Want Workers? Get Tech

Wired Workplace blogger Brittany Ballenstedt posted findings on Wednesday from a study conducted by Accenture on Millennials' use of social networking tools at work. (Millennials are the youngest workers among us, those younger than 28.)

One finding, near the end of Brittany's post, is of particular importance for agencies looking to hire young workers - and that's just about everyone - and needs to be highlighted, underlined and bolded. Brittany writes:

Millennials in the United States also noted that state-of-the-art equipment and technology will be essential when choosing an employer. More than 52 percent of U.S. Millennials agreed or strongly agreed that technology would be a key factor in their employment decision, while 45 percent partly agreed and 13 percent disagreed or strongly disagreed.

That's 97 percent of young workers who said they at least partly agreed that how an employer uses technology would be a key factor in who they would work for. Again, 97 percent - just about everybody.

As Peter Orszag said at a Government Executive event on Tuesday, the federal government must come out of the cave and into the 21st century.