Washington, D.C. 20530
July 3, 2001
MEMORANDUM FOR BUREAU PERSONNEL OFFICERS
FROM: Joanne W. Simms
SUBJECT: Revised Department of Justice Career Transition Assistance Plan
Attached is a revised Department of Justice Career Transition Assistance Plan. The revision removes the expiration date and reporting requirements based on the June 4, 2001 interim regulation for Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 330, Career Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Marie King of the Planning and Workforce Development Group. Ms. King can be reached at (202) 305-4976 or you may email your questions to marie.e.king@usdoj.gov.
Attachment (WordPerfect®) - revised DOJ CTAP
CTAP Appendix A - Presidential Memorandum
CTAP Appendix B - Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Regulations
CTAP Appendix C - RPL Registration Form
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 12, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Career Transition Assistance for Federal Employees
Our highly trained and dedicated Federal work force is one of the Federal government's most
valuable resources. In order to help Federal employees who have dedicated their careers to public service find new job opportunities as Federal organizations undergo downsizing and restructuring,
the executive branch must implement programs that provide Federal employees with career
transition assistance. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interagency Advisory Group
has recommended that appropriate career transition assistance services be provided to Federal employees who either have been or are likely to be separated from Federal service due to a
reduction in force. The goal of such services is to assist employees in taking charge of their own careers by providing them with the support they need to find other job offers, either with
government or in private sector.
Therefore, the head of each executive department or agency (hereafter collectively "agency" or "agencies") is hereby directed, to the greatest extent practicable and in accordance with the
guidance and any necessary regulations to be provided by OPM pursuant to this memorandum, to establish a program to provide career transition assistance to the agency's surplus and displaced employees. Such a program shall be developed in partnership with labor and management and
shall include:
(1) collaborating with state, local, and other Federal employers, as appropriate, to
make career transition services available to all of the agency's surplus or displaced
employees:
(2) establishing policies for retraining displaced employees, as appropriate, for new
career opportunities, either in government or with the private sector:
(3) establishing policies that require the selection of a well-qualified surplus or
displaced internal agency employee who applies for a vacant position in the
commuting area, before selecting any other candidate from either within or outside
the agency: and
(4) establishing policies that require the selection of a well-qualified displaced
employee from another agency who applies for a vacant position in the commuting
area before selecting any other candidate from outside the agency.
I direct the Director of the OPM, in consultation with the Interagency Advisory Group, to: (a)
prescribe minimum criteria for and monitor the effectiveness of agency career transition programs
and (b) provide guidance and any necessary regulations for the agencies on the implementation of
this memorandum. Then OPM shall work with the Interagency Advisory Group to facilitate
interagency cooperation in providing career transition services. Then OPM shall work with
agencies to maximize the use of existing automated job information and skills-based recruiting
systems and develop new systems, as necessary.
Nothing in this memorandum shall affect the Priority Placement Program operated by the
Department of Defense.
Independent agencies are requested to adhere to this memorandum to the extent permitted by law.
This memorandum is for the internal management of the executive branch and is not intended to,
and does not, create any right or benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable by a party
against the United State, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other
person.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON