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GAO-02-1050R 1 (2002-08-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaoka0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 August 9, 2002 The Honorable Fred Thompson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Senator Thompson: I am pleased to respond to your request for information about GAO's use of our special human capital flexibilities. These flexibilities relate to the specific authorities granted to GAO through legislation enacted in 1980 and 2000. 1980 PERSONNEL ACT: As a result of the GAO Personnel Act of 1980, we implemented a broad banded pay- for-performance system for GAO analysts and specialists and certain special Comptroller General appointment authorities that were granted to us by the Congress. A primary goal of our broad banded pay for performance system is to reward staff on the basis of knowledge, skills, and performance as opposed to the passage of time. It also provides managers with additional flexibility to assign and use staff in a manner that is more suitable to multi-tasking and the full utilization of available staff. Our current broad banded system for analysts and specialists places staff in three bands rather than in Grades 7 through 15. The pay ranges for each band closely approximate the GS-equivalents. For example, Band II ranges from about GS- 13, step 1 to GS-14, step 10. Importantly, careful design and effective implementation is crucial to obtaining the benefits of broad-banding in an equitable and cost effective manner. As a result of the 1980 Act, the Comptroller General has authority to direct hire up to 15 experts and consultants, on a non-competitive basis, at any level including the SES, with renewable terms up to 3 years each. GAO has used this authority in selected cases and found it to be very valuable in filling critical time-sensitive positions within the agency. 2000 PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES ACT: Our October 2000 legislation gave us additional tools to realign our workforce in light of mission needs and overall budgetary constraints; correct skills imbalances; and GAO-02-1050R Human Capital Flexibilities

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