PARTIAL HIRING FREEZE UNTIL NEW CEILINGS ARE ESTABLISHED

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17 MAR 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for Operations
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Chairman, Executive Career Service
FROM . F. W. M. Janney
Director of Personnel
SUBJECT : Partial Hiring Freeze Until New Ceilings
Are Established
REFERENCES (a) Presidential Memorandum for Heads of Executive
Departments and Agencies dtd 1 Mar 77
(b) 0MB Bulletin No. 77-7 dtd 3 Mar 77; subject:
Limitation on Hiring and Revision of
Employment Ceilings
1. On the basis of the references, the Agency's ceiling is
temporarily limited to the on-duty strength as of 28 February 1977.
According to the strength report for 28 Februa 1977, the Agency was
78 below our previously authorized ceiling This shortfall 25X9
is not replaceable during the period of the partia reeze. 0MB will
work out with the agencies new ceilings for FY 1977 and 1978 by "early
April." Once new ceilings are established, the current limitations on
hiring will be withdrawn; but agencies will be required to develop target
levels for full-time permanent and total employment as of 30 June 1977
and 31 March 1978. These targets will be submitted to 0MB no later
than 22 April 1977. Once agreed upon, these targets will be treated
as employment ceilings against which Agency efforts to reach the new
year-end ceilings will be measured.
2. Under the guidance, 75 percent of the vacancies occurring
during the period before the imposition of new ceilings in April may
be filled. The following figures show past experience for staff and
contract separations (ceiling count personnel only):
March ri1
FY 1975 87 107
FY 1976 77 65
Projection FY 1977 (estimate) 80 80
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Application of the guidelines to the projection implies that 60 may
enter on duty (EOD) during March 1977 and, should the freeze continue
through April, another 60 that month.
3. The OMB guidance gives priority to hiring those applicants to
whom EOD commitments were made before 1 March. Should this produce more
hiring than allowed under the 75 percent rule, the necessary exemption
would be made to allow it. In the case of the Agency, at the present
time firm commitments have been made to 52 applicants for March entrance
on duty, leaving a reserve of eight for priority needs.
4. Should the partial hiring freeze persist into April, the Office
of Personnel anticipates establishing EOD dates as follows:
a. Clerical. Twenty EOD's, with first priority to
typists and second priority to stenographers.
b. Professional/Technical. Forty EOD's with
priority to:
(1) those with EOD dates set in February for
April;
(2) minorities;
(3) those cleared and contacted in February
but for whom EOD dates had not been set;
(4) incoming members of the Communications
class beginning 11 April 1977.
Based on our present estimate of commitments, 15 will be available for EOD
in April. A large number of applicants, however, are in the pipeline, of
which many may be cleared in April. Thus, it is possible that enough will
be cleared that the Office of Personnel will have to allocate EOD's based
on discussions establishing relative need.
5. Should March separations exceed expectation, the April EOD's
would be adjusted upward according to the 75 percent rule. Conversely,
should they be fewer than expected, the April EOD's would be adjusted
downward.
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6. As the immediate EOD's will be driven by pipeline
considerations, it is to be expected that Directorates and Independent
Offices nay be misaligned with respect to current ceiling figures.
The reallocation of any revised ceilings would have to be done in
response to guidance from the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
and the Comptroller.
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MR ?1 1977
One of the top priorities of this Administration is to manage
the affairs of Government more efficiently. As part of this
effort, we must hold Federal employment to the lowest number
needed to operate effectively. Toward that end, I am im-
posing a limitation on the hiring of Federal civilian workers
pending the establishment of revised employment ceilings.
I ask that you issue instructions limiting the number of
appointments to full-time permanent positions in your agency
to not more than 75 percent of the number of vacancies oc-
curring after February 28, 1977. This limitation should
be made effective at once and will remain in effect until
.new employment ceilings for fiscal years 1977 and 1978 have
been established.
