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Personnel Practices: Improper Personnel Actions on Selected CPSC Appointments

GGD-97-131 Published: Jun 27, 1997. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO investigated alleged improper personnel activities at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), focusing on: (1) whether the appointments of six individuals who were the subjects of the allegations were made in accordance with merit system principles and applicable rules and regulations; and (2) the number of appointments that CPSC had made at advanced rates of pay during the period beginning in March 1994 and ending in March 1997.

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Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Office of Personnel Management To help ensure that CPSC's efforts to improve personnel operations are successful and result in adherence to merit system principles, rules, and regulations, the Director, OPM, should include CPSC on OPM's next annual schedule of oversight reviews of agencies' personnel actions. CPSC should remain on OPM's schedule until OPM is satisfied that CPSC is maintaining personnel operations at a satisfactory level.
Closed – Implemented
OPM conducted an oversight review at CPSC in June 1998 and is now preparing a report. OPM determined that: (1) a new personnel director and human resources staff are now on board; and (2) CPSC's personnel operations are now in compliance with laws and regulations.

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