Personnel Practices: Schedule C and Other Details to the Executive Office of the President
GGD-93-14
Published: Nov 06, 1992. Publicly Released: Dec 09, 1992.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the detailing of executive agency employees by Cabinet-level departments and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Executive Office of the President (EOP) agencies, to determine: (1) agency compliance with appropriation act requirements; (2) compliance with reimbursement requirements for details over 180 days in a fiscal year; (3) the extent to which Schedule C detailees have been converted to career positions since January 20, 1989; and (4) whether any other executive branch personnel performed duties at the five EOP agencies.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
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| Congress should specify in law the definition of detailee and the critical factors, including supervision, to be applied and require EOP to report persons it considers nondetailees working at any of the five specified EOP offices as a separate category along with its report on detailees. |
Closed – Not Implemented
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Congress has not expressed any interest in implementing this recommendation. |
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Management and Budget | To ensure that agencies bill for and receive reimbursements for detailee services, the Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), should inform agencies of their legal responsibility in this regard. The Director, OMB, should further direct that each agency establish and carry out adequate procedures and financial controls to bill EOP in a timely manner. OMB could accomplish these actions through its role as a focal point for directing the implementation of the Chief Financial Officers Act. |
Closed – Implemented
OMB sent a memorandum to all deputy chief financial officers on June 2, 1993, requesting that the officers provide a brief statement of actions taken by their agencies to ensure timely billing for reimbursable details to the Executive Office of the President (EOP). According to an OMB official, 22 of 23 agencies have responded to OMB and have said that agency procedures for billing details to EOP were either established, revised, or republished. These actions fulfilled the intent of the recommendation.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should renotify agencies of the requirement for certifications of temporary Schedule C positions to ensure that agencies are aware of and adhere to this requirement. Furthermore, the Director, OPM, should include the certification requirements for both permanent and temporary Schedule C positions in the Federal Personnel Manual to better ensure that the law is followed. |
Closed – Implemented
OPM revised Chapter 213 of the Federal Personnel Manual as of October 5, 1993 to clearly explain the certification requirements for regular and temporary Schedule C positions. The first part of this recommendation, (OPM should re-notify agencies), should be dropped. OPM's revision of Chapter 213 makes this recommendation unnecessary.
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