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Date July 28, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-52 Title

Government Operations: Employment Trends and Grade Controls in the DOD General Schedule Work Force

I,, * / If BYTH~~MPTROLLER GENERAli ' e Con OF THEUNITEDSTATES Trends An The Department of Defense’s General Schedule average grade rose from 7.29 in 1964 to 7.89 in 1980. This was due, in large part, to technology advancement and increasingly complex defense work, creating the need for more high grade professional, administrative, and tech nical workers and fewer low grade clerical personnel. I...
Date July 21, 1981 Report No. 115933 Title

Employment: The Federal Merit Pay Program

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 1981 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. MCCORMICK, JR., DEPUTY DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OF THE HOUSE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE ON I,*," ,,,,, ,#""" /THE FEDERAL MERIT PAY PROGRAM L Madam Ch...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. B-203584(BRP) Title

Government Operations: Kenneth A. Giles v. United States

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE O GENERAL COUNSEL In Reply Refer to: June 25, 1981 B-203584(BRP) The Honorable Thomas S. Martin Acting Assistant Attorney General Civil Division U. S. Department of Justice 20530 Washington, D.C. Attention: Dear Mr. Martin: Subject: IKenneth A. Giles v. United States Ct. Cl. No. A31-81 Reference: TSM:DE:JC:dcb 154-A31-81 Your le...
Date April 27, 1981 Report No. 115112 Title

Government Operations: Senior Executive Service

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 8:00 a.m. April 27, 1981 STATEMENTOF MILTON J. SOCOLAR ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL BEFORE THE lllllllu Ill II 115112 SUBCOMMITTEEON CIVIL SERVICE AND GENERAL SERVICES SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON THE ENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: to be here (SES). today to...
Date April 7, 1981 Report No. 114897 Title

Government Operations: Senior Executive Service

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE :qASHINGTOX, D.C. 20549 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. April 7, 1981 STATEMENT OF CLIFFORD I. GOULD, DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL A;.D COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE OF THE HOUSE POST OFFICE AXD CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE ON THE Madam Chairwoman We are future we have the work pleased on the EXECUTIVE of the today SERVICE -. S...
Date March 24, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-23 Title

Veterans Affairs: VA Needs a Single System To Measure Hospital Productivity

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES VA Needs A Single System To Measure’ Hospital frroductivity The Veterans Administration does not have a uniform, centrally coordinated system for its hospitals to measure productivity. Therefore, meaningful comparisons within VA cannot be developed, and opportunities for improving operationsandcontrollingresourcesaremissed. An adequate productivity measure...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-9 Title

Federal Merit Pay: Important Concerns Need Attention

REPORTBY-THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Merit Pay: Important Concerns Need Attention fmprovements in the merit pay implementation process are needed to insure that programs will function equitably and receive the support of Federal employees. Agencies are working rapidly to install their merit pay systems so that initial payouts can be made by October 198 1. However, GAO is co...
Date Jan. 2, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-26 Title

Management and Compensation of Military and Civilian Federal Work Forces: Issues for Planning

. . I, /60 “ly STUDYBY Ti-E SWFFOF THE US. 1 : General Accounting Office Management And Compensation of Military And Civilian Federal Work Forces: Issues For Planning Federal personnel costs continue to rise-estimated to reach $125 billion in fiscal year 1981 for civilian, military, and postal personneland t:-,e need for more efficient and effective management of people becomes more pressing. Ef...
Date Dec. 31, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-24 Title

Employment: Ways To Improve Federal Management and Use of Productivity Based Reward Systems

. * t ,@ a’ IPfogrr REPORT BY THE US. General Accounting Office I “I,, Ways To Improve Federal Management And Use Of Productivity Based Reward Systems Productivity based reward systems have proven to be a successful technique for improving employee productivity in some job situations. Certain OPM actions would stimulate increased usage and improve the operations of Federal agency systems. 1140...
Date Nov. 24, 1980 Report No. GGD-81-8 Title

Government Operations: Postal Service Merit Program Should Provide More Incentive for Improving Performance

L 1 ( f.- 4 //3w7 @YTHE CCIv&R&ER GENERAL ’ l Report To The Congress (3 THEUNITED STATES $ ostal Service Merit Program hould Provide More Incentive or Improving Performance ?he Postal Service pioneered merit pay in the However, weaknesses in d ederal Government, its administration have affected the program’s credibility with employees and thus its effectas a motivator of improved perform- a so...
Date Sept. 30, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-92 Title

Government Operations: Approval of the Department of Interior Denver Pay-Personnel System

