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APPENDIX B: THE FEDERAL PERSONNEL SYSTEM
Pages 161-166

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... Not surprisingly, his findings were no different that those in the National Research Council's study, Improving the Recruitment, Retention, and Utilization of Federal Scientists and Engineers (National Research Council, 1993~; the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board's special study, Federal Personnel Offices: Time for Change?
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From page 163...
... AMC quickly responded and drafted a letter which will reduce the ARL's personnel levels to 2,678 by fiscal year 1999 (Prather, 1993~. Many DOD and Army pamphlets are being revised and policies are being established to define programs that will attempt to "minimize the adverse effects on employees caused by actions required for the effective management of the Department of Defense, such as, but not limited to, reductions in force, base closures, consolidations, contracting out, position classification decisions, rotation from overseas, and transfers of functions" (DOD Manual 1400.20-~-M which implements the policies outlined in DOD
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From page 164...
... These demonstrations were the basis for many of the pay-related flex~bilities contained in the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (National Research Council, 1993~. However, ARL has seen little benefit from these initiatives, primarily because the Army and AMC have failed to implement many of these demonstration initiatives (see Figure 3-~.
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From page 165...
... Reduce by half the time needed to terminate federal employees for cause. Considering these recommendations, now may be the best time for the Army to buy into a new personnel system for ARL.
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From page 166...
... National Research Council. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
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