With nearly a third of the federal workforce eligible to retire in the next year, government staffing directors and senators urged agencies Thursday to work on reaching out to millennials, Courthouse News Service reported. Without appealing to millennials, government agencies could face gaps in leadership as older generations fall out of the workforce. “With millennials making up just 16% of the federal workforce, agencies need to look at how to get the next generation of workers on board,” Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, said a hearing before the Senate Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management Subcommittee. “The large percentage of federal employees eligible for retirement creates both an opportunity and a challenge for federal agencies.”