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3 ISSUES REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS
Pages 29-32

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... The Committee believes that a study of these mechanisms and scenarios would provide much useful information and strengthen the federal government's effectiveness. It wright compare civil service laboratories with demonstration projects, with program areas, and with contract facilities (M&Os)
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... What steps must be taken to heighten the awareness within agencies of the mechanisms established by OPM to alleviate many of the problems that they encounter in recruiting and retaining scientists and engineers? One mechanism might be seminars designed to equip personnel officers and line managers with recruitment strategies that will attract qualified scientists and engineers; this would include clarification about direct-hire- authority and the special rates approved by OPM.
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... This might be undertaken by the FCCSET Committee on Education and Human Resources. Individual agencies should determine the number of scientists and engineers necessary for agency missions to be fulfilled, and the federal government should examine measures used by industry and academe to assess whether the quality of scientists and engineers differs significantly from that of the past.
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... To the extent that this work has sufficient policy content, such a study should examine Whether there is a need to improve the process by which individuals are recommended for political appointments; Whether the character of S&E work is such that using the political appointments process is inappropriate for selecting people to fill S&E policy positions in the federal government; and Criteria for determining how deep within each federal agency PAS (Presidential appointees requiring Senate confirmation) penetration should occur, reflecting individual agency needs.
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