DISCUSSION PAPER ON FTE RELIEF

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• Publication Date: February 9, 1982
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FaTEful Decisions on FTE
(Discussion Paper on Relief from FTE Ceiling)
Early in FY 1982, the first year of Agency compliance with
the new FTE ceiling controls imposed by 0MB and OPM, it was
anticipated that the Agency might exceed its FTE ceiling for
full-time permanent personnel and also the corresponding ceiling
for part-time intermittent personnel. As some uncertainty attached
to the estimate of retirements expected during December and
January, which are now major months for retirements, it was decided
to assess the situation after the facts were available for those
months. In the meantime, a thoughtful background paper was prepared
by Gary Chase in OGC laying out the concepts, the DOD exemption, and
options available to Agency management. At this time, it is useful
to carry the staff work further and to reassess the impact of FTE
ceiling on the Agency.
Under pressure to staff immediately for expanded program
responsibilities, the Agency has had a rapid buildup in the early
months of FY 1982. The trend extrapolation for FTE use shows that
we may exceed the allocation for part-time and intermittent
employees by Omanyears. Based on our estimates of separations
and EODs of full-time permanent employees, we could exceed the-FTP
ceiling for FTE by another 0 manyears. If constrained by current
position ceiling we would exceed the FTP ceiling by I 25X1
manyears. (Table
Given the present level of full-time permanent employees and
the corresponding present level of part-time intermittent employees,
if we were forced to live with the FTE ceiling for both categories,
we could not expand our staff beyond the present level. (Table 2)
This would leave us at least below our position ceiling for
earend! (A strength compared to position ceiling of
See Table 3 for the computation.)
This grim conclusion stems from a few key facts. FTE Biweekly
Trend Report #8 projects a yearend overconsumption of FTE of [] 25X1
-manyears for part-time intermittent employees. The anticipated
picture is no better for full-time permanent employees. A gradual
rise to position ceiling from the present level, given anticipated
losses and projected accessions that are less than our present
capability, would overexpend another= manyears. If the overage 25X1
in part-time intermittent FTE were to be absorbed by full-time
permanent FTE, we could only stay near combine ceiling by
holding our ceiling-count (FTP) strength to as compared 25X1
with a strength at the end of January.
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It is apparent from this analysis that we. require both relief
from FTE ceiling and additional funding for the equivalent of at
least 0 manyears. Without this, we would be forced to curtail
immediately the Agency's expansion and to hold future FTP accessions
to a level that replaced losses, that is, an average of0 a month, 25X1
or less than 50% of current capability to supply FTP EODs! The
other alternative, which would be to offset decreases in part-time
intermittent personnel with increases in full-time permanent
personnel does not appear to be practical since the offsets would
have to be in different Directorates.
Any slowdown in the recruiting effort over the next eight (8)
months would have grave adverse impact on our ability to regain
recruiting momentum to meet the expanded requirements in the Budget
projections for FY 1983. The unfilled positions, largely in the
DDI, DDA, and DDO, would severely hamper fulfillment of mission
responsibilities.
Whether the Agency obtains additional FTE ceiling or relief
from the control of FTE ceiling, it will probably have a funding
problem. Funds for manyears would be required additionally to
cover the part-time intermittent overage and to permit reaching
the position ceiling.
Analysis byl in the Office of the Comptroller
suggests that there is a cushion (or "windfall" as he terms it)
amounting to some manyears of FTP FTE that is not recorded in
the official accounting of FTE. Such a cushion arises from the
fact that some categories of employees are shown against strength
but not paid; the most notable category being employees in the
first 30 days of LWOP. He had previously estimated a higher figure
for this cushion. This Staff has done an alternative calculation
that comes closer too We are not very confident about counting
on this cushion for planning purposes. There may be seasonal
factors that affect it. Further, there are proposals now for
changes in benefits to employees on LWOP that would considerably
reduce the value of going on LWOP rather than separating.
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