ICYMI: The New Employer-Employee Compact

09/27/23 • 57 min

This week, The Buzz presents a session from our first ever Future Evolution of the Workforce Forum.

For decades, the Government has competed with private industry for talent by offering what were generally perceived to be better benefits, job stability, improved working environments and a greater sense of fulfillment via a sense of purpose built around agency mission. Unfortunately, workers entering the job force today do not universally perceive government employment as offering those benefits.
New entrants into the job market have a very different perception of their government than previous generations, and new ideas about the relationships between employers and employees, and about how work fits into their lives and lifestyles. Agencies failing to recognize and address those changes will not succeed in attracting, hiring, or retaining the world-class workforce they need to accomplish their missions.
This panel will discuss the expectations of new entrants to the job market and what OMB, GSA and some agencies are doing to meet them.
Speakers:
Joe Paiva (Moderator) - Creator and Host of Federal News Network's "A Deeper Look"
Javier Inclán - Assistant Inspector General for Management and CIO at the National Science Foundation OIG
Rocio Bauer - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Army (Data, Engineering and Software)
Tony Brannum -Associate CIO at USDA

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This week, The Buzz presents a session from our first ever Future Evolution of the Workforce Forum.

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This week, The Buzz presents a session from ELC 2014.
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Kevin Mahoney, former Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Commerce
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David Robinson, former Associate Adminstrator, Mission Support Bureau at FEMA
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