,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,lankford introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to require the ,office of
 ,personnel ,management to annually     
collect data relating to the ,federal   
workforce1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,human ,capital            
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,blended       
,federal workforce  7a7 ,in general     
,section #aajc7;c7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking       
7c77#a7 and inserting 7c77#a77;,a72 and 
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 7i7 ,the ,office of ,personnel   
,management shall collect from          
,executive agencies1 other than elements
 of the intelligence community 7as      

defined in section #c7d7 of the         
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d7771 on at least an    
annual basis the following3 7,i7 ,the   
total number of persons employed        
directly by the ,executive agency4      
7,,ii7 ,the total number of prime       
contractor employees and subcontractor  
employees1 as those terms are defined in
 section #hgja of title #da1 issued     
credentials allowing access to          
,executive agency property or computer  
systems4  7,,iii7 ,the total number of  
employees of ,federal grant and         
cooperative agreement recipients1 as    
those legal instruments are described in
 sections #fcjd and #fcje of title #ca1 
respectively1 who are issued credentials
 allowing access to ,executive agency   
property or computer systems4  7,,iv7 ,a
 total count of the workforce of the    
,executive agency1 including employees1 
prime contractor employees1             
subcontractor employees1 grantee        
employees1 and cooperative agreement    

employees4  7ii7 ,the ,office of        
,personnel ,management shall compile the
 data collected under clause 7i7 and    
issue1 and post on its website1 an      
annual report containing the data4  2   
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking
 paragraph 7#a7 and inserting paragraph 
7#a77;,a74  7b7 ,sense of ,congress on  
effective and efficient management of   
the blended ,federal workforce  7#a7    
,definition ,in this subsection1 the    
term ,executive agency has the meaning  
given the term in section #aje of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7        
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7,a7 ,the implementation of ,federal   
laws and the competent administration of
 ,federal programs require skilled and  
capable personnel4  7,b7 ,executive     
agencies depend on a blended workforce  
that includes ,federal employees1       
employees of prime contractors and      
subcontractors performing services to   
,executive agencies1 and employees of   
,state or local governments1 nonprofit  

organizations1 or institutions of higher
 education performing services to       
,executive agencies under the terms of  
grants and cooperative agreements       
7referred to in this subsection as      
grantees71 all of whom make essential   
contributions to achieving the missions 
of the ,federal ,government in service  
to the people of the ,united ,states4   
7,c7 ,approximately #b1jjj1jjj ,federal 
employees help to execute the laws of   
the ,united ,states1 supplemented by an 
unknown number1 estimated to exceed     
#e1jjj1jjj1 of employees of prime       
contractors1 subcontractors1 and        
grantees providing services to          
,executive agencies4  7,d7              
,policymakers1 ,executive agencies1 and 
observers have often focused on         
individual components of the blended    
workforce1 such as employees1 without   
considering all components or           
considering the entire blended workforce
 and how all #c components can work most
 effectively together4  7,e7 ,executive 

agencies inhibit their own workforce    
planning and risk making decisions that 
may reduce the overall efficiency and   
cost effectiveness of the blended       
workforce by focusing on only #a        
component in isolation4  7,f7           
,establishing artificial limits on      
headcounts or full-time equivalent      
positions for ,federal employees1       
administrators1 and managerial employees
 of ,executive agencies may discourage  
the employment of interns or entry-level
 employees to build a balanced          
employment pipeline and may             
inadvertently encourage managers to     
shift work to contractors and grantees  
for the purpose of complying with such  
numerical limits1 even if those         
decisions are not justified by an       
approach to improve the efficiency or   
cost effectiveness of the ,executive    
agency's work4  7,g7 ,the ,government   
,accountability ,office has identified  
strategic human capital management as a 
high-risk area for the ,federal         

,government1 adding that critical skills
 gaps impede the government from        
cost-effectively serving the public and 
achieving results4  7#c7 ,sense of      
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that ,executive agencies should-- 7,a7  
manage the entire ,federal blended      
workforce1 including employees1         
contractors1 and grantees1 using a      
comprehensive and holistic approach to  
advance their missions as effectively   
and cost efficiently as possible1 within
 appropriated budgets and without using 
artificial numerical limits on          
headcounts or full-time-equivalent      
positions2 and  7,b7 conduct a holistic 
review of their blended workforce and   
develop a comprehensive plan to ensure  
an efficient and cost-effective blended 
workforce4