This legislation gives GAO the ability to do that. This change would retain current statutory rights for military veterans while allowing GAO to maintain a high quality and diverse workforce. This legislation addresses growing concerns that the federal government is facing an employment crisis.
Reports consistently show that the federal government s workforce is in trouble.
The federal workforce is smaller. It is older. GAO s experience in using these personnel tools can help us in the Congress evaluate whether these and other reforms would be useful in improving our management of the federal government s entire workforce.