George Mason University recently issued the following announcement.
With one-third of the federal workforce eligible for retirement, now is an opportune time for college students to consider pursuing internships and careers in the federal government, Kiran Ahuja, the director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), said Monday in a visit to George Mason University.
“This is actually the moment to come into the federal government,” Ahuja told a group of 50 students in Merten Hall. “We need more of you and your colleagues coming into the federal government, and we need a diversity of experience, and that includes… those early in their careers.”
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), chair of the Subcommittee on Government Operations within the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, hosted the panel discussion: “A Conversation on How to Find and Recruit the Next Generation of Federal Employees.”
Connolly, whose 11th District includes Mason, said he is working with OPM on legislation to create more opportunities in the federal internship program to develop future public servants. Government officials also are working to streamline the hiring process.
Connolly noted that 8% of the 2.1 million federal workers are under the age of 30 while 29% are over 55.
“We’re not attracting the young talent we need to be attracting, and we are facing a huge bulge in retirement that has to be replaced,” Connolly said. “There’s a huge opportunity to do this right.”
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