"So give me two goals that are the nickels and noses type goals here? Will this drive down costs? And will this speed up the process?"
"So when I meet with the chief human capital officers of the agencies, affectionately called 'CHICOs,' those folks tell me that one of the key areas that slows down Federal hiring, which now is over 10..."
"So reciprocity is already required?"
"The Federal Government is facing a hiring crisis."
"So let me just bring this up, then I am going to go to Senator Daines for his questions as well."
"Thank you again for supporting our employees who protect us and our great nation."
"A vacancy cannot be open for 106 days, nor can someone in the process wait that long to get an answer."
"So how do you measure it? Look out 5 years from now, as you are looking back at it. Is it working? Not working? What are you going to look for?"
"Why does that not happen now?"
"OK."
"Do we know the costs of hiring when it is done through the Federal agencies?"