Army Materiel Command: Factors Influencing Retirement Decisions During 1990 Reduction in Force

GAO examined early retirements that Army Materiel Command (AMC) civilian personnel took during a 1990 reduction-in-force action, focusing on: (1) how the early retirements helped to avoid involuntary separations; (2) the major differences among personnel who took early retirement and those who did not; and (3) retirement-eligible employees' reactions to hypothetical retirement incentives.