Emerging HR Leaders Help the Public Manager

As HR employees take on increased leadership responsibilities, they need to access resources beyond their own agencies and draw on a wider federal community to assist with HR challenges.

Managing human capital is a high-risk area in the federal government, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported more than a decade ago. In part, GAO found that federal managers need all the help they can get in attracting, hiring, developing, engaging, and retaining a highly qualified and productive w