I am instructing the Office of Management and Budget and
the Civil Service Commission to issue guidance on this
directive. In addition, I delegate authority to the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget to grant specific
exceptions in a very limited number of cases, when such
action is necessary to preserve the continuity of Government
by assuring that essential services are provided and. that
fundamental needs are met.
You should make every effort to avoid requesting exceptions
by making personnel reallocations within your respective
.agencies to meet needs of highest priority and to assure
that vital and basic services are not interrupted. Con-
tracting with firms and institutions outside the Government
will not be used to alleviate the effect of this directive.
Tam depending on you to give this effort your sincere support
and personal attention.
JIMMY RTER
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BULLETIN NO. 77-7
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20503
March 3, 1977
TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS
SUBJECT: Limitation on hiring and revision of employment
ceilings
1. Pur,ase. This Bulletin provides guidance with respect
to the limitation on hiring ordered by the President in his
memorandum of March 1, 1977. This guidance is issued
pending establishment of new employment ceilings for full-
time permanent and total Federal civilian employment for
fiscal years 1977 and 1978. It also provides instructions
for appeals in a limited number of situations where
exceptions to the hiring limitation may be granted.
2. Back round. In a recent fireside talk to the American
people, President Carter reaffirmed his Administration's
commitment to reform and reorganize the Federal Government
and to bring its growth under control. As part of this
effort, he promised to put a ceiling on the number of
Federal employees.
In his memorandum of March 1, the President stated that,
preparatory to establishing. new employment ceilings, a
thorough evaluation of personnel requirements would be made
to determine the lowest number needed to operate the
Government effectively. In the interim, the President has
ordered that a limitation on hiring be imposed so as to
maximize this Administration's flexibility in meeting
personnel requirements within the new ceilings. This
procedure accepts the consensus of the advice submitted by
the Cabinet in response to the President's February 11
request for views on alternative employment control systems.
3. Limitation on hires. Pursuant to the President's
memorandum, each agency will establish controls to limit the
number of appointments to full-time permanent positions to
not more than 75 percent of the' 'number of its vacancies
occurring after February 28, 1977 (i.e., agency full-time
permanent hiring is restricted to on board strength as of
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Feoruary 28, 1977,
thereafter).
less 25% of vacancies occurring
Except for the exemptions listed below, this limitation
applies to all new hires of Federal civilian personnel and
to transfers of personnel between Executive Branch agencies.
The limitation is effective immediately and will remain in
effect until new employment ceilings have been established
for fiscal years 1977 and 1978.
Where necessary, personnel reallocations should be made
within agencies to meet needs of highest priority and to
assure that vital and basic services are not interrupted.
Contracting with firms and institutions outside the
Government will not be used to alleviate the effect of this
limitation. Nor will persons be hired on a part-time or
temporary basis as a substitute for full-time permanent
employees.
4. Standard exemptions. To preserve the continuity of
Government, the following exemptions to the limitation on
hiring are permitted:
a. at the discretion of the agency head, hiring
necessitated by emergency situations involving the safety of
human life and protection of property,
b. filling of positions under programs that are
presently exempt from employment ceilings,
c. hiring for positions required to be filled under
specific provisions explicitly stated in law (This does not
include interpretations of laws, e.g., appropriation acts,
that do not contain requirements for specific employment
levels . ,"
d. hiring in accordance with firm commitments made in
writing by agency personnel officers, prior to the effective
date of the limitation,
e. hiring by the U.S. Postal Service,
f. reassignments of personnel within an agency, -
g. executive level appointments,
h., appointments to positions of a confidential or
policy-retaking character (established under Schedule "C" or
as "noncareer executives" by the Civil Service Commission),
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i. shifting of employees from one agency to another
because of a transfer of functions resulting from
Presidential reorganization action, and
j. hiring of employees who receive no compensation (if
otherwise permitted in law).
