The Government Multi-Sector Workforce: Optimizing The Workforce Through Budget Cuts and Pay Freezes

This Educational Program is open to Government Employees ONLY to permit candid discussion.
Industry and Press are NOT Invited to Register for the Training Workshop

Workshop Description

Federal agencies, their employees, contractors and other partners are under stress as pay freezes and budget cuts are discussed in Washington, and the state and local government partners of federal agencies continue with steep budget cuts and layoffs. In this environment, agencies need to think strategically about how to carry out their mission with the most cost-effective mix of federal employees and contractors. Agencies should be prepared for the changes and how they will affect them and their government and contractor (Multi-Sector) workforce.

Attendees at this Potomac Forum Workshop will learn how to reconcile the Administration's insourcing emphasis with the practical concern of reduced employee morale posed by pay freezes and budget cuts. They will learn how agencies can preserve their options and make intelligent choices about the best mix of federal and contractor employees in a multi-sector workforce.

What You Will Learn

• How key changes to the inherently governmental definition and the introduction of the new nearly inherently governmental definition impact your Agency's approach to human capital and contractor management
• What has happened to the Administration's insourcing initiative. 
• How to identify functions that are most cost-effectively contracted out. 
• How to identify functions that are best performed by federal employees to preserve an agency's future options for mission delivery. 
• How to mitigate the effects of the pay freeze. 
• How to integrate agency budget strategy with acquisition and human capital strategies.
  

Why You Should Attend

• To anticipate potential changes and key considerations for future workforce and acquisition planning activities
• To understand the impact on your Agency and which organizations to involve early in your implementation efforts
  

Who Should Attend

• Human Capital Executives, Managers, and Staff
• Multi-Sector Workforce Management Executives, Managers, and Staff 
• Acquisition Executives, Managers, and Staff 
• Budget Executives, Managers, and Staff
• Program Managers who use contractor support 
• Agency Executive Management Performing Strategic Planning 
• IGs and Staff
  

Format

• Presentations and Class Exercises