Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing Wednesday to examine actions the federal government must take to recruit and retain the next generation of public servants.
During his opening statement, Chairman Connolly announced the introduction of the Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act (NextGenFeds Act), which would establish a comprehensive Federal Internship and Fellowship Center within the Office of Personnel Management to administer, manage, and promote all federal internship and fellowship programs. The NextGenFeds Act would help the federal government leverage internships to attract a qualified and diverse pool of candidates to the federal workforce and would create a pathway for interns to transition to full-time employment in public service.
“Government must reconsider the ways in which it will both attract and support individuals from all backgrounds – and provide them the appropriate career tools and training to grow to leaders within their organizations,” Chairman Connolly said in his opening statement.
The Subcommittee heard testimony from Mika J. Cross, a Federal Workplace Expert; Kenneth J. Thomas, National President of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association; Michelle Amante, Vice President of Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service; Meredith M. Lozar, Executive Director of Programs and Events for Hiring our Heroes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
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