ML18338A202
| ML18338A202 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/03/2018 |
| From: | Bell H NRC/OIG |
| To: | Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman |
| References | |
| Download: ML18338A202 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL December 3, 2018 MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Svinicki FROM: Hubert T. Bell /RA/
Inspector General
SUBJECT:
AUDIT OF NRCS EXERCISE OF ITS EARLY OUT/BUYOUT AUTHORITY (OIG-19-A-04)
Attached is the Office of the Inspector Generals (OIG) audit report titled Audit of NRCs Exercise of Its Early Out/Buyout Authority. The audit objective was to assess NRCs early out/buyout policies, procedures, and practices to determine if workforce planning documentation, personnel staffing plans, and/or similar documents were developed, communicated, and applied as permitted by applicable criteria.
OIG found that NRC could have potentially improved the efficiency of its Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) program by following additional guidance and best practices identified by the Government Accountability Office and the Office of Personnel Management. These missed opportunities occurred, in part, due to NRC managements focus on quickly executing the program to reduce full-time equivalents. This left limited time to (1) formally evaluate whether the VERA/VSIP program was an efficient workforce reshaping tool, (2) comprehensively track the VERA/VSIP program, (3) address and strengthen human capital weaknesses, and (4) develop agency-specific guidance and procedures for implementing the VERA/VSIP program. As a result, NRC cannot fully assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and value of VERA/VSIP.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Brett M. Baker, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, at (301) 415-5915 or me, at (301) 415-5930.
Attachment:
As stated cc: Commissioner Baran Commissioner Burns Commissioner Caputo Commissioner Wright R. Lewis, OEDO