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FGMSD-80-29 1 (1980-02-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabafm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OIVlON OF INANIALND FEBRUARY 11, 1980 GEN RAL MANAG MENT STU11oI The Honorable Charles McC. Mathias, J 111527 United States Senate Dear Senator Mathias: Subject: Problems in Archives Personnel Practice (FSD-80-29) Your inquiry of August 28, 1979, asked for our findings and views on a constituent's allegation of unfair treatment in terms of promotions and assignments at the National Archives and Records Service (NARS).- The constituent attrib- utes the alleged unfair treatment to a buddy system in his branch of NARS which operates under the National Archives Trust a Specific complaints, such as this, are normally .an-dled through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or the Merit Systems Protection Board, and as discussed with your office, it is not appropriate for the General Accounting Office to become involved in this case. However, we would like to comment on some of the practices at NARS regarding the hiring and utilization of employees. The National Archives Trust Fund was created by statute in 1941 primarily to handle gifts and bequests for the gen- eral benefit of the National Archives. In 1948, the law was amended to authorize the Archivist to charge for reproductions of archival records and materials and deposit the fees in the trust fund. The authorizing legislation also grants the National Archives Trust Fund Board the authority to hire neces- sary employees without regard to civil service laws and re- quires these trust fund employees to be paid with trust fund monies. The legislative history shows that this direct hire authority for trust fund employees was granted so that highly qualified technical persons could be hired for short periods of time. We believe that this legislative intent is not being followed because most of the approximately 240 people now employed by the trust fund are full-time employees who hold positions not requiring special skills or knowledge. For ~ / i4~ 4,-r /vr' ~ AllW16,4 (905012) 4 <iS/'7d ' 0/wMa7

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