Honoring staff strengths and weaknesses
Staff lack strong work ethic and innovation. The Dept. should seek diverse and motivated recruits.
The Dept needs to recruit and retain folks from various fields with diverse skills and interests.
The federal job application service is complicated and deters many people. There needs to be a more streamlined system with updated practices.
In addition to an overall aging workforce with less motivation, morale is low. While better hiring practices could help, better communication between employees and managers would help retain folks.