United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-05-24 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-GGD-95-173 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-173 P0b002ee180386fd4 f:tgg95173 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-173 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-173 T-GGD-95-173 Personnel management Presidential transition Congressional employees Presidential appointments Civil service appointments Hiring policies Compliance Executive agencies Federal personnel legislation GS grade classification Testimony GGD In this testimony on the use of the Ramspeck Act to noncompetitively appoint congressional employees to career positions in the executive branch, GAO focuses on the following: (1) the number, locations, positions, and other characteristics of Ramspeck Act appointments; (2) long-term trends related to the use of the Ramspeck Act hiring authority; and (3) differences between Ramspeck Act hiring authority, competitive procedures, and other excepted hiring authorities in terms of skills required for positions. GAO also discusses the extent to which former congressional staff have recently attained federal jobs through other hiring mechanisms. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-173/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-173.htm GAO/T-GGD-95-173 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-173 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-95-173; Personnel Practices: Selected Characteristics of Recent Ramspeck Act Appointments; Personnel management Presidential transition Congressional employees Presidential appointments Civil service appointments Hiring policies Compliance Executive agencies Federal personnel legislation GS grade classification