, lIl\IllIIllIII11111lllllll 114001 Slimerely >-;ours, CC: bc : M r . Scantlebury (F'GYED) M r . Campbell (FGMSD) I .-\ M r . Reifsnyder (FGMSD) b~r. S b o n e t t e (FGMSD) ,r 7- (93580) ( v i b p n n \
Date Sept. 15, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-77 Title

Government Operations: Interagency Advisory Group for Personnel Policy and Operations

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENtATtON DIVISION SEPTEMBER 15,198O B-200276 The Honorable Alan K. Campbell Office of Personnel Director, Management Dear Mr. Campbell: Policy 7, - Subject: Advisory Group for and Operationd(FPCD-80-77) Personnel QL& 1/s3 I I ~Since implementation of the Civil Service Reform Act in January 1979, the relationsh...
Date Aug. 15, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-74 Title

Government Operations: First Look at Senior Executive Service Performance Awards

a For sale by: Superintendent of Documents US, Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Telephone (202) 783-3238 Members of Congress; heads of Federal, State, and local government agencies; members of the press; and libraries can obtain GAO documents from: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. 80x 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (20...
Date Aug. 1, 1980 Report No. 113299 Title

Performance Appraisal System Manual: Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales

!’ i TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I II III How and Why the was Developed System 1 7 11 11 14 14 16 18 20 23 Standards 28 34 36 43 Paqe Overview of the Performance Appraisal System The Appraisal Process Job Planning Job Staffinq Performance Planning Performance Monitoring End-of-Assignment Performance Appraisal Career and Assignment Review Session Task Standards IV v VI VII VII Append ix A BARS Perf...
Date Aug. 1, 1980 Report No. 113336 Title

Special Publications: Career Level Council--Annual Report 1980

CAREER LEVEL COUNCIL FISCAL 1980 ANNUAL REPORT August 1980 CONTENTS Chagter 1 Page REPORT OVERVIEW Summary of Council's FY 1980 recommendations 1 2 2 SUMMARY OF ISSUES RESPONDED TO DURING FISCAL YEAR 1980 Career ladder promotion system Competitive selection for career ladder vacancies Competitive selection procedures for GS-13 and above Training EEO goals Disciplinary offenses and penalties GAO e...
Date July 31, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-72 Title

Government Operations: Federal Executive Pay Compression Worsens

dI BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Executive Pay Compression Worsens Despite a 5.5-percent salary increase in October 1979, the adverse effects of limiting or denying these increases to Federal executives have worsened. Pay compression now extends further into the General Schedule and covers about 90 percent of Senior Executive Service (SES) members. This ...
Date May 13, 1980 Report No. 112289 Title

Employment: Implementation of the Performance Appraisal Provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 3:30 A.M. EST TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1980 STATEMENT WILLI-AM J. OF JR. MCCORMICK, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE UNITED ON CIVIL SERVICE, SERVICE DIVISION ON POST OFFICE STATES AND CIVIL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PERFORMANCE APP...
Date May 6, 1980 Report No. 112263 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: H.R. 6768, a Bill To Reform the Selection and Oversight of Administrative Law Judges

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M., EST TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1980 FEDERAL STATEMENT OF KRIEGER, DIRECTOR PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION P HktL. J DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON H.R. 6768, A BILL TO REFORM THE SELECTION ND OVERSIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW MR. CHA...
Date Dec. 19, 1979 Report No. FPCD-80-11 Title

Government Operations: An Evaluation of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970

BY THE COMPTROLLER, GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES / 3a S Report To The Congress An Evaluation Of The Intergovernmental Personnel Act Of 1970 The Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 is aimed at resolving problems at the State and local levels in many areas--from building personnel management systems where none existed, to promoting civil service reform. However, the Office of Personnel Managemen...
Date Oct. 1, 1979 Report No. 091246 Title

Financial Institutions: Federal Reserve Board Excluded From the Senior Executive Service

Date Sept. 17, 1979 Report No. 094338 Title

Government Operations: Problems of Achieving Productivity in a Structured Organization

Date Aug. 31, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-79 Title

Income Security: Costs of Federal Personnel Security Investigations Could and Should Be Cut

REPORTB’ THE r’ Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Costs Of Federal Personnet Security Investigations Could And Should Be Cut This report discusses the extent of the personnel security investigation program in Federal agencies, factors bearing on consolidating these functions into a single agency. and improvements needed before consolidation is feasible. It also evaluates improvements and...
Date June 14, 1979 Report No. 109642 Title

Employment: Federal Productivity and Performance Appraisal Systems

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1979 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY I DIRECTOR FINANCIAL AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE 1 SERVICE Madam Chairwoman We are in the here and Members today at your of the request Sub...
Date June 1, 1979 Report No. 094313 Title

Special Publications: Task/Competency Based Training Needs Assessment

.. P I I ' C .+ . + z I lask/Comp,etency Based l r a i n i ng Needs Assessment1 Gerald J. Organt U.S. General Accounting Office 094313 The defined purpose or goal of a succesiful training effort i s not oriented a t producing a "well-educated" work force. Rather, the proper role of training is t o a s s i s t i n providing a competent work'-force by satisfying job-specific needs. There is no justi...
Date May 23, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-44 Title

Management Improvements in the Administrative Law Process: Much Remains To Be Done

REPORTBY THE I11111111 ’ 11111111 IllIIIIIIlll LM109439 r OF THE UNITEDSTATES ral anagement Improvements In The ministrative Law Process: uch Remains ToB This report summarizes and evaluates agency responses to GAO recommendations to improve management of the adjudication process in agencies employing Administrative Law Judges. The recommendations were to --eliminate istrative extensive review o...
Date May 15, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-67 Title

Energy: NRC's Operator Licensing Program

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED rrATES 20548 B-127945 who The Honorable United States Dear Senator Richard Senate Schweiker: S. Schweiker M# 109588 This report responds to your April 19, 1979, request for a prompt analysis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's program for licensing nuclear powerplant operators. As you indicated, information from the Three Mile Island nuclear ac...
Date Dec. 12, 1978 Report No. FPCD-78-93 Title

Financial Management: Civil Service Commission Needs To Strengthen Management and Control of Its Revolving Fund Activities

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE DC UNITED STATES h Y 20548 B-110497 s The Honorable Abraham Rlbrcoff ChaIrman, Committee on ls Governmental AffalrsS@@ Unlted States Senate A DECEMBER 12,1978 The Honorable Robert N. C. Nix Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Clvll Service House of Representatives 110899 Public Law 91-189 (5 U.S.C. 1304) requires the Comptroller General to report at least o...
Date Nov. 8, 1978 Report No. GGD-79-14 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Alleged Management Irregularities at the Ashland Federal Correctional Institution

UNITED STATE GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOV/ERNMENT DlVISION NOVEMBER 8,1978 B-133223 lllllllll lllll Ill1 lllllll!111\1111111 Ill Ill11 LM10772.2 The Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Dear Mr. Perkins: In response to your request of June 29, 1978, we have examined allegations concerning the operation of the Federal The results Correctional Institution...
Date Aug. 7, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-103 Title

Employment: Labor-Management Relations at the Fargo, North Dakota, Post Office

RESTRICTED - Not to be relesced sthido tf~o Bm Accounting Office except on the basis of ~p~4fk approval by t)re Office of Congresriorrrl lW&ort [ , / ~;7*:~‘ - a ..T:", : UNITEDSTATE~GENE~ZALACCOUN~~NG OFFICE ' *WASHINGTON, DC 20548 I. , *i’ . . . Illlllllllllll IIllIlllll Ill IIIIIIIIllIII1 11111 III1 LM106877 a-114874 WGUST 7. 19,. . . _.__._ -.. _._ _- _____-- -- -- ---- -. Quentin -3: Burd...
Date May 2, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-48 Title

Government Operations: Customs' Efforts To Develop a System for Assigning Inspectors Need Top Management Support

DOCUMENT RESUIE 05738 - r[B1286230 Customs' Efforts To Develop a System for Assigning nspectors ay 2, 1978. Need Top Management Support. GGD-78-48; B-11E4SE. 36 PP. * 2 appendices (3 pp.;, Report to Secretary, Department of the reasury; by illism J. Anderson (for Victor L. Love, Director, General Governmert Div.). Contact: Genural Government Div. Budqet Function: (neral Government: Executive Direc...
Date Feb. 16, 1978 Report No. LCD-78-312 Title

National Defense: U.S. Army in Europe's Work Measurement System for Real Property Maintenance

DOCOIWBT R8s0aA 05216 - [80525R311 [ 0.. Uaintenance]. Army in Buropeas York measurerent System fur Raal Property LCD-78-312a; -163762. February 16, 1978. 7 pp. Report to Secretary, Departest of tke Army; by Robert 6. Rothuell (for Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Comaunications Div.). Issue Area: Facilities and material Eanagoeeatt Operation and mainteaance of Facilities (708). Con=ct: Loq...
Date Oct. 27, 1977 Report No. GGD-77-83 Title

Government Operations: Mail Processing Productivity Measurement Is Inadequate

DOC MENT RESUME 04068 - [B3054300] (Restricted) nail Processinq- Productivity heasuremsnt Is Inadequate. GGD-77-83; B-114874. October 27, 1977. 15 pp. * 3.appendices pp.). . Post Office and Civil Service: Postal Personnel and Modernization Subcomnittee; by Robert F. Reller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: National Productivity: Evaluation cf Productivity inpact of Federal Personnel Policie...
Date Oct. 8, 1976 Report No. FPCD-77-1 Title

