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Review of Upward Mobility Using Job Restructuring: Department of
the Army. B-70896(3); FPCD-77-3. December 13, 1976. 2 pp. +
enclosures (5 pp.).
Peport to Martin R. Hoffman, Secretary, Department of the Arty;
by I. L. Krieger, Director, Federal Personnel and Compensatioi
Div.
Issue Area: Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Programs:
Employment Discrimination in the Federal Sector (1004).
Contact: Federal Personnel ard Compensation Div.
Budget Function: Education, Manpower, and Sccial Services.
Training and Employment (051); National Defense: Department
of Defense - Military (except procurement & contracts)
(504).
Organization Concern 1: Department of the Army; Department of
Defense.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Services;
Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subccmmittee;
Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Authority: Government Employees Training Act (5 U.S.C. 41).
Executive Order 11478. F.P.M. Letter 713-27. OMB Circular
A-11. Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972.
A limited review of the Army's Upward Mobility program
at the depaitent level, 25 field installaticns, and 13
commands, .ndicated that progress has been made but improvements
are needed. Findings/Conclusions: There has been no systematic
analysis of factors inhibiting advancement cf lower-level
employees, and guidelines do not provide procedures for
comprehensive skills surveys. Also, there aLe inaccuracies in
reporting costs of the program as required ty OMB.
Recommndations: The Department of the Army should issue
guidelines to provide foz identification of problems as part of
the planning process; use skills surveys; ind collect and report
program costs. (HTW)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaabxy0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)