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- By Jason Peckenpaugh
- September 1, 2002
- Comments
Merging the major agencies that are slated to move into the Homeland Security Department presents a huge challenge. The agencies have tens of thousands of employees who are represented by more than a dozen different labor unions, and the personnel systems they use vary widely in comparison to the standard civil service system laid out in Title 5 of the U.S. Code.
| Personnel systems in relation to Title 5 Agency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency | Employees | Employees represented by unions | Basic pay | Hiring | Performance management |
| Coast Guard | 43,639 | 4,224 | Very different | Same | Different |
| Transportation Security Administration | 41,300 | 0 | Very different | Very different | Very different |
| Immigration and Naturalization Service | 39,459 | 24,795 | Same | Same | Very different |
| Customs Service | 21,743 | 10,580 | Different | Different | Different |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | 8,620 | 2,498 | Same | Same | Very different |
| Secret Service | 6,111 | 0 | Very different | Same | Very different |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency | 5,135 | 1,138 | Different | Different | Very different |
| Federal Protective Service | 1,408 | 786 | Different | Same | Different |
SOURCE: Office of Personnel Management
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