Governmental Affairs Committee

Staff Briefing Packet

for the

General Accounting Office

Oversight Hearing

March 30, 1995

For additional information on these charts and figures contact: Mark Eichler 4-4808

An attempt to downsize had produced a 13% cut in total workforce from 1990 to 1994
However, the number of top-level SES executives plus GS 15 management actually
increased from 664 in 1990 to 757 in 1994. This trend towards more management for
fewer workers leads to questions on the effectiveness of current downsizing initiatives
at GAO. The brunt of the cuts came at the less experienced GS 7-12 staff level positions
(34%) cut. GS 13 and 14 positions werelargely unaffected (less than 1% cut).

1994

From 1991 to 1994 the percentage of all GAO reports issued on time has
decreased 4 %.