Governmentwide Accountability for Merit System Principles; Workforce Information

2001-01-25Executive Order 13197
Signed by: William J. Clinton
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Headline: Orders Federal Agencies to Report Workforce Data and Ensure Accountability

What it does: Agencies must report workforce data to the Office of Personnel Management and establish accountability systems for merit-based personnel practices.

Real World Impact:
  • Requires federal agencies to submit regular workforce data to the Office of Personnel Management.
  • Creates new accountability systems measuring agencies' adherence to merit principles.
  • Allows the Office of Personnel Management to review human resources programs and report results.
Topics: federal workforce, personnel management, government accountability, data reporting

Summary

This order requires federal agencies to report detailed workforce information to the Office of Personnel Management and to put in place systems that ensure merit-based personnel practices. It changes civil service rules to define which agencies must report and allows the Office of Personnel Management to set standards and grant exemptions.

The order also gives the Office of Personnel Management authority to review agency human resources programs, measure compliance with merit principles, and report results to agency leaders and the President.

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