5. Appeal of hiring limitation. In a very limited number
of cases, additional exemptions may be granted if the Office
of Management and Budget (0MB) determines that such action
is necessary to preserve the continuity of Government by
assuring that essential services are provided and that
fundamental needs are met. When an agency head believes
that circumstances in an agency warrant such an exception,
an appeal may be made in writing to the Director of the OMB
fully ;justifying the need for additional personnel and
explaining why intra-agency reallocation is not feasible.
6. Revision of employment ceilings. As is noted above, in
his March 1 memorandum, President Carter stated that
existing employment ceilings for 1977 and 1978 will be re-
evaluated to determine the lowest number needed to operate
the Government efficiently and effectively. OMB will
undertake this re-evaluation jointly with the agencies.
Informal discussions between OMB and the agencies will be
initiated as soon as possible. It is anticipated that this
review will be completed and that agencies will be advised
of their new ceilings by early April. At that time, the
Government-wide limitation on hiring will be withdrawn.
To ensure compliance with the new ceilings and to permit
some flexibility in seasonal hiring, agencies will develop
target levels for full-time permanent and total employment
as of June 30, 1977 and March 31, 1978. These targets will
be submitted to OMB no later than Friday, April 22, 1977.
Once agreed upon, they will be treated as employment
ceilings against which agency efforts to reach the new year-
end ceilings will be measured.
Any reductions in current employment levels will be achieved
through attrition. Thus, some agencies may have to continue
to curtail hiring once the Government-wide limitation has
been withdrawn in order to comply with new employment
ceilings.
7. Effective dates. The instructions in this Bulletin arc-
effective at once and will remain in effect until September
30, 1978.
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d. iniries. Questions regarding the instructions in-this
Bulletin will be addressed to the CMS representatives In
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iEX ORAND M FOR .4fl R' . COPD
SUJEC"T: OTC Bulletin No. 77-7, dtd. March 3, 1977, Subject:
Limitations on fl [ring and Revision of L loyment
Ceilings
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I. At the request of the Deputy Director of Personnel, I called
the Agency's 0MB Examiner, b1s. Nanette Eilandin, to ask for an inter-
pretation of the applicability of. the subject Bulletin to our military
personnel detailed or assigned to the Agency. The inquiry originated
with the DCI, who felt that the Bulletin concerned only civilian
e;iployment levels and that n i,litary personnel therefore were excluded
from the ceiling and replacement limitations outlined in the Bulletin.
2. =Ms. Blandin advised that, as stated in Bulletin No. 77-7 and
until a revised ceiling is established, the Agency ceiling is our on-
duty strength of record as of 28 February 1977 and that we are permitted
to replace only three out of every four of our positions subsequent to
that date.. I tnen inquired whether this also applied to our military
positions,. Ms. c3landin was not aware that the Agency bad any such
positions,. She stated that since the Agency was a civilian rather
than a military organization, she felt that the limitation on hiring
applied in total to the Agency. However, when pressed, on the question
of our military positions and after consultation with her colleagues,
she later advised that our military positions of record as of 28 February
1977 could be filled and that future losses of military personnel from
such positions could be replaced one one--for-one basis and were not
subject to the three-for-four limitation prescribed in the P-ulletir..
3. The foregoing interpretation was passed on to the Deputy Director
of Personnel.
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er1;1 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
March 3, 1977
TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS
SUBJECT: Limitation on hiring and revision of employment
ceilings
1. Purpose. This Bulletin provides guidance with respect
to the limitation on hiring ordered by the President in his
memorandum of March 1, 1977. This guidance is issued
pending establishment of new employment ceilings for full-
time permanent and total Federal civilian employment for
fiscal years 1977 and 1978. It also provides instructions
for appeals in a limited number of situations where
exceptions to the hiring limitation may be granted.
2. Background. In a recent fireside talk to the American
people, President Carter reaffirmed his Administration's
commitment to reform and reorganize the Federal Government
and to bring its growth under control. As part of this
effort, he promised to put a ceiling on the number of
Federal employees.
In his memorandum of March 1, the President stated that,
preparatory to establishing new employment ceilings, a
thorough evaluation of personnel requirements would be made
to determine the lowest number needed to operate the
Government effectively. In the interim,' the President has
ordered that a limitation on hiring be imposed so as to
maximize this Administration's flexibility in meeting
personnel requirements within the new ceilings. This
procedure accepts the consensus of the advice submitted by
the CaLinet in response to the President's February 11
request for views on alternative employment control systems.
3. Limitation on hiring. Pursuant to the President's
memorandum, each agency will establish controls to limitithe
number of appointments to full-time permanent positions to
not more than 75 percent of the number of its vacancies
occurring after February 28, 1977 (i.e., agency full-time
permanent hiring is restricted to on board strength as, of
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thereafter' l.
vacancies occurring
except for the exemptions listed oelow, this limitation
applies to all new hires of Federal civilian personnel and
to transfers of personnel oetween Executive Branch agencies.
The limitation is effective immediately and will remain in
effect until new employment ceilings nave been established
for fiscal years 1977 and 1978.
Where necessary, personnel reallocations should be made
within agencies to meet needs of highest priority and to
assure that vital and basic services are not interrupted.
Contracting with firms and institutions outside the
Government will not be used to alleviate the effect of this
limitation., or will persons be hired on a part-time or
temporary basis as -a substitute -for? full-time permanent
employees.
4. Standard exemptions. To preserve the continuity of
Coyerinn. en.t,~ the following exemptions to the limitation 'on
hiring are permitted:
a. at the discretion of the agency head, hiring
necessitated by emergency situations involving the safety of
human life and protection of property,
b. filling of positions under programs that are
presently exempt from employment ceilings,
c. ihir:ing for positions reguirea to be filled under
specific provisions explicitly stated in law (This does not
include interpretations of laws, e.g., appropriation acts,
that do not contain requirements for specific employment
levels.),
d. hiring in accordance with firm commitments made in
writing by agency personnel officers, prior to the effective
date of the limitation,
e. hiring by the U.S. Postal Service,
f. reassignments of personnel within an agency,
c;. executive level appointments,
h appointments to positions of a confidential or
policy-making character (establi.shed under Schedule "C" or
as "roncareer e:cecut.ves" by the Civil Service Commission),
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i. shifting of employees from one agency to another
because of a transfer of functions resulting from
Presidential reorganization action, and..
j. hiring of employees who receive no compensation (if
otherwise permitted in-law).
5. A2 peal of hiring limitation. In a very limited number
of cases, additional exemptions may be granted if the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) determines that such action
is necessary to preserve the continuity of Government by
assuring that essential services are provided and that
fundamental needs are met. When an agency head believes
,that circumstances in an agency warrant such an exception,
an appeal may be made in writing to the.Director of the OMB
fully justifying the need for additional personnel and
explaining why intra-agency reallocation is not feasible.
6. Revision of emJaloyment: ceilings. As is noted above, in
his March I- memorandum, President Carter stated that
existing employment ceilings for 1977 and 1978 will be re-
evaluated to determine the lowest number needed to operate
the Government efficiently and effectively. OMB will
undertake this re-evaluation jointly with the agencies.
Informal discussions between 0MB and the agencies will lie
initiated as soon as possible. It is anticipated that this
review will be completed and that agencies will be advised
of their new ceilings by early April. At that time, the
Government-wide limitation on hiring will be withdrawn.
To ensure compliance with the new ceilings a.nd to permit
some flexibility in seasonal hiring, agencies will develop
target levels for full-time permanent and total employment
as of June 30, 1977 and March 31, 1978. These targets will
be submitted to 0MB no later than Friday, A2ril 22, 1977.
Once agreed upon, they will be treated as ? employment
ceilings against which agency efforts to reach the new year-
end ceilings will be measured.
Any reductions in current employment levels will be achieved
through attrition. Thus, some agencies may have to continue
to curtail hiring once the Government-wide limitation has
been withdrawn in order to comply with new employment
ceilings. I
7. Effective dates. The instructions in this Bulletin are
effective at once and will remain in effect until September
30, 1978.
