The Wall Street Journal reports that in 2013, 45 percent of federal employees were 50-plus, and that has recruiters concerned they won't have the talent to replace Baby Boomers who are beginning to age out of employment. In just two years, a quarter of federal employees will be eligible to retire. 

 

Part of the problem, say experts, is that the hiring bureaucracy is tedious and involved, and that is a turn-off to younger people used to making transactions with a click of a button.

 

One strategy being used the government is to step up visits to college campuses.

 

The entire story can be found at http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-struggles-to-attract-young-savvy-staff-members-1402445198