# Federal Agencies Recruit Gen Z Talent

A Federal News Network episode examines how federal agencies can recruit and retain Gen Z as entry-level work changes and AI use increases. It highlights skills-based hiring, clearer job postings, career fairs, timely candidate communication, and human connection as areas agencies may need to improve. The signal identifies no solicitation, contract, funding amount, or specific procurement action, but the workforce issues are relevant to agencies’ ability to attract talent and maintain operational capacity.

- Agencies may benefit from making job postings clearer and emphasizing skills-based hiring, while improving candidate communication and career-fair outreach.
- For procurement professionals, the discussion is workforce context rather than a buying opportunity: it does not identify a contract or requirement for recruiting services.
- Organizations supporting government hiring can use the highlighted practices to assess how their offerings align with agencies’ stated recruitment and retention challenges; the signal does not specify a procurement pathway or timeline.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. federal agencies

### Vendors
- Yello ()

### Sources
- [
        The Talent Gap: Can government win over the next generation? - Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/podcast/fed-thread-podcast/the-talent-gap-can-government-win-over-the-next-generation) - Federal News Network