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GAO-01-1147R 1 (2001-09-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaalvs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: £ Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 September 24, 2001 The Honorable Dave Weldon Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives The Honorable Mark Souder Chairman, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Federal Employees: Hiring Patterns at Federal Agencies Just Prior to a Change in Administration This letter responds to a request by the former Chairmen that we survey the hiring trends of the 24 agencies covered by the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act. (Eric. I lists the CFO agencies.) They asked us to identify (1) the extent of hiring during the last 6 months of calendar year 2000 compared to similar periods in 1999 and 1998 and (2) agency explanations for increases of 10 percent or more in hiring for the last 6 months of calendar year 2000. They also asked us to identify the policies and processes that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) uses, during a presidential transition, for suspending or convening its Senior Executive Service (SES) Qualifications Review Boards, which certify SES candidates' qualifications before they can be hired. To respond to their request, we are presenting agency-reported information, which we did not verify. Enclosures II and III provide information on the hiring trends for career and SES hires and career GS-12 through GS-15 hires for the last 6 months of 1998, 1999, and 2000. Generally, the information does not show any discernable hiring patterns. For example, over half of the 24 agencies reported career hiring increases of 10 percent or more during the July through December 2000 period over the 1999 period. A similar number of agencies, although not necessarily the same agencies, reported increases of 10 percent or more for 1999, when compared to 1998. While the percentage changes exceeded 10 percent for the majority of the agencies, the actual number of hires were small for many of these agencies. As shown in enclosure IV, the total number of career and SES employees on board in each of the 24 CFO agencies remained relatively stable over the 3-year period. GAO-01-1147R Hiring Patterns at Federal Agencies

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