| Goal
for Hiring Individuals With Disabilities
USDA has a goal
of hiring 9,000 individuals with disabilities during the period
from October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2005. This was mandated by
Executive Order 13163 signed by President Clinton. The REE mission
area goal is to hire 819 employees with disabilities by the end
of fiscal year 2005.
President
Clinton Acts to Hire 100,000 People with Disabilities into the Executive
Branch;
OPM to Oversee Program
Federal
Employment of People With Disabilities
Goal
for Hiring Hispanics
Executive Order
13171 calls on Federal agencies to improve the recruitment and career
development of Hispanics in the Federal government. This can be
accomplished by improving outreach efforts to increase the number
of Hispanic candidates and to promote participation of Hispanic
employees in management, leadership, and career development programs.
This executive order was signed on October 12, 2000. At that time,
Hispanics made up only 6.4 percent of the Federal civilian workforce,
roughly half of their total representation in the civilian labor
force.
Hispanic
Employment in the Federal Government
Baby
Boomer's Bail Out
Did you know
that every seven seconds another baby boomer turns fifty? The baby
boomers are people born between 1946 and 1964. According to a report
prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor, by the year 2005 there
will be about 55 million workers 45 and older, or about 37 percent
of the labor force. Many of the baby boomers are under the Civil
Service Retirement system and would be eligible for retirement at
the age of 55. Managers need to be aware of the number of employees
who are eligible to retire when they are projecting vacancies.
Student
Loan Repayment Program
The Federal
student loan repayment program permits agencies to repay federally
insured student loans as a recruitment or retention incentive for
candidates or current employees of the agency. This program authorizes
agencies to set up their own student loan repayment program to attract
or retain highly qualified employees. The Student Loan Repayment
Plan memorandum dated May 22, 2002, from the Director, Human Resources
Division outlines REE's Student Repayment Plan and authorizes its
immediate use . The Policy and Procedures 412.5 is being revised
to incorporate this new recruitment/retention incentive. Until this
revision is complete, the Student Loan Repayment Plan memorandum
will serve as the official guidance for REE.
OPM Information
on the Federal
Student Loan Repayment Program
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