“The Government Accountability Office has a simple message for the 24 CFO Act agencies about hiring and retaining IT workers: The instructions are already out there.”
“The GAO recommended this week that agencies take another look at the eight information technology workforce planning activities it previously suggested in 2016 and 2018. While 23 of the agencies have at least partially developed staffing requirements, regularly assessed staffing needs and identified skills gaps, five other practices continue to go largely unaddressed, according to the report.”
“Those activities include creating and maintaining a workforce planning process, strategizing to address skills gaps, closing those gaps, monitoring the progress, and reporting that progress to agency leadership…”
“Eighteen agencies were advised to implement all eight of GAO’s recommended activities: the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Homeland Security, the Interior, Justice, Labor, and the Environmental Protection Agency and National Science Foundation.”
“The Department of Veterans Affairs and Social Security Administration are furthest along having substantially implemented three activities…” Read the full article here.
Source: GAO: 18 big agencies continue to ignore key IT workforce planning actions – By Dave Nyczepir, November 1, 2019. FedScoop.
