United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-09-24 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-01-1016 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1016 P0b002ee180390643 f:d011016 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1016 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1016 GAO-01-1016 Government employees Temporary employment Cost analysis Personnel management NSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program Other Written Product A01628 The Intergovernmental Personnel Act's (IPA)mobility program authorizes the temporary assignment of employees between federal agencies and state and local governments, universities, Indian tribal governments, and other nonfederal groups. These assignments, which may last up to four years, are intended to increase cooperation between the federal government and the non-federal entity. The National Science Foundation (NSF) temporarily assigned 45 of its employees to nonfederal organizations between 1995 and 2000, making NSF one of the most active users of the IPA program among federal agencies. NSF assigned 29 participants to universities, one to a local government, and 15 to other nonfederal organizations, such as research institutions or professional associations. NSF's implementation of the IPA program conformed to applicable laws and regulations. Although the partnering institutions nearly always made some financial contribution to these assignments, NSF paid an estimated 78 percent of the total costs associated with the 45 assignments that GAO reviewed. The estimated total cost of these assignments to NSF was about $7.2 million for the six-year period GAO covered. NSF's external IPA assignments benefit not only the assignees but also the partnering institutions and NSF, according to NSF officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1016/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1016.htm GAO-01-1016 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1016 Other Written Product GAO-01-1016; National Science Foundation: External Assignments Under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act's Mobility Program; Government employees Temporary employment Cost analysis Personnel management NSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program