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Article: The Human Capital Challenge in Acquisition, Science, and Engineering.
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- The Public Manager
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- September 1, 2001
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Sixty conference workshop participants from across government attempt to identify and prioritize the most pressing recruitment and retention issues and point the way to solutions.
Nearly 60 attendees at the recent conference on workforce quality sponsored by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) participated in the acquisition/science/engineering (A/S/E) track. Forty percent of the participants were from the A/S/E career fields and the others were from the human resources (HR) community. By hearing from each side, we achieved a balanced perspective as we identified recruitment and retention issues and initiatives.
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