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d. L uiries.. Questions. regarding: the. instructions- in: this
Bulletin will, be. a.d:dre:s:sed to the- OMB represle-rtative:s in.
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1. On the basis of President Carter's memorandum of 1 March 1977
instituting a partial freeze on hiring, and the 3 March 1977 guidance
s ceilin is ten>orax ly 11rn1.ted. to the oa-dI ty
k77.According to the strength report
Agency was 78 below our previously authorized
not replaceable during the
pQr od c tie partial freeze. OMB will wor c out With the agencies
new ceiCs.l .ICY 17 ac 78 by "early April." Once new ceilings
are established, the current limitations on hiring will be withdrawn
but agencies will be required to develop target levels for full-time
permanent and total employment as of 30 June 1977 and 31 March 1978..
These tar sets will be submtecl0 018 7ao_r,_aIY. 2.pril 1977.
lee agree upon,"' Giese targets will be treated as employment
ceilings against which Agency efforts to reach the new year-end
ceilings will be measured.
2. Under the idance~, 75 percent of the vacancies occuring
during the periorc ore the imposition of neiJ" c e ~:I rigs in April may
Yee _.Fi11.6i. % -The following figures show past experience for staff and
contract separations (ceiling count personnel only)
March
April
FY 75
87
107
FY 76
77
65
Projection FY 77
(Est)
80
80
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Application of the guidelines to the projection implies that 60 may
enter on duty during March 77 and. should the freeze continue through
April, another 60 that month.
3. The OMB guidance does provide an exemption to hiring
limitations by allowing agencies to honor employment connnitments made
before 1 ',March 1977 without regard to the 75% rule. The Office of
Personnel has made sixty-five (6S) employment comn:it-ments of this
type. Forty-nine applicants will EOD in March (35 clerical and 14
professional); nine will EOD in April; seven have yet to confirm an
exact EOD date.
4. The numUe, s ~rt..Qizt an__pnx~grs~il._ 3 dove -n~l~ ral,c. that
a-p-Plicants to whom we have made commitments will just about ..oAhaus1
our iring; au orit r fo-i Tiarch. If our pcrneane'nt ceiling is not
~ ish n early Al)ri1.-, the Director of Personnel will have to
institute controls to assure guideline conformity.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
March 3, 1977
TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS
SUBJECT: Limitation on hiring and revision of employment
ceilings
1. Purpose. This Bulletin provides guidance with respect
to they limitation on hiring ordered by the President in his
memorandum of March 1, 1977. This guidance is issued
pending establishment of new employment ceilings for full-
time permanent and total Federal civilian employment for
fiscal years 1977 and 1978. It also provides instructions
for appeals in a limited number of situations where
exceptions to the hiring limitation may be granted.
2. Background. In a recent fireside talk to the American
people, President Carter reaffirmed his Administration's
commitment to reform and reorganize the Federal Government
and to bring its growth under control. As part of this
effort, he promised to put a ceiling on the number of
Federal employees.
In his memorandum of March 1, the President stated that,
preparatory to establishing new employment ceilings, a
thorough evaluation of personnel requirements would be made
to determine the lowest number needed to operate the
Government effectively. In the interim," the President has
ordered that a limitation on hiring be imposed so as to
maximize this Administration's flexibility in meeting
personnel requirements within the new ceilings. This
procedure accepts the consensus of the advice submitted by
the Cabinet in response to the President's February 11
request for views on alternative employment control systems.
3. Limitation on hiring. Pursuant to the President's
memorandum, each agency will establish controls to limit 'the
number of appointments to full-time permanent positions to
not more than 75 percent of the number of its vacancies
occurring after February 28, 1977 (i.e., agency full-time
permanent hiring is restricted to on board strength as, of
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Fecruary 26, 1977, less 2S% of vacancies occurring
thereafter).
