In part 1 of the white paper, the panel outlined ten challenges that need to be immediately addressed. Of the ten challenges, which one most concerns you? Why?

As noted in the foreword of No Time To Wait: Building a Public Service for the 21st century, the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) formed a panel of respected human capital experts to develop strategies to address the federal government’s civil service and human capital challenges. They proposed a transformation of the federal government’s existing human capital system and processes that would strengthen the ability of federal departments and agencies to attract, recruit, retain, motivate, pay, and hold accountable a high-performing workforce required to meet the current challenges.
a. In part 1 of the white paper, the panel outlined ten challenges that need to be immediately addressed. Of the ten challenges, which one most concerns you? Why?
b. In part 2 of the white paper, NAPA offered a “comprehensive model for talent management with a line-of-work-focused emphasis on learning and development.” Which aspect of the model do you think is the most innovative? Why?
Share your answers to these prompts with your colleagues here in the Discussion.
Reminders:
Postings should be a minimum of two to three paragraphs (300-400 words) that clearly convey your intended meaning.
Your responses to at least two colleagues should be substantive (100 to 200 words) that further enhance the discussion, not just agree or disagree.
You must post/respond on different days throughout the week.
You should aim to be precise in your presentations of others’ ideas (i.e., include sources in APA format)

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