Interagency Advisory Group for Personnel Policy and Operations

Since implementation of the Civil Service Reform Act in 1979, the relationship between the new Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and agency personnel staffs has been fundamentally altered. Accordingly, the Interagency Advisory Group (IAG) was restructured to reflect this changed relationship. IAG was, and is, an excellent forum for regular communication from the agency personnel directors to OPM, as well as a network for personnel directors. The current structure of IAG attempts to provide a forum for personnel directors to discuss: (1) policy issues of broad significance relating to work force productivity, effectiveness, and accountability; (2) proposed legislation and executive initiatives concerning recruitment and management issues; and (3) program improvements especially in relation to deregulation of authority. IAG members are organized into five major "community of interest" subgroups. The Executive Committee serves as the IAG steering committee and sets yearly objectives. Specific programs and technical issues are studied by IAG program committees, which report to both IAG and OPM. OPM has tried in a variety of ways to make IAG a dynamic organization responsive to recent changes in legislation.