RELATED February 27, 2023 Building a Culture of Innovation in Government February 21, 2023 Mobilizing Cloud Computing for Public Service January 11, 2023 In her own words: Recommendations for building inclusive leadership in the federal government Back to Reports State Dept: Staffing Shortfalls and Ineffective Assignment System Compromise Diplomatic Readiness June 7, 2002 In this report, GAO examined (1) the number, experience, and skills of staff in hardship positions and how these may affect diplomatic readiness and (2) how well State’s assignment system is meeting the staffing requirements of hardship posts. This report makes recommendations to the Secretary of State to improve State’s human resources data, determine staffing priorities, consider a targeted hiring strategy, and develop incentives and implement actions to steer Foreign Service employees toward serving in hardship posts. Download (879k)