Except for the exemptions listed oelow, this limitation
applies to all new hires of Federal civilian personnel and
to transfers of personnel oetween Executive Branch agencies.
The limitation is effective immediately and will remain in
effect until new employment ceilings nave been established
for fiscal years 1977 and 1978.
Where necessary, pe r or_nel reallocat ions should be made
within agencies to meet needs of highest priority and to
assure that vital and basic services are not interrupted.
contracting with firsts and institutions outside the
Government will not be used to alleviate the effect of this
limitation. or will persons be hired on a part-time or
temporary basis as - a substitute -for* full-time permanent
e.imployees.
4. Standard exemptions. To preserve the continuity of
Government, the following exemptions to the limitation on
hiring are permitted:
a. at the discretion of the agency head, hiring
necessitated by emergency situations involving the safety of
human life and protection of property,
b. filling of positions under programs that are
presently exempt from employment ceilings,
c. hiring for positions requires to be filled under
specific provisions explicitly stated in law (This does not
include interpretations of laws, e.g., appropriation acts,
that do not contain requirements for specific employment
levels.),
d. hiring in accordance with firm commitments made in
writing by agency personnel officers, prior to the effective
date o:. the l imi tatj on,
e. hiring by the U.S. Postal Service,
f. reassigsnments of personnel within an agency,
g. executive level appointments,
f.. appointments to positions of a confidential or
policy-making character (established under Schedule "C" or
as "roncareer executives" by the Civil Service Commission),
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i. shifting of employees from one agency to another
because of a transfer of functions resulting from
Presidential reorganization action, and-
j. hiring of employees who receive no compensation (if
otherwis?! permitted in law).
5. Apnea. of hiring limitation. In a very limited number
of cases, additional exemptions may be granted if the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) determines that such action
is necessary to preserve the continuity of Government by
assuring that essential services are provided and that
fundamental. needs are met. When an agency head believes
.that circumstances in an agency warrant such an exception,
an appeal. may be made in writing to the.Director of the CMB
fully justifying the need for additional personnel and
explaining why intra-agency reallocation is not feasible.
6. Revision of employment ceiling . As is noted above, in
his March I- memorandum, President Carter stated that
existing employment ceilings for 1977 and 1978 will be re-
evaluated to determine the lowest number needed to operate
the Government efficiently and effectively. OMB will
undertake this re-evaluation jointly with the agencies.
Informal discussions between OMB and the agencies will be
initiated as soon as possible. It is anticipated that this
review will be completed and that agencies will be advised
of them: new ceilings by early April. At that time, the
Government-wide limitation on hiring will be withdrawn.
To ensure compliance with the new ceilings and to permit
some flexibility in seasonal hiring, agencies will develop
target levels for full-time permanent and total employment
as of June 30, 1977 and March 31, 1978. These targets will
be submitted to OMB no later than Friday, April 22, 1977.
Once agreed upon, they will b~ treated as employment
ceilings against which agency efforts to reach the new year-
end ceilings will be measured.
Any reductions in current employment levels will be achieved
through attrition. Thus, some agencies may have to continue
to curtail hiring once the Government-wide limitation has
been withdrawn in order to comply with new employment
ceilings. '
7. Effective dates. The instructions in this Bulletin ace
effective at once and will remain in effect until September
30, 1978. `
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d. In uii-ies.. Questions. regarding: the instructions in this
Bulletin will. be. addressed' to, the: OMB repress:e-m.ta,tives, in
charge of. the a.gency'`s. budget estates,..
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MAR . 1977
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
One of the top priorities of this Administration is to manage
the affairs of Government more efficiently. As part of this
effort, we must hold Federal employment to the lowest number
needed to operate effectively. Toward that end, I am im-
posing a limitation on the hiring of Federal civilian workers
pending the establishment of revised employment ceilings.
I ask.- th_a_t_ you issue instructions limiting the number-of,
ap op intments to full-time permanent positions in your agency
to bot more ` than 75 .percent"o"ff" the number of vacancies oc-
curring after February 28, 1977. This limitation should
be made effective at once and will remain in effect until
new employment ceilings for fiscal years 1977 and 1978 have
been established.
I am instructing the Office of Management and Budget and
the Civil Service Commission to issue guidance on this
directive. In addition, I delegate authority to the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget to grant specific
exceptions in a very limited number of cases, when such
action is necessary to preserve the continuity of Government
by assuring that essential services are provided and that
fundamental needs are met.
You should make every effort to avoid requesting exceptions
by making personnel reallocations within your respective
agencies to meet needs of highest priority and to assure
that vital and basic services are not interrupted. Con-
tracting with firms and institutions outside the Government
will not be used to alleviate the effect of this directive.
I am depending on you to give this effort your sincere support
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Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE W131TE HOUSE
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
One of the top priorities of this Administration is to manage the affairs of
Government more efficiently. As part of this effort, we must hold Federal
employment to the lowest number needed to operate effectively. . Toward that
end, I am imposing a limitation on the hiring of Federal civilian workers
pending the establishment of revised employment ceilings.
I ask that you issue instructions limiting the number of appointments to full-
time permanent positions in your agency to not more than 75 percent of the
number of vacancies occurring after February 28, 1977. This limitation should
be made effective at once and will remain in effect until new employment
ceilings for fiscal years 1977 and 1978 have been established.
I am instructing the Office of Management and Budget and the Civil Service
Commission to issue guidance on this directive. In addition, I delegate
authority to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to grant
specific exceptionsin a very limited number of cases, when such action is
necessary to preserve the continuity of Government by assuring that essential
services are provided and that fundamental needs are met,
You should make every effort to avoid requesting exceptions by making
personnel reallocations within your respective agencies to meet needs of
highest priority and to assure that vital and basic services are not interrupted.
Contracting, with firms and institutions outside the Government will not be
used to alleviate the effect of this directive.
I am depending on you to give this effort your sincere support and personal
attention.
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We assume that vacancies are used here as the gap
between ceiling and on-duty strength and that new vacancies
equate to separations. Given these assumptions:
(1) On 26 February 1977 (the muter
run), the Agency was 92 below ceiling
and the month-end run (which will be available on 7 arc
would kick up additional retirements which will add to the
number of pre-existing vacancies and, hence, can be filled
according to the President's directive.
(2) Projecting March and April, experience
indicates that we would have about ISO separations. Using
the 75 percent rule, 113 of these can be filled.
(3) If this interpretation is correct, we would
fill 113 new vacancies plus the 92 pre-existing vacancies,
or 205, during March and April, while losing 150 separations.
Retirements between 26 and 28 February 1977 would count as
fully replaceable vacancies under these guidelines.
(4) After-preliminary discussions with SPD, we
believe that there is no problem in terms of honoring our
commitments to applicants in process, based upon analysis
of expected flows through June. SPD is reviewing this and
should we learn otherwise we willinform you.
(5) While it appears that the 75 percent restriction
should not impact on the Agency in March through April
(and possibly May if still imposed), it will hurt_if it
continues into June 1977 when __we__n:Qrma~I'y experience heavy
15D'es'. `Also, the current (and also the projected) vacancies
a e not evenly distributed among the Directorates. As of the
26 February 1977 computer run, the status of on-duty strength
versus ceiling is as follows:
Directorate Ceiling On-Duty Adjusted Status
DCI
DDA
DDO
DDI
DDS&T
CTP
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(6) It is important to keep in mind the fact that
June and July are normally build-up months, with EOD's
exceeding separations by 50 a month. Thus, should we be
50 or even 100 below ceiling at the end of May, we would
expect to be at or above ceiling by the end of July. This
becomes an important consideration should an additional cut
be imposed on the Agency after the Administration review.
Such a cut would probably have to be accommodated by the
offering of discontinued service retirements in the Fall,
at the end of the Fiscal Year.
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