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Workday Government Unveils Personnel Action Request (PAR) Agent to Modernize Federal HR and Strengthen Mission Readiness
Workday Government (NASDAQ: WDAY), the enterprise AI platform for managing people, finance, and agents, today unveiled a new Personnel Action Request (PAR) Agent. Designed specifically for federal agencies, the PAR Agent modernizes how agencies manage critical HR transactions while keeping missions moving forward and delivering more value for U.S. taxpayers.
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