Top commentaries of 2016 address retirement, workforce concerns
Federal News Radio looks back at the 10 most popular commentaries of 2016.
8. The ticking time bomb in the federal workforce
This column was originally published on Jeff Neal’s blog, ChiefHRO.com, and was republished here with permission from the author.
In mid-2014 I wrote a post asking What Happened to All of the Young Federal Employees? At the time, the number of federal workers under age 30 was dropping precipitously, while at the same time the workforce was aging rapidly. I wish I could report that the government had gotten its act together and had more balanced hiring and retention, but — sadly — that is not the case.
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