In Hiring, Uncle Sam Could Use Better HR -- and PR

The 40 people who met behind closed doors in the Ronald Reagan Building on Wednesday weren’t in a position to make any decisions about fixing the federal government’s recruitment and hiring process, but their discussion could have a lasting impact on federal policy.

The Harvard Kennedy School, along with the University of Maryland and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), organized the six-hour meeting of administration officials, members of...