http://haftofthespear.com/briefings/ Issues In-Depth en Copyright 2008 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:03:00 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The recent publication of the IC Human Capital study suggests that while the powers that be are starting to see the light with regards to developing a high caliber workforce, they're still wearing dark, rose-colored glasses. http://haftofthespear.com/briefings/2007/01/ic-reform-workplace-performanc-1/ http://haftofthespear.com/briefings/2007/01/ic-reform-workplace-performanc-1/ intelligence reform workplace perofrmance Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:03:00 -0600 In its quest to attract and retain the best and brightest, the IC has undertaken an effort to retool its compensation and benefits offerings so as to more effectively compete with the bandits that poach its highly and expensively-trained workforce. Matching salaries is only part of the problem though and by far not the most important. Matching private-sector labor rates is a suckers game anyway: no one gets into this line of work to become a contractor. http://haftofthespear.com/briefings/2007/01/ic-reform-compensation/ http://haftofthespear.com/briefings/2007/01/ic-reform-compensation/ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:02:01 -0600 Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of every intelligence reform effort is the quality of life the workforce must endure. With the vast majority of tasks executed in office space around the DC area, competition for safe and conveniently located housing, quality schools and important amenities is fierce and reflected in the prices and non-financial costs levied upon families. http://haftofthespear.com/briefings/2007/01/ic-reform-quality-of-life-1/ http://haftofthespear.com/briefings/2007/01/ic-reform-quality-of-life-1/ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0600