§1402 Authority and Functions of Agency Chief Human Capital Officers

Summary

Each agency's Chief Human Capital Officer must lead the agency’s work on its people. They have six main duties: set the agency’s workforce plan; study current staff and future needs tied to the agency’s mission and strategy; make sure HR rules and programs match mission, goals, and results; build and push a culture of ongoing learning to attract and keep top employees; find and use best practices and benchmarks; and measure the agency’s intellectual capital and how it affects performance and growth. They also have two extra powers. They must be allowed access to all agency records, reports, audits, and other materials that belong to or are available to the agency and that relate to the areas they oversee. They may ask any Federal, State, or local government for information or help needed to do their job.