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B-174624 1 (1972-02-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkow0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESTRIMCTED - Not to b* , eas.d **Mde the *e ral ACOUMItws CV11ca exce! en tile b, f ap a r al by th lg of Cozgaioetal R ns,, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF [TED WASHINGTON. D Dear Mr. Lent: By letter dated November 15, 1971, you requested our office to provide you with information on organizational changes-of the Federal Aviation Adiniotration ,(FAT) diuse in a' letter to you fi;6fMTf Prederick Le, an employee of the Flight Standards Division of FAAs Eastern Regional Office in Jamaica, New York. Mr. Lee com- plained of the costs involved in such organizational changes and of the problems in relocating employees. The following information on recent FAA organizatil chang~ es elwps at FAA headquarters. In the early 19601s, FAA's field management structure in the 4,8 contiguous States consisted of five regional offices that directed the operation of numerous field offices and facilities. In 1965 FAA estab- lished 18 area offices to fulfill its need for an intermediate manage- ment level between its regional and field offices; five area offices were located at-~FAA regional offices and 13 were located in other major cities. Under the area office concept, FAA field managers were moved closer to the activities for which they were responsible. FAA officials informed us that the establishment of area offices did not involve changes in staffing levels, although it did require the relocation of over 1,000 employees at a cost of about $600,000. They also advised us that annual operating costs did not change materially with the estab- lishcment of area offices. During fiscal year 1969, to accommodate an increasing workload within tight personnel and funding limitations, the five area offices located at the regional offices were abolished by FAA, and their functions were either discontinued by FAA or absorbed by the regional offices. At the same time, certain functions of the other 13 area offices were discon- tinued. FAA officials advised us that the above actions resulted in a reallocation of 276 employee positions, principally from area office administrative functions, to FAA operating activities. In the latter part of fiscal year 1969, the President announced the establishment of 10 common regional office locations for five Federal agencies with related activities. The President requested that any changes in field organizations by other Federal1 agencies be consistent with his ultimate goal of uniform boundaries and field office locations for all social and economic programs requiring interagency or intergovernmental coordination. FO/

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