Keys to Managing the Federal Workforce (2024)

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THE CHALLENGE

The federal government is struggling to recruit, hire and retain diverse talent with the skills needed to meet the complex challenges facing our nation today and in the future. The hiring process is long and complicated, the current workforce is aging and the competition for top talent is fierce.

Merit System Principle

Treat employees and applicants fairly and equitably, with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights. Provide equal pay for work of equal value and recognize excellent performance. Maintain high standards of integrity, conduct, and concern for the public interest.

The merit system builds on basic principles: hiring based on what applicants know, not who they know; promotion based on demonstrated competence, not favoritism; stable tenure in office, not mass turnover with each election; access to effective education and training; providing fair and equitable pay; and ...

“Recruitment should be from qualified individuals from appropriate sources in an endeavor to achieve a work force from all segments of society, and selection and advancement should be determined solely on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and skills, after fair and open competition which assures that all ...