staffing issues

To: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA" <clhill>,
        "Isabelle Halley des Fontaines, Chief, Br. Admin. Mgmt. Sys., Reston, VA" <ihalley>,
        "Alice A Sabatini, Administrative Officer, Reston, VA" <aasabati>,
        "Norman E Schmidt Jr., Chief, Br. of Human Res. Mgmt., Reston, VA" <nschmidt>,
        "William G Shope Jr., Chief, Br. of Oper. Support, Reston, VA" <wgshope>,
        "Alice C Dilandro, Secretary (S), Reston, VA" <dilandro>,
        "David C Madril, Admin Officer, Reston, VA" <dcmadril>,
        "Stephen F Blanchard, District Chief, Urbana, IL" <sfblanch>,
        "Linda E Meadows, Legislative Liaison Specialist, Reston, VA" <lmeadows>,
        "Sandra E Mitrani, Secretary, Reston, VA" <smitrani>
cc: "Eugene C Hayes, Chief, HIF, Bay St. Louis, MS" <ehayes>
Subject: staffing issues
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 08:03:09 -0400
From: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA" <clhill>

The following policy is in effect immediately.  It applies to all HQ 
units, as well as the HIF.  If you have any questions, please see me, 
Skip, or Larry Togans.  Thanks--Cathy

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From: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA" <clhill>
Subject: Staffing Issues
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 14:39:40 -0400
Sender: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA" <clhill>

In Reply Refer To:
Mail Stop 406

                               MEMORANDUM

                                                   August 21, 1996

To:       All WRD Senior Staff at Headquarters

From:     Catherine L. Hill
          Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Operations

Subject:  Staffing Issues

As you know, the Chief Hydrologist has asked us to monitor closely the 
cost of doing business at headquarters, and particularly those costs 
associated with the labor force.  We must look for the most effective and 
efficient way to maximize the use of existing staff, and, when necessary 
to increase staff size, to look for individuals elsewhere in the Division 
who are or might possibly be interested in career moves.  Many of these 
individuals are in organizational components that are currently or could 
soon be facing severe funding cuts.  If we do not take advantage of 
opportunities to place these individuals whenever possible, we could be 
faced with formal reductions-in-force sometime in the future.

With this in mind, effective immediately, I have asked the Branch of 
Human Resources Management Support to delay the processing of any 
personnel action that would increase an individual's work schedule, all 
conversions to permanent appointments, all requests for outside hires on 
any type appointment, all reassignments, and all requests for vacancy 
announcements, until such actions are cleared by me.  I will apply the 
Internal Priority Placement Program (IPPP) that was approved at a recent 
Human Resources Management Committee meeting, discuss alternatives with 
you, and secure the Chief Hydrologist's preclearance before releasing 
these actions.  This will obviously delay the filling of these positions, 
but I will put a high priority on carrying out my responsibilities in 
this regard.

Please be aware that these procedures affect all headquarters offices 
including those not located in Reston, and they are not grade or series 
dependent.  Since we do not typically see personnel actions below GS-13 
for headquarters offices not located in Reston, it is important that you 
make those office chiefs aware of these procedures immediately.  Their 
requests for covered actions should be sent to the Branch of Human 
Resources Management Support to begin the approval process.

Copy To:  Acting Chief, Human Resources Office (information only)

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*  Cathy Hill                                     *
*  Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Operations     *
*  U.S. Geological Survey                         *
*  441 National Center                            *
*  Reston, VA  22092                              *
*  Phone: (703) 648-5031                          *
*  Fax:   (703) 648-5295                          *
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