Government Operations: Grade Creep at New Cumberland Army Depot, Pennsylvania

UNITE3 STATUS GENERAL ACCO?INSING OFFICE WASHINGiON. D Cl 20548 iil\\lllllll~lllllllllllMlllll 0cT8 I976 LM100635 E-172707 The Honorable United States F&hard Senate S. Schwpiker David Main At tention: Dear Scuator Mr. Schusiker: In accordance with your March 8. 1976, request and our 3tbse~uent di6cuseioas with your office, ve looLd into a constituent's charpes that the reorganfzation of the liuite...
Date Aug. 31, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-401 Title

National Defense: Improvements Needed in Defense's Efforts To Use Work Measurement

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Improvements Needed In Defense's Efforts To Use Work Measurement Department of Defense Defense's military services are devoting some 4,483 staff-years at a cost of $58 million to their application of work measurement--a proven technique for improving labor produc- tivity. GAO has found that the services were not providing suffi...
Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090945 Title

Government Operations: Colorado's Approach To Meeting the Challenges Facing State Auditors

Date June 11, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-67 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Problems in Administering Programs To Improve Law Enforcement Education

- REPORT TO THE CONGR&i’S &WED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTl~G OWCf 3UN 12 1975 llllllllllllllllllllll1ll1llllllllllllll LM097006 LIBRARY SYSTEM ,_ .. .. ._ . ..* -. .:,-IS 4 Problems In Administering Programs To Improve Law Enforcement Education Law Enforcement Department Assistance Administration of Justice BY THE OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WA!SHINGTON. OF THE UNITE...
Date April 23, 1975 Report No. FPCD-75-152 Title

National Defense: Urgent Need for a Department of Defense Marginal Performer Discharge Program

LtBRARY SYSTEM Urgent Need For A Department Of Defense Marginal Performer Discharge Program UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING F ~~~-75-152 OFFICE APRIL23,1975 . WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION B-164088 The Honorable I The Secretary of Defense ? Bear Mr. Secretary: This is our report on marginal performer discharge programs of the military services. The information...
Date March 20, 1975 Report No. 094601 Title

Government Operations: GAO Reviews of Postal Service, Postal Rate Commission, and the Federal Civilian Work Force

STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE U N I T E D STATES BEFORE THE POST OFFICE AND C I V I L SERVICE COMMITTEE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - nN POSTAL RATE COMMISSION, AND GAO REVIEWS OF POSTAL SERVICE, MR. CHAIRMAN AND M M E S OF THE COMMITTEE: E BR I a p p r e c i a t e your i n v i t a t i o n t o d i s c u s s GAO's work i n v o l v i n g t h e P o s t a l S e r v i c e ,...
Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091092 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 10, Issue 4, Fall 1975

THE CITY OF WASHINGTON .In 1892 Currier 24 l a p s lithogrciph shouc n birds-eye iieic of the city of Wmhington f r o m the Potomac, looking north. Capitol Hill dominates the uiew. Besides the Washington Monument. other Goziernment structures shown include the White House: the War, Natiy & State Building; the Treasury; the Patent OfJice: and the Smithsonian Institution. At the foot o Capitol Hill...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 091035 Title

Special Publications: The Manager As a Teacher in GAO

Date March 14, 1972 Report No. B-171730 Title

Environmental Protection: Inquiry Into Conditions and Need for Improvements at the Arctic Test Center, Fort Greely, Alaska

Inquiry Into Conditions And Need For Improvements At The Arctic Test Center, Fort &eel y, Alaska 8-f71730 Department of the Army BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TH’E UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GEFdERAL WASHINGT0N.D.C. OF THE UNITED STATES 20346 B-171730 ~1 Dear IL Senator Proxmire: This is our report in response to your request of January 8, 1971, that the General Accounting Office inquire&Q statem...
Date July 30, 1969 Report No. 092668 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Work Measurement System, U.S. Postal Service

7 UNITED STATES G&J\; WASHINGT6N,bD ACCOUNTING OFFICE C 20548 ClViL DIVISION hb r- 05 tP c DemMr. Nunllst. system (WMS) of the an examrnatron of POD responsible postal We haye made acevrew of the work measurement Post Offrce Department (Ps 7 Our review included and dlscussrons with po11cres, handbooks, reports, offlclals. Our review of the appllcatlon of the WMSwas made prlmarlly at the we made lr...
Date Jan. 1, 1969 Report No. 091175 Title

Special Publications: An Opportunity for Career Development

Date Jan. 1, 1969 Report No. 091194 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Fall 1969

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Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 090855 Title

Special Publications: On Professional Development