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Personnel Restrictions' ar.d Cutbacks in Executive Agencies: Need
for Caution. FPCD-77-b.5; B-165959. February 9, 1978. 3 pp.
appendix 23 pp.).
Report to the Congres8[, by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Personnel M3anageent and Compensation 1300);
Personnel Manaqement and Compensation: Training and
Education Programs (304).
Contact: Federal Perso~ael and Compensation Div.
Budget Function: General Government: Central Personnel
Management (805).
Orqanization Concerned-Civil Service Commission; Office of
Manaqement end B' qet.
Congressional Relevaace: House Committee on Post Ortice and
Civil Service; Senate Co;rittee cn Governmental Lftzirs:
Civil Service an4 General Services Subcommittee; Congress.
For the Fedgqal Government to be effecive, its prcgrams
and activities must e - effectively implemented. Sound
implementation can b weakened by too many employees, Les,1ltifig
in costly nonproduct !ty, or by too few, resulting in an
unmanageable workload. Over the past several years, GAO has
issued many reports :l ustrating the problems caused by
insufficient sta 'Jese problems, affecting a wide range of
Government proqr, clude work backlogs, ineftective
irplementation o1 - -e mandates, excessive use of
overtime and consu. , in several cases, criminal
abuses. Findins/C0u.. : Staff shortages are sometimes the
result of agency misma, t. However, some programs are
inadequately staffed - ons over which the agency has
little or no control. Lcient funding can prevent an zncy
from hiring the employe,-- .t needs, and personnel ceilings can
have similar restrictive effects. Mechanisms for controlling
personnel resources are needed; however, other elements such as
travel, equipment, wej.&ng space, and supplies must alo be
carefully analyzed for-their effect on program management.
Recommendations: Conr'ss should carefully assess the impact of
personnel ceilinqs and outbacks if it is to avcid reducing statt
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