By Alan Balutis, senior director and distinguished fellow with Cisco Systems’ U.S. Public Sector Group
Last month, my friend and former colleague, Jeff Neal, wrote a column/blog expressing concern that the federal workforce is aging and the number of under-30 employees is dropping. Neal noted that employment of folks under 30 peaked in 2010, with 239,000 of the 2.1 million federal employees being in that age group, and 225,000 being 60 or older. Since then, he writes, the number under 30 has decreased while the number 60 and older has increased. Those age 30 and under now make up less than 8 percent of the total.