Transportation Security Administration
TSA Executive Attrition Has Declined, But Better Information Is Needed on Reasons for Leaving and Executive Hiring Process
Description:... The Transportation Security Admin.'s (TSA) Transportation Security Exec. Service (TSES) consists of exec.-level staff serving in key agency positions just below political appointees. Questions have been raised about the frequency of turnover within the TSES. Accordingly, this report examines: (1) TSES attrition and how it compares with that of Senior Exec. Service staff in other cabinet-level departments; (2) the reasons TSES staff separated from TSA; and (3) TSA efforts to mange TSES attrition consistent with effective management practices. The report analyzed data within the Office of Personnel Mgmt. Central Personnel Data File, reviewed TSA human capital policies and procedures, and interviewed former TSES staff. Illustrations.
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