See What Your Colleagues Think:
Federal managers support program cuts, fewer contractorsNovember 7, 2011
Battling the BudgetNovember 9, 2011
Methodology
The Government Business Council, the research division of Government Executive Media Group, surveyed 814 GovExec.com readers from September 23-30, 2011. Respondents include those holding GS11-15 grade levels and members of the Senior Executive Service in defense and civilian agencies.
View the full results hereWorkforce data from OPM FedSource
June 2011
On November 8, federal managers joined budget expert and "Fiscal Fitness" author Stan Collender for a Government Executive Town Hall event to discuss the super committee and the stalemate budget climate's effects on federal budgets. The infographic below, produced by the Government Business Council, the research arm of Government Executive, features this conversation and recent survey data on government employees' suggestions to streamline processes and reduce waste.
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81%of federal managers think their budgets will be cut in 2013
Numbers below are out of 10.
8.4Managers support contractor reduction
6.8Managers support a limit on the hiring of full time employees
6.8Managers support program cuts
6.7Managers would take a buy out or early out
6.2Managers support increased government revenue or taxes
Moving forward, managers urge agencies to consolidate
| Duplicative Contracting | Narrow the pay gap between FTEs and contractors, eliminate redundancies |
| Levels of Bureaucracy | Reduce levels of supervisory review and reporting requirements |
| Training Time | Eliminate off-site training travel requirements, utilize telework |
| Human Resources | Revisit application process, streamline administrative procedures |
| Mission Realignment | Reevaluate and abolish processes not in statutory mission |
| Streamline Oversight | Combine duties of auditors and investigative personnel |
| Duplication of Duties | Detect identical functions performed at both federal and state/local levels |
| Information Technology | Modernize IT systems and technology, eliminate wasteful and outdated systems |
| Website & Databases | Consolidate websites and databases |
| Regional Offices | Reduce regional offices and field centers |
Budget cuts will affect 2,137,494 federal employees
75% of managers think budget cuts
will affect employee morale
Anyone who thinks their budget will not be affected is not reading the tea leaves correctly.Stan Collender
How supervisors plan to motivate employees
Positive recognition
76%
Flex scheduling
53%
Increase transparency
51%
Mentorship
44%
Assign projects of personal interest
40%
Requirements for you as a manager are going to be more severe going forward...the demand will continue to be there, but you may not be loved.
