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GGD-80-60 1 (1980-07-18)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL                                              112?



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES





Special Agents Should Be

Phased Out As FBI Crime

Laboratory Examiners



The FBI is the only Federal crime laboratory
which employs special agents as lab examiners.
This is a costly practice, because special agents
are higher graded than civilian personnel and
receive special retirement benefits.

The benefits the FBI claims from using special
agents do not justify the added costs. GAO's
analysis and discussions with Federal, State,
and local laboratory officials, users of the lab-
oratories, and Federal prosecutors showed
that the use of agent/examiners is not essential.

The Attorney General should direct the FBI to
phase out its special agent examiners in favor
of a civilian workforce. While significant cost
savings are likely, firm estimates of the poten-
tial cost savings depend on decisions regarding
staffing and compensation.








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   dCryn TN< ¢-                                                 JULY 18, 1980

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