The only way the Federal Government will succeed in accomplishing its many missions is if we improve our ability to recruit and retain a world class workforce.

I am concerned about that because the best way I think that you can help other agencies is to get your agency working the way it should in terms of management and in terms of employee satisfaction so that you can use your agency as a role…

I would really like you to look at that because in some areas it has been really successful.

The current process is too confusing, too complicated, and too long.

I believe training can go a long way to support this goal.

You are going to have to spend the next couple of years really shaping up OPM.

What I am really interested in is the method that you would go about to review and improve OPM as the new boss.

It is discouraging that they are available and they are not being used. That is where OPM should be out there talking to folks about why agencies are not using these flexibilities.

I experienced two of the transportation bills while I was Governor of the State of Ohio, and I am glad that Governor Rendell is here and Mayor Novak.

You can't do it. You know it and everybody else knows it and it is about time we leveled with people.

I think it is important that we get this done on time, because even though we have the stimulus bill, we need to know where we are going, not only in terms of our infrastructure, but also in terms of the economy.