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"help wanted" sign to hang outside their offices. The workforce in charge of buying goods and services is shrinking, while spending continues to climb. According to the Federal Acquisition Institute at Fort Belvoir, Va., a training center for federal employees, 12 percent of contracting specialists were eligible to retire in 2004. That number will jump to 30 percent in 2009. Outside consultants and industry groups often attribute problems with subcontracting and set-aside programs to a lack of oversight caused by personnel shortages.
Acquisition chiefs are in the market for a quality workforce.
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1Most chief acquisition officers need a permanent
But acquisition leaders aren't rolling over and waiting for people to turn in their departure forms-they're recruiting. "We're evaluating and ensuring we have proper retention strategies, and we're developing proper profiles in terms of incoming employees to best predict their potential for success," says Michael Harrison, assistant secretary for administration at the Agriculture Department.
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