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Civil Service Recruitment and Retaining Technical Talent

How governments compete with private sector salaries to hire software engineers and data analysts.

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Civil Service Recruitment and Retaining Technical Talent

How governments compete with private sector salaries to hire software engineers and data analysts.

This report looks beyond the announcement to explain the systems, trade-offs and unanswered questions at the center of the story.

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The debate surrounding public affairs is often presented as a contest between competing positions. A closer examination reveals a more practical set of questions.

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