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A-76 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


  • Employee Reassignment and Transition FAQs (OSMP)


  • A-76 Process and Requirements FAQs

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    1. What is A-76?
    2. What are the various types of Competitive Sourcing Reviews?
    3. Where can I go to learn more about Commercial Sourcing (the A-76 Process)?
    4. Type 2 Senior Scientist
    5. Management Needs Employee Input
    6. Impact of A-76
    7. Reaction of going to contractor
    8. What jobs are being competed for?
    9. Jobs for outsourcing in next 5 years
    10. What are "safe" careers?
    11. What positions are inherently governmental?
    12. How are minority groups affected?
    13. What about loss of institutional knowledge?
    14. Will A-76 compromise NIH mission?
    15. Why still hire outside government?
    16. How to recruit new Feds during A-76
    17. Why no concrete information from management?
    18. Am I exempt if my function is inherently governmental?
    19. Can contractors be involved in reviews?
    20. Is management protected from A-76 process?
    21. Contractor performance measurements and consequences
    22. Best value vs. lowest cost
    23. Advance notice for contracted out functions
    24. Does workload estimate include cost of security?
    25. Attrition and FY03 requirements
    26. If I'm reassigned am I protected from review of my new funtion?
    27. How often are functions reviewed?
    28. Was FAIR Act Inventory done fairly?
    29. FAIR Act Inventory and multiple functions
    30. Implementing A-76 and conducting reviews
    31. Determining number of positions to be studied
    32. Why does NIH have so many positions on its inventory?
    33. Can we see a plan for what's going to happen?
    34. Studies on Competitive Sourcing
    35. Generally, contract employees cost more money than government employees. If this is true, how can the Government expect to save money through Competitive Sourcing?
    36. What does this Administration hope to accomplish through the A-76 Competitive Sourcing Process?
    37. Where can I find the schedule of functions and corresponding FTE to be reviewed in FY03 and FY04?

  • Last updated on: 04/28/04

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