Recruiting and retaining information systems staff for information age reform

Reinvention of government in the United States and many other countries has focused on increasing efficiency and effectiveness of all public sector operations. It is a process that has been well signposted by writers such as Wilson (1989) and Osborne and Gaebler (1992). Providing increased levels

of service with a smaller expenditure of resources has been the driving force, along with a reduction of wasted effort.