The principal findings from a 1988 study of the effects of privatization--the transfer of traditional government activities to the private sector--in 28 cities and counties are the following: (1) jobs created by firms taking over a public function constituted about 80 to 90 percent of the jobs lost in the public sector; (2) only about 7 percent of…

In its 1986 regular session, the 49th Legislature of the State of Washington enacted legislation related to the day care needs of State employees. This report was submitted to satisfy the legislation's requirement that the Higher Education and State Personnel Boards study their governing statutes and administrative rules, coordinate their efforts,…

The U. S. Government work force expanded from 2.2 million in 1958 to 2.6 million in 1972, with white-collar employees rising to nearly 2 million. (Author/MW)

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, focuses on the National Civil Service League: essential elements of the League's program for achieving equal employment opportunity include outreach recruitment, accurate job descriptions, valid job-related examinations, and aggressive…

Americans are in a period of uncertainty about the scale of government, the best form of governmental services, and the fundamental principles that should guide governmental action. An increase in the scale of government does not necessarily mean that people demand more services. The scale of government may increase because state and municipal…

The state administrative agency in public sector labor relations acts as an impartial third party, administering legislation concerning public sector labor relations. When a dispute arises about any aspect of the labor-management relationship covered by law, the administrative agency steps in to resolve the dispute in a fair and impartial way. The…

ON-THE-JOB AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR SUBPROFESSIONAL STAFF, LIBRARIANS, AND INFORMATION SPECIALISTS WAS DISCUSSED. THERE WAS GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT MORE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED UPON TRAINING SUBPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AND THAT, WITH PROPER TRAINING, LIBRARY TECHNICIANS COULD PERFORM DUTIES NOW PERFORMED BY LIBRARIANS. THERE WAS CONCERN THAT THE…

Three years after a General Accounting Office review found that the Department of State and the U.S. Information Agency were not meeting their overseas language requirements, opportunities were still identifiable for improving this situation. The Department of State met the problem largely by lowering required proficiency levels rather than by…

This paper considers some of the implications involved in the utilization of the poor as employees of the welfare system. Major reasons for employing welfare recipients lie in the manpower shortage and the need to free professionals for professional responsibilities. It is suggested that agencies consider a system redesign which develops job…

This Training Program was developed to prepare approximately 50 individuals to serve as discussion leaders in future training programs dealing with the Principles and Standards of the Water Resources Council. The evaluation report is organized into three sections: (1) Context - emphasizing such information as program development, participant and…

Government appeals for private employers to hire the hardcore unemployed are logically answered by the query: "Does the Federal Government, the Nation's largest employer, have its own house in order?" This paper explores the extent to which permanent civil service jobs have been opened to the disadvantaged. Problems discovered are…

The Federal Service Entrance Examination (FSEE) is one of the competitive examinations used to screen junior level applicants for managerial, technical, and professional occupations in some 50 U. S. Government agencies. It consists of 95 objective test questions designed to measure the applicant's vocabulary, reading comprehension, knowledge of…

The standard differentiates among telephone worker (WG-9), telephone mechanic (WG-10), and telephone mechanic (WG-11) in terms of duties, skill and knowledge, responsibility, physical effort, and working conditions. All are involved in installing, modifying, repairing, and maintaining telephone systems. The work requires knowledge and telephone…

Designed to cover the general information essential to all annuitants regarding the Federal Income Tax implications of Civil Service retirement, this guide is for the use of the Civil Service Commission in training agency retirement counselors and as an instructor's guide or instructor's reference by retirement counselors in conducting…

The standard for grading jobs under the Federal Wage System covers nonsupervisory work involved in handling, marking, and preparing displays of merchandise or other items for selection by customers. This requires skill in observing, counting, and maintaining stock levels, and in matching names, codes, numbers, or sizes of items on shelves to lists…