“The Veterans Affairs Department has more than 170 human resources offices and more than 200 learning management systems. One VA official said that’s a bit excessive. He’s made it his goal to re-centralize the agency and whittle down the number of offices across the country performing the exact same functions, but differently.”
“VA is one of the largest agencies in the federal government, so it is a tough job to keep everyone on the same page. However, Peter Shelby, chief human capital officer at VA, said it needs to be done sooner rather than later. He said having a more centralized way of completing “common core” functions across the VA offices would help tremendously.”
“The largest amount of disconnect comes from the lack of consistencies. When faced with a similar dilemma, two HR offices may handle the situation differently. Shelby said it is important for all of the offices to have a standard way of handling things like accommodation, retirement and hiring. One solution to this problem, he said, is consolidating these offices into one capability…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA official says it’s his mission to re-centralize HR offices – By Steff Thomas, March 9, 2018. Federal News Radio.
