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U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Welfare-to-Work

Questions and Answers

In his March 8, 1997 memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, the President directed that welfare recipients be brought into the Federal service by way of all available hiring authorities, consistent with statute and prior executive memoranda.

In an effort to keep agencies informed of the most recent information regarding the Welfare to Work program, we are providing, for your convenience, a combination of all Questions and Answers which have been issued on the subject. We will update this combined issuance as we continue to respond to questions and concerns that are raised and responded to in subsequent issuances.

These Questions and Answers are current as of April 29, 1997.

-- Appointments

-- Appointment Related Issues

-- Hiring Welfare Recipients Without Creating Hiring Preferences

-- Budgets and Numbers

-- Counting Welfare Hires

-- The White House Doing Its Share

-- Oversight

-- Continuing Effort

-- Financing This Initiative

Updated 1 May 1997