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A key element of the Navy's Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) mission is to recruit, develop, manage and deploy a workforce in an agile, cost-effective manner. In order to accomplish its mission, MPT&E strives to provide the right sailor with the right skill sets in the right job at the right time, and to manage his/her career path in support of warfighting capabilities. To support this objective, some form of automated learning management system or virtual learning environment is needed. A learning management system (or LMS) is a software application that enables the delivery and management of online content to learners.

This series consists of copies of individual agency workforce plans, submitted to the Department of Civil Service, and copies of the yearly executive overview prepared by the Dept. of Civil Service as directed by law. Each agency's annual workforce management plan identifies workforce trends caused by programmatic and technological changes in the agency's administrative and operational functions. Typically an agency plan covers a four-year period and identifies projected workforce changes, including titles and required skills, by program area.

Workforce overload is a problem of today's work environment. In order to conquer workforce overload, the problem and its sources need to be defined. A qualitative literature search was performed to define and describe workforce overload. The research revealed several sources of the problem and means to correcting the problem plaguing today's workforce. The problems associated with overload are the responsibility of both the employee and employer. A joint effort by both parties may not solve the problem but may make dealing with it easier. Solutions found for managing information overload started with prioritization of messages. Other job stress contributing to workforce overload includes a lack of a skilled labor pool, downsizing, and poor time management. Solutions found to these job stress factors included training and effective time management. Further research may need to be done in the areas of addressing how to handle changes in the workforce and when to implement changes effectively.