Federal Work Force Planning: Time for Renewed Emphasis
FPCD-81-4
Published: Dec 30, 1980. Publicly Released: Dec 30, 1980.
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Highlights
Workforce planning encompasses those management activities which determine an agency's workforce requirements and staffing needs. Its primary purpose is to provide management with sound data to make informed workforce requirements and staffing management decisions and to provide the basis for the development and justification of an agency's personnel budget. GAO undertook a study on some of the primary factors that tend to inhibit the development and use of sound workforce planning procedures and techniques by the federal departments and agencies. Additionally, it identified several research efforts and recent proposals that need special management attention to improve the level and quality of workforce planning.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Office of Management and Budget | The Directors of OMB and OPM should jointly develop a workforce planning policy and procedures that: (1) clarify the meaning and scope of workforce planning and provide descriptions of total planning systems, by identifying the respective components and the basic sequence and cycle of planning tasks; and (2) designate the methods, procedures, and techniques that can be used in manpower requirements determination and staff needs analysis. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Directors of OMB and OPM should jointly develop a workforce planning policy and procedures that: (1) clarify the meaning and scope of workforce planning and provide descriptions of total planning systems, by identifying the respective components and the basic sequence and cycle of planning tasks; and (2) designate the methods, procedures, and techniques that can be used in manpower requirements determination and staff needs analysis. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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| Office of Management and Budget | The Directors of OMB and OPM should jointly develop a federal workforce policy and procedures that establishes the respective responsibilities of the Directors and establishes workforce planning as a primary basis for manpower and personnel management decisions in the government. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Directors of OMB and OPM should jointly develop a federal workforce policy and procedures that establishes the respective responsibilities of the Directors and establishes workforce planning as a primary basis for manpower and personnel management decisions in the government. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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| Office of Management and Budget | The Directors of OMB and OPM should jointly develop a special federal management improvement project, based on the proposed workforce planning policy and procedures, be designed and implemented at selected federal facilities. This project should be isolated from the traditional impediments to work force planning, such as the use of personnel ceilings, average grade controls, hiring and promotion freezes, and across-the-board budget adjustments. It should have its objectives clearly established, have an evaluation plan, and be properly funded and staffed. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Directors of OMB and OPM should jointly develop a special federal management improvement project, based on the proposed workforce planning policy and procedures, be designed and implemented at selected federal facilities. This project should be isolated from the traditional impediments to work force planning, such as the use of personnel ceilings, average grade controls, hiring and promotion freezes, and across-the-board budget adjustments. It should have its objectives clearly established, have an evaluation plan, and be properly funded and staffed. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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