There's a new title in Washington D.C: CHCO pronounced cheek-oh as of September 1, 2003. These chief human capital officers were established per a provision in 2002 Homeland Security Act. Each U.S. federal executive department and major agency was required to select a high-ranking official as its CHCO, his or her mission is to ensure that agency recruits, hires, trains, develops and deploys a diverse, highly skilled workforce. Each CHCO is responsible for creating and maintaining a performance culture in his or her agency linking performance expectations to strategic goals and agency values.