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Agency Snapshot: Department of Homeland Security
While DHS employees focus on protecting the American people, reducing the risk of terrorist attacks, securing our borders and enhancing the nation’s preparedness and response capabilities, the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) focuses on the human capital solutions they need to be successful. These solutions ensure that:
- The Department has the right people in the right jobs at the right time
- Our workforce represents the nation we serve
- Our employees are developed and rewarded
- Our human capital policies, processes and technology support our ability to fulfill the mission
Led by the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO), the OCHCO champions the vision of the human capital community and is responsible for Department-wide human capital policy development, planning and implementation functions. Additionally, the OCHCO provides strategic human capital direction to and certification of Departmental programs and initiatives.
Key Initiatives
To achieve its mission the government must ensure that it is able to find and hire the best talent possible. We have terrific people in the Federal government. However we often miss out on talented individuals because the application and hiring process is so cumbersome and slow that people do not choose to apply for positions or they find other jobs before the hiring process is complete. The Administration has put speeding up and improving the hiring process to attract top talent high on its performance agenda in order to address this issue.
Attracting people to government service is only the beginning – agencies also must treat employees well in order to engage and retain talented individuals. To that end, agencies are continuing to work on promoting a healthy work-life balance and creating development opportunities to engage the workforce, improve employee well-being, and increase government performance.
We also must create a culture where employees strive to excel at performing their responsibilities. Agencies are working to create a culture where employees want to be, and can be, as effective as possible serving the public each and every day.
