Federal Retirement Crisis: Danger or Opportunity?

Much is being written about the impending retirement of the babyboom

generation from public service.While there is little debate

about the demographics of the federal workforce and the proportion

that will be eligible for voluntary retirement over the next five to ten

years, there is less consensus on the short- and long-term implications for the

efficacy and efficiency of government. It is often said that the Chinese character

for the word crisis includes both the words danger and opportu