- The document discusses California state government's aging workforce, with 35% of current employees eligible to leave within 5 years, including 49% of managers and 75% of top leadership. - It outlines challenges with the current HR system, which has many job classifications, a confusing application process, and slow hiring. - HR modernization is presented as the solution, moving to an automated, integrated, competency-based system to address these issues and prepare for a new generation of employees who expect flexibility, training, and work-life balance. The first rollout will begin in 2009 with full implementation by 2014.