Up With People

Here's a sampling of some recent GovernmentExecutive.com headlines about various agencies and types of federal operations:

• Workforce issues complicate planning for cyberattacks
• Report: Contracting workforce needs more training
• DHS encouraged to improve IT workforce planning
• NASA urged to consider morale in reshaping workforce

Anybody see a pattern here? No matter what the issue or agency in question, addressing the key challenges facing the federal government all comes down to effectively recruiting, retaining, training and managing the people who work for it.