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A Weapon on the War for Talent: Using Special Authorities to Recruit Crucial Personnel

Overview Recently Congress provided four federal agencies with special authorities for hiring professionals and executives to help them compete for highly talented people in highly competitive job markets. The question now facing government is whether its current portfolio of recruiting and hiring authorities is adequate to meet the federal government's special talent needs for the 21st century. This report describes how those agencies have used these new authorities and flexibilities.

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Publisher	The Center for The Business of Government	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	December 2001
Format	White Papers
Topics	Human Capital Management

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