“Critical government programs…endangered by staffing crisis”

Posted by Jay Goodman Tamboli on April 16, 2009 |

Professor Linda Bilmes of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University speaks with Jay Goodman Tamboli about her new book, The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service and the staffing crisis that faces the American government. Bilmes and co-author W. Scott Gould are calling on a federal investment of $10 billion over the next five years to improve recruiting, training, and management of the federal workforce. (10:33)

 
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April 16, 2009

One Response to ““Critical government programs…endangered by staffing crisis””

  1. rickycoon Says:

    This is insane. I am a student and I would love to get a government job but its almost impossible to contact the federal government even though so many people are retiring.


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