(From washingtonpost.com) “Improving federal supervisor training will make the federal government more efficient and effective,” Akaka said. “As we prepare for the retirement of a large portion of the federal workforce, we must invest in developing a new generation of effective supervisors.” The Federal Managers Association welcomed approval of the training bill. “Current law requires agencies to create basic training programs for federal managers and supervisors but fails to establish funding mechanisms and accountability measures to ensure training takes place,” it said. “The result is that current regulations afford agencies the latitude to cut training from their budgets when funding is tight, as is routinely the case.” FMA President Patricia Niehaus said Akaka’s Federal Supervisor Training Act “stands as a crucial legislative measure designed to ultimately provide the American public with a fully productive public labor force.” She also had the retirement of colleagues on her mind, saying the bill comes at a good time “to tackle the challenges posed by the need to bolster the supervisory ranks in the federal government, particularly as agencies seek to fill management vacancies resulting from the retirement of senior members of the federal workforce.” Read more.

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