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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know, if the government moved their offices out to other states, they wouldn't be moving them to a cornfield. They'd be moving them near a city with shopping and transportation infrastructure and in many cases near major research institutions- so Columbus, Ann Arbor, Madison, Boulder, etc. those areas are already blue. I'd be fine moving to any of those areas and while there are highly educated folks there, NASA is unlikely to find someone else with the same experience and education.[/quote]
But these places still aren't the talent hubs you think they are.  My sister owns a tech company in Ann Arbor, and for a lot of their specialized tech talent they hire remote employees because even in Ann Arbor they can't find the talent they need.  The UofM grads who want to work in tech move to SV.[/quote]
You pay enough, and the talent will come. Fed workforce is mobile.[/quote]
Maybe for Fed jobs where people are looking for long term employment.  That doesn't hold in the tech sector.

But what's the point of moving the agencies if you are just trying to attract people moving from the coasts?  Frankly, as a Michigander, I would love for there to be more opportunities to live in places like Ann Arbor, but I can already find a job there...it's DH who can't.[/quote]

I don't profess expertise, but it's not an unprecedented move. My agency was open 15 years ago in the boonies. (I wish the boonies stayed that way, but alas, the never-ending stream of transplants transferred these back waters beyond recognition.) The agency next door was moved about 5 years ago or so. This saves money and helps local economies. What's a measly position in DC provides solid middle-class living elsewhere. It is really a win-win.

About talent... Come on. What kind of special talent do you need to do HR? :lol: The same goes for most pencil-pushers. Actually, when the agency was moved, the majority of folks didn't move from DC. (Understandable, because it's not always possible to uproot like that.) Most came from Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, you name it. [/quote]

At my agency we have already moved all of our HR, back office IT, and accounting functions to West Virginia. They are part of the 86% of federal employees outside of DC already.[/quote]

It's easier to outsource the back office support work outside of D.C.  Even to overseas. At the higher levels of professional and technical jobs much harder to make work. [/quote]

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