strategies, among other things. For example, agencies can attract and keep talented workers by:

• Offering work/life balance such as flexible scheduling
• Recruiting graduating students earlier in the school year
• Making work meaningful and offering development opportunities..”