RELATED October 22, 2024 Exploring Performance October 17, 2024 Framework of Implementation Excellence October 10, 2024 Let’s Talk: Rebuilding Young Adults’ Trust in Government through Authentic Communications Back to Reports Foreign Languages: Human Capital Approach Needed to Correct Staffing and Proficiency Shortfalls January 9, 2002 This report reviews the use of foreign language skills at the U.S. Army, the Department of State, the Department of Commerce’s Foreign Commercial Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Specifically, GAO examined the nature and impact of reported foreign language shortages, determined the strategies that federal agencies use to address these specific shortages, and assessed the efforts of agencies to implement an overall strategic workforce plan to address current and projected shortages. Download (1m)