Federal Workforce Improvement Act of 2002

The Federal Workforce Improvement Act of 2002 (S. 2651) aims to modernize how the federal government manages its employees by creating specialized leadership roles and streamlining hiring processes. The bill establishes a "Chief Human Capital Officer" within each executive agency to oversee workforce development and introduces more flexible hiring rules to help the government quickly fill critical positions or address severe labor shortages.

For the average citizen, these changes are designed to improve the efficiency and quality of government services by ensuring federal agencies are staffed by a highly skilled and well-managed workforce. Additionally, the bill updates retirement incentives and training programs to help the government retain talent and adapt to modern workplace needs. While this specific bill was introduced in 2002 and referred to a subcommittee, many of its core provisions were later incorporated into the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which permanently established the Chief Human Capital Officers Council.