BALTIMORE — According to North Carolina's top technology official, Eric Boyette, IT staff in the state average 57 years old. "Within the next three to five years, 37 percent of our workforce can retire," he told Government Technology.
And the need to grow the workforce requires some policy adjustments, Boyette said. Younger workers tend to have different expectations for a satisfying professional life than previous generations did. Remote work and schedules that veer outside of the traditional 8-to-5 workday are a couple of the strategies he's using.
Noelle Knell is the executive editor for e.Republic, responsible for setting the overall direction for e.Republic’s editorial platforms, including Government Technology, Governing, Industry Insider, Emergency Management and the Center for Digital Education. She has been with e.Republic since 2011, and has decades of writing, editing and leadership experience. A California native, Noelle has worked in both state and local government, and is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, with majors in political science and American history.
