Staffing Shortfalls in Corrections, Intelligence, and Beyond

About this episode

The episode discusses staffing challenges in corrections and intelligence sectors, featuring insights from experts on the impact of shortages and strategies for retention.

Is finding sufficient staffing a challenge for your organization? The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has been in that boat for years, and its staffing shortages have had notable effects on correctional facilities’ safety and employees’ security, says Gretta Goodwin, director of homeland security and justice at the U.S. Government Accountability Agency (GAO). Corporate security functions are also scrambling to hire and retain enough specialized intelligence analysts to help keep organizations ahead of emerging challenges and geopolitical strife, says senior security specialist and GSOC manager Shane Clymer. But turnover is inevitable; even so, organizations that invest in holistic security system life-cycle management and governance can protect themselves from disruption after key personnel leave, notes security consultant Mohammed Atif Shehzad. Additional Resources Interested in learning more about staffing and screening challenges in correctional facilities? Check back in with Security Management for our deep dive later this month. What else is on the GAO’s High-Risk List? Review the full set here: https://www.gao.gov/high-risk-list An annual U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the…

People in this episode

Guests: Gretta Goodwin, Shane Clymer, Mohammed Atif Shehzad

Topics covered

• staffing shortages
• corrections
• intelligence
• security management
• employee retention
• organizational challenges

Keywords

• staffing
• corrections
• intelligence analysts
• employee security
• turnover
• security management
• GAO
• Bureau of Prisons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Government Accountability Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, GAO

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