Performance Management:
Appraisal and Promotion Results at the U.S. Customs Service
GGD-90-40: Published: May 18, 1990. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 1990.
Additional Materials:
- Full Report:
Contact:
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO tested whether and to what degree certain employee characteristics related to performance ratings and competitive promotions, focusing on U.S. Customs Service employees in two types of pay plans, the General Schedule (GS), and General Management (GM).
GAO found that: (1) age was directly related to GS employee ratings, whereas other variables such as sex and ethnicity, sex and grade, and step and grade had indirect relationships; (2) age, grade and years were directly related to GM employee ratings, whereas sex and ethnicity had indirect relationships; (3) for promotions, indirect relationships existed in GS employee data, which included sex and age, sex and location, ratings and location, and ratings and grade; (4) only step in grade had a direct relationship to GS promotions; (5) these were only direct relationships to GM promotions; and (6) in the GM group, ethnicity, sex, rating, age, grade, years in grade, and location each had a direct relationship with the odds of being promoted.
Feb 3, 2021
-
Fixed-Price-Incentive Contracts:
DOD Has Increased Their Use but Should Assess Contributions to OutcomesGAO-21-181: Published: Feb 3, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 3, 2021.
Jan 29, 2021
-
Federal Real Property:
Additional Documentation of Decision Making Could Improve Transparency of New Disposal ProcessGAO-21-233: Published: Jan 29, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 29, 2021.
Jan 19, 2021
-
Federal Rulemaking:
Selected EPA and HHS Regulatory Analyses Met Several Best Practices, but CMS Should Take Steps to Strengthen Its AnalysesGAO-21-151: Published: Dec 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 19, 2021.
Jan 13, 2021
-
Department of Energy Contracting:
Improvements Needed to Ensure DOE Assesses Its Full Range of Contracting Fraud RisksGAO-21-44: Published: Jan 13, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 13, 2021.
Dec 16, 2020
-
Data Governance:
Agencies Made Progress in Establishing Governance, but Need to Address Key MilestonesGAO-21-152: Published: Dec 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 2020.
Dec 9, 2020
-
2020 Census:
The Bureau Concluded Field Work but Uncertainty about Data Quality, Accuracy, and Protection RemainsGAO-21-206R: Published: Dec 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 9, 2020.
Dec 3, 2020
-
2020 Census:
Census Bureau Needs to Assess Data Quality Concerns Stemming from Recent Design ChangesGAO-21-142: Published: Dec 3, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 3, 2020. -
2020 Census:
Census Bureau Needs to Ensure Transparency over Data QualityGAO-21-262T: Published: Dec 3, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 3, 2020.
Nov 30, 2020
-
Federal Buying Power:
OMB Can Further Advance Category Management Initiative by Focusing on Requirements, Data, and TrainingGAO-21-40: Published: Nov 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2020.
Nov 24, 2020
-
Disaster Response:
Agencies Should Assess Contracting Workforce Needs and Purchase Card Fraud RiskGAO-21-42: Published: Nov 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 24, 2020.
Looking for more? Browse all our products here