The realm of human resource (HR) management for the federal workforce is complex and large.  From position classification to employee benefits to payroll administration, HR tasks demand a level of training and experience that recognizes the personal impacts these services have on Denali Commission employees every day.

The enabling legislation of the Commission exempts the agency from some parts of federal Title 5, affording the management at the Commission flexibilities in hiring qualified personnel that are uncommon across the federal government.  This has allowed the Commission to continue to be agile and flexible, proactively responding to Alaska’s needs and new mandates, while still maintaining a lean staff of less than 30 full-time equivalents of federal staff.

To ensure the Commission provides the best HR services to our federal staff, we have engaged the U.S. Treasury’s Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD) Administrative Resource Center in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to administer the official human resources duties.  BPD has an entire branch of highly educated and trained Human Resources professionals who are available to all staff for consultation and assistance.