The main purpose of the article is to identify and organize the main threats to the effective management of personnel potential in the public administration system. The object of the study is the personnel potential management system. The main scientific task will be to identify and organize the main threats to the effective management of personnel potential in the public administration system for a better understanding of which measures should be prioritized and which should not. The research methodology involves the application of modern econometric methods to achieve the set goal in the form of identifying and organizing the main threats to the management of personnel potential in the public administration system. The importance of the study of the theoretical and methodological principles of personnel management in the system of public administration has been proven. The key aspects that reveal the essence of human resource management in the public administration system are characterized. The importance of the human resources management system for public administration is proven. The key aspects of the influence of personnel potential management elements on the public administration system are determined. As a result, the main threats to the effective management of personnel potential in the public administration system were identified. As a result of the study, the main threats to the effective management of personnel potential in the public administration system were sorted out. Thus, it has been established which threats require an operational response, which are tactical, and which are strategic. The study has limitations and is manifested in the failure to take into account all possible threats to the management of personnel potential in the system of public administration. In our study, only a number of internal threats to the management of personnel potential to the system of public administration were taken into account. Further research should be devoted to countermeasures and external threats to the effective management of personnel potential in the public administration system.