GAO's new list of troubled federal programs is longer than ever - The Washington Post

... What GAO calls "strategic human capital management" regressed "due to the absence of Senate confirmed leadership at OPM (Office of Personnel Management) for 18 of the last 24 months, as of January 2021. As a result, the federal government has lacked the attention from the highest levels needed to address long-standing and emerging skills gaps. . . . Skills gaps caused by insufficient number of staff, inadequate workforce planning, and a lack of training in critical skills are contributing to our designating 22 of the 35 other areas as high risk."...
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