With one-third of its staff under the age of 35, OMB focuses on ensuring that even in the initial year of their career, young workers are given responsibility for critical agency assignments. With more than 70 percent of OMB staff in professional positions – most with graduate degrees in economics, business, law and engineering – OMB encourages a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and intensive collaboration with high-level agency officials to make the most of its employees’ talents. A new performance management system was recently introduced that places more emphasis on employee feedback to help monitor the success of these efforts. The result is the highest rating for an agency in the areas of Employee Skills/Mission Match, Strategic Management and Teamwork.