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Article: Finding a better way to attract and retain skilled IT workers: How the federal government is considering transforming itself into an employer of choice for IT professionals. (Mini-Forum: Ensuring the IT Workforce of the Future).(Transforming Power of Information Technology: Making the Federal Government an Employer of Choice for IT Employees)(Brief Article)
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- The Public Manager
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- December 22, 2001
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Fighting cyber-terrorism, communicating with citizens through e-government, protecting our computer and telecommunications infrastructure, and creating a citizen-centered, performance-based government are demands calling for a skilled information technology (IT) workforce across government. Recruiting and retaining this workforce represents a priority, and a serious challenge.
Need for IT Compensation Reform
The federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council has long contended that there is a need for fundamental reform to make the government an employer of choice for talented IT leaders and professionals. The General Schedule system for classifying and ...