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Recruitment, Retention, and Utilization of Federal Scientists and Engineers

Recruitment, Retention, and Utilization of Federal Scientists and Engineers

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309043304
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309543606
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1990
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 188
  • Language: English
  • Recruitment, Retention, and Utilization of Federal Scientists and Engineers
  • Copyright
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Executive Summary
    • FINDINGS
      • Availability and Relevance of Data on the Federal Science and Engineering Work Force
      • Management Practices Relating to the Career Work Force
      • Trends Regarding Presidential Appointments
    • ISSUES REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS
  • I. Introduction
  • II. FINDINGS
    • AVAILABILITY AND RELEVANCE OF DATA ON THE FEDERAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORK FORCE
    • MANAGEMENT PRACTICES RELATING TO THE CAREER WORK FORCE
      • OPM Initiatives
      • Agency Initiatives
      • Selected Civil Service Laboratories
      • Demonstration Projects
      • M&O Contractor Facilities
    • TRENDS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
  • III. ISSUES REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • APPENDIX A RELATED MATERIALS
    • TABLES
  • APPENDIX B COMMISSIONED PAPERS
    • RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: RESULTS OF A LITERATURE REVIEW
      • Introduction
      • Recruitment Of Scientists And Engineers
      • Retention Of Scientists And Engineers
      • Factors Affecting Recruitment And Retention Of Scientists And Engineers
        • Personnel Ceilings
        • Noncompetitive Salaries
        • Inadequate Fringe Benefits
        • Other Factors
      • Summary
      • Bibliography
    • QUANTITATIVE INPUTS TO FEDERAL TECHNICAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
      • Data Categories
        • Work Force Characteristics
        • Dynamic Data
      • Quantitative Information Sources
        • Descriptive Data
        • Dynamic Data
      • Projections
      • Descriptive Data
        • Overall Magnitude
        • Occupational Fields
        • Agency Distribution
        • Areas of National Interest
        • Highest Degree
        • Primary Work Activity
        • Sex And Race
        • Salary
        • Age
      • Dynamic Data
        • Length Of Government Service
        • Accession And Separation
        • Separation Reasons And Job Satisfaction
        • Quality Indicators
      • Findings And Questions
        • Use Of Data
        • Development Of Quantitative Information
        • Publication Of Dynamic Statistics
        • Missing Quantitative Information
        • Analyses Of Future Federal S&E Personnel Needs
        • Occupation
        • Salary Data
        • Projections
      • Bibliography
    • MEETING FEDERAL WORK FORCE NEEDS WITH REGARD TO SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: THE ROLE OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
      • The Environment
      • The Federal Government As Recruiter
      • Obstacles To Effective Recruitment
      • The Role Of OPM
      • Conclusions
      • Recommendations
      • Bibliography
    • DIFFERENCES IN RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION PROCESSES: A COMPARISON OF TRADITIONALLY OPERATED FEDERAL…
      • Introduction
      • Alternative Systems Considered
        • DOE M&O Contractor Facilities
        • Demonstration Projects
        • Tennessee Valley Authority (Tva)
        • Selected Civil Service Laboratories
      • Problems Identified in Civil Service Policies and Procedures
        • Navy Demonstration Project
        • NIST Demonstration Project
      • Recruitment Of Scientists And Engineers
        • Interrelationship Of Problems
        • Role Of University Interactions
        • Non-Salary Attractions
        • Monetary Incentives
        • Timeliness Of Employment Offer
      • Retention Of Scientists And Engineers
        • Turnover
        • Position Classification Systems
        • Compensation And Pay Structure
        • Role Of Performance Appraisal Systems
        • Salary And Other Compensation
        • Retirement
        • Other Personnel-Related Problems
      • Conclusion
      • Bibliography
    • THE POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS PROCESS AND THE RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
      • The Pressures Of Transition
      • Impediments To Recruiting The Best And Brightest
      • Quality and the Number of Political Appointees
      • The Special Case of Scientists and Engineers
      • The Role of Leadership and Vision
      • Conclusion
      • Bibliography
  • APPENDIX C WORKSHOP ON RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
    • AGENDA WORKSHOP ON THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF…
    • PARTICIPANTS WORKSHOP ON THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS NATIONAL ACADEMY…
      • Federal Agencies
        • Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government
        • NAS/NRC/IOM
        • Others
    • PROCEEDINGS WORKSHOP ON THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF…
      • Opening Remarks and Review of Previous Studies
      • Quantitative Inputs to Federal Technical Personnel Management
        • Do Needed Data Exist?
        • Findings
        • Recommendations
      • Discussion
        • Reliability of the Data
        • Usefulness of the Data
        • Timeliness of the Data
        • Coordination of Data-Collection Efforts
        • Conclusions
      • Meeting Federal Work Force Needs With Regard to Scientists and Engineers: The Role of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
      • Discussion
        • Need for More Personnel
        • Competition with Other Employment Sectors
        • Other Problems
        • Decentralization
        • Hiring Authority
        • Flexibility
        • The Federal Employees Retirement System
        • Future Projections
      • Differences in Recruitment, Retention, and Utilization Processes: A Comparison of Traditionally Operated Federal…
      • Discussion
        • Demonstration Projects
        • M&O Facilities
        • Other Possible Solutions
        • Responding to Compensation Concerns
      • The Political Appointments Process and the Recruitment of Scientists and Engineers
      • Discussion
        • Problems Associated with Unfilled Positions
        • Quality of Presidential Appointees
        • Tenure of Presidential Appointees
        • Fixed Term of Office
        • Designated Positions
      • General Discussion
        • Constraints
        • Past Initiatives To Recruit Scientists and Engineers
        • Future Initiatives

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