November 03, 2000
THOMPSON ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF
"PLUM BOOK"
Washington, DC- Senate Governmental Affairs
Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) today announced that the
2000 edition of U.S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions,
commonly known as the "Plum Book," will be available
Wednesday morning following the General Election, more promptly
than in any other year. The publication will be available in
print and, for the first time, on the Internet in PDF and text
format.
Published only in presidential election years, the Plum Book
is the single resource featuring information on more than 8,000
federal leadership and support positions in the legislative and
executive branches of the federal government. The Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible for the compilation
and verification of data from individual agencies, and
publication alternates between the Senate Governmental Affairs
Committee and the House Committee on Government Reform.
"This is the primary guide to executive and legislative
positions for the next administration, and we’re pleased to be
able to release it so soon this year," Senator Thompson
said. "With the certainty of a new Administration in 2000,
immediate and convenient access to the Plum Book will be
particularly beneficial."
The following are the major categories of positions listed in
the Plum Book:
- Executive Schedule and salary-equivalent positions paid at
the rates established for levels I through V of the
Executive Schedule;
- Senior Executive Service "General" positions;
- Schedule C positions excepted from the competitive service
by the President, or by the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, because of the confidential or polici-determining
nature of the position duties;
- Other positions at the GS-14 and above level excepted from
the competitive civil service by law because of the
confidential or policy-determining nature of the position
duties.
In addition to print versions available through the
Governmental Affairs and Government Reform Committees, and OPM,
the Plum Book will be accessible through the special website
created by the Governmental Affairs Committee, located at http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/transitions
which was designed to help the public access important
information on the presidential transition beginning now and
continuing through the inauguration.
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