ALCOAST 094/09
COMDTNOTE 12900
SUBJ: COAST GUARD 2008 FEDERAL HUMAN CAPITAL SURVEY RESULTS
1.  IN 2008, A RANDOM SAMPLE OF COAST GUARD EMPLOYEES
PARTICIPATED IN THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE FEDERAL HUMAN CAPITAL
SURVEY. THIS SURVEY, CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT (OPM), PROVIDES DHS WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION
ON EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCES AND HELPS IDENTIFY WHAT DHS IS DOING
WELL AND WHERE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED AT BOTH THE
DEPARTMENT-LEVEL AND DHS DIRECTORATE OR COMPONENT-LEVEL.
2.  THE SURVEY FINDINGS ARE USED TO GAUGE EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES,
GUIDE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES,
AND PROVIDE HUMAN CAPITAL METRICS WITHIN THE HUMAN CAPITAL
ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK (HCAAF) IN FOUR
INDICES-LEADERSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, RESULTS-
ORIENTED PERFORMANCE CULTURE, TALENT MANAGEMENT, AND JOB
SATISFACTION.
3.  THE COAST GUARD SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED IN THE NEAR
FUTURE AND COMMUNICATED TO THE WORKFORCE.
4.  THE DEPARTMENT-WIDE AND COMPONENT-SPECIFIC SURVEY
RESULTS MAY BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://DHSONLINE.DHS.GOV/PORTAL/JHTML/DC/SF.JHTML?
DOID(EQUAL)119631 (REPLACE THE WORD EQUAL WITH THE EQUAL
SYMBOL).
5.  MR. CURTIS B. ODOM, ACTING DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
6.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.