Federal Workforce and Management Summit

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Over the past year, reforms in federal workforce management, placement and training practices--as well as structural changes in the personnel system itself--have been splashed across headlines. In these times of change, agencies’ missions are constant. But serving the American citizen requires a skilled, engaged public workforce aligned with the mission.

At Government Executive's Federal Workforce & Management Summit, we discussed how the federal government is training, retaining and managing talent in a sometimes turbulent climate. Attendees heared from key leaders in government management about their agencies’ plans to modernize performance management, reskill the current workforce to adapt to the disruptive technological landscape and equip and engage the public workforce of the future.

8:00 AM	Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:25 AM	Opening Remarks
8:30 AM	Opening Keynote Michael Rigas, Deputy Director, Office of Personnel Management
8:50 AM	Panel: Employee Engagement for the Mission In times when many federal agencies can feel their missions and workforces pressured from political machinations, employee engagement is vital. But with many still-vacant leadership positions and the ever-present pull of the private sector luring talent, some agencies can experience difficulty retaining and energizing their workforce. This session convenes federal leaders to discuss their employee engagement strategies, use cases and best practices during times of change. Camille Hoover, Executive Officer, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Trevor Norris, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of the Treasury Jennifer Ackerman, Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer and Director, Office of Human Capital, Department of the Interior Michael Rigas, Deputy Director, Office of Personnel Management Moderator: Tom Shoop, Editor-in-Chief, Government Executive Media Group
9:30 AM	The State of the Federal Workforce: A Perspective from the Government Accountability Office Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and Head of the Government Accountability Office Moderator: Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor, Technology and Events, Nextgov
9:55 AM	The New Face of the Federal Workforce Graduate School USA Custom Panel Michelle Amante, Director for Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service Miguel Joey Aviles, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, US Coast Guard Dan Mielke, Chief Human Capital Officer, US Government Publishing Office Michelle Rosa, President of Young Government Leaders Moderator: Terry Gerton, President, National Academy for Public Administration
10:25 AM	Training, Reskilling and Developing the Workforce: Insights from the Office of Management and Budget Margaret Weichert, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget
10:45 AM	Panel: Performance Management Innovation The complexities of employee performance life cycles--ranging from initial planning to contribution-based rewards and more--require a nuanced, multifaceted performance management strategy. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has been a pillar of transformative performance management potential, but other agencies have also introduced innovative management practices. Hear from federal human resources leaders as they discuss the value of performance management and ways your agency can improve its own talent development strategies. Joe Sullivan, Acting Chief Performance Officer and Director, Employee & Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development Kimberly Walton, Executive Assistant Administrator, Enterprise Support, TSA Stephanie Platz-Vieno, Director of Human Development, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Moderator: Katherine McIntire Peters, Deputy Editor, *Government Executive Media Group*
11:20 AM	Closing Remarks