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OPM has told agencies that it will conduct the second round of annual human capital reviews starting in March, saying that agencies should see it as an opportunity to identify and “share successful practices, identify root causes of issues, develop solutions, and highlight crosscutting organizational challenges within your agency.”
Last year’s discussions centered on results achieved and challenges linked specifically to goals in agency human capital operating plans and the president’s management agenda, a memo said, and “we will be continuing the conversation about key drivers of transformation including IT modernization; data, accountability, and transparency; and developing a workforce for the 21st century.
“We are particularly interested in learning of progress your agency is making towards modernizing your workforce. This includes strategically hiring employees with the proper skills that are aligned with evolving mission needs, engaging the workforce, and reskilling/upskilling employees as necessary. In addition, we would like to follow up on agency progress in meeting governmentwide priorities identified in the federal workforce priority report, such as closing skill gaps,” it said.
It also invited feedback on any new human capital challenges that may be affecting mission accomplishment, and we plan to discuss potential solutions to issues identified in the previous HCR.
The memo asks each agency to designate a point of contact with whom OPM will coordinate the agenda for that agency.