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02270 - [A1572546]
[Elimination of the Apportioament of Appointments in the
Departmental Service in the District of Columbia]. May 26, 1977.
7 pp.
Testimony before the House Committee cn Post Office and Civil
Service: Civil Service Subcommittee; by Clifford I. Could,
Deputy Director, Federal Personnel aud Compensation Div.
Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation (300).
Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div.
Budget Function: General Government: Central Personnel
Management (805).
Organization Concerned: Civil Service Commission; District of
Columbia.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service: Civil Service Subcommittee.
Authority: Civil Service Act of 1883. 5 U.S.C. 3306. H.R. 5054
(95th Cong.).
The bill, H.R. 5051, which would eliminate the
requirement to apportion appointments in the departmental
service in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area should be
enacted. Findings/Conclusions: The Civil Service Act of 1883
provided that appointments to tLe competitive civil service in
the District of Columbia be apportioned on the basis of
population, as 4scortained at the last census among the states,
territories, and possessions of the United States and the
District of Columbia. For the 50,000 or more jobs where the
apportionment requirement is applied, the relative balance among
the states, territories, and the District of Columbia in the
numbr- of positions occupied has remained the same for many
year:, comparable representation has not resulted from
apportionment. The apportionment requirement severely restricts
highly qualified eligibles, who are from states in excess of
their apportionment quotas, from being certified to agencies for
apportioned positions, and due to requirements for veterans'
preference, has a particularly harsh impact on the employment
potential of women applicants. Apportionment also has a
particularly harsh impact on the employment opportunities of the
large minority population residing :6n the Washington area.
Recommendations: The apportionment requirement should be
repealed because of its negative impact on merit and equal
employment opportunity and its obsolescence and ineffectiveness.
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