That is encouraging to hear.

The length of time that it takes to do onboard, we are losing out on some good people that want to be able to serve their fellow citizens in Federal service.

Do you feel like the agencies now have the understanding of the things that are in their tool kit so they can be more agile in these moments?

I think this is a very important topic.

Like I said, it is encouraging to hear that.

We need to find a way to be able to resolve this because this is repeated not only for the United States Air Force, but all across the Federal workforce.

So, thank you, sir.

You are speaking out for millions of folks that are serving our Nation every single day, and I want you to know I appreciate that very much.

We need to look at a Special Salary Rate.

Do not wait until the day that you have someone leaving to start recruitment.

How do we get more agile in making decisions across our structure, whether it is United States Air Force or any of our other areas?

Do you feel like that is happening from OPM now, with the new books that are coming out?

This is an issue we have to solve, and it is more than just, 'We are going to call you occasionally,' because now we are stringing someone along.

That is a long 9 years of trying to fight for employees.

That is what I am trying to talk about, is how do we actually make sure in the bureaucracy and of all the different options they are chasing.

Let us know on the progress on that, because that will be key for actually recruiting people to be able to go and stay.

These are very real areas that affect all of our families, but especially the Federal families.

Oklahoma State University has done a very good job in their medical school of actually reaching out and recruiting people in rural areas to consider medical school.