RELATED February 20, 2025 Federal Agencies in Focus: Department of the Interior February 20, 2025 Federal Agencies in Focus: Department of Agriculture February 11, 2025 Federal Agencies in Focus: Department of State Back to Reports A Weapon in the War for Talent: Using Special Authorities to Recruit Crucial Personnel December 12, 2001 Through the IRS and the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Department of Education profiles, the report analyzes the success recent recruitment efforts to fill high-level “critical pay7rdquo; positions. These agencies were given grants of flexibility in order to recruit professionals from the private sector. Large sums of money were used to entice these workers into the public sector, and the grants proved successful. Download (493k)