One of the best benefits of attending a conference is that it allows people to easily communicate and share ideas in person. The Defense Department is the largest employer in the U.S. with 3 million people working for it. Human Capital Management For Defense conference director, Lisa Ringlen, tells our Tom Temin the event brings together people in the Defense and Intelligence communities to discuss best practices for managing human capital.

For more from this event, see Federal News Radio's HCMD Conference page.