Federal Employment: GAO's Observations on H.R. 4719, the Federal Service
Priority Placement Act of 1994 (Testimony, 09/21/94, GAO/T-GGD-94-213).

H.R. 4719 would direct the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to
create an interagency placement program for federal workers who lose
their jobs as a result of reductions in force (RIF). Although OPM now
requires agencies to give priority to RIFed workers when filling
positions through competitive appointments, H.R. 4719 would broaden this
requirement to a governmentwide mandate. GAO fully supports the bill's
goal of placing qualified RIFed employees in other federal jobs.
However, several questions need to be answered. What types of
appointments should the placement program cover and how might it affect
agencies' other hiring goals? How much flexibility should agencies be
allowed in selecting candidates? Are there other approaches to enhancing
the placement program that should be considered?

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-94-213
     TITLE:  Federal Employment: GAO's Observations on H.R. 4719, the 
             Federal Service Priority Placement Act of 1994
      DATE:  09/21/94
   SUBJECT:  Hiring policies
             Reductions in force
             Personnel management
             Employment or training programs
             Labor force
             Federal employees
             Public service employment
             Veterans employment programs
             Personnel recruiting
             Proposed legislation
IDENTIFIER:  Federal Service Priority Placement Act of 1994
             OPM Interagency Placement Assistance Program
             
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