Up to 14% of GovGuam employees retirement eligible
By Joe Taitano II
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About 13% to 14% of government of Guam employees are currently eligible for retirement, Director Edward Birn of the Department of Administration told lawmakers during the agency s budget hearing on Wednesday.
Sen. Tina Muña Barnes brought up the concern over the approaching number of retirees during the hearing, citing the need to preserve institutional knowledge within GovGam that could be lost as more experienced employees step down. You get a lot of people that are retiring . this COVID is, is causing a lot of people to rethink their lives and wanting to say, okay, you know, I ll retire now, Sen. Telo Taitague said.