By Brittany R. Ballenstedt
A panel of public policy experts on Wednesday debated whether establishing a bricks-and-mortar undergraduate academy would be the solution to the federal government's looming workforce challenges.
At a forum sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, panelists expressed support for or suggested alternatives to creating a U.S. Public Service Academy, on par with the nation's military academies, to inject prestige into federal service and highlight the importance of government work.
Panelists noted that the government faces myriad personnel challenges over the next decade as 60 percent of the federal workforce and 90 percent of senior executives become eligible to retire. Chris Myers Asch, one of the architects of the academy proposal, noted that establishing a national academy would create a cadre of talented individuals to help fill the void and make federal service a more noble career path.
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