Recruitment and Retention: Inadequate Federal Pay Cited as Primary Problem by Agency Officials

GGD-90-117 Published: Sep 11, 1990. Publicly Released: Sep 11, 1990.

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GAO examined the causes of federal employee recruitment and retention difficulties and their effects on federal agencies, focusing on 11 white-collar occupations with high national quit rates in 16 metropolitan areas.

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