California Departments Behind on Plans To Replace Future Retirees, Audit Finds

California government departments, including health care agencies, are struggling with hiring plans to replenish its aging workforce, according to an audit released Monday. In the report, California Auditor Elaine Howle wrote that nearly 41% of state employees are at least 50 years old and the Department of Human Resources has done little to assess how departments plan to replace and train new workers.

• "Audit: California Government Not Planning for Retirements" (Ortiz, "The State Worker," Sacramento Bee, 5/5).