Status of potential buyout authority 

To: "E  - All WRD Employees"<distribution>
cc: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA" <clhill>
Subject: Status of potential buyout authority 
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 15:51:37 -0400
From: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA" <clhill>


The USGS' request for buyout authority has been
approved by the Department of the Interior.  The 
next step is to receive approval from Congress and
the Office of Management and Budget.  That approval 
process usually takes about two weeks, so we anticipate 
knowing if USGS will be granted buyout authority
by mid-August.

WRD Senior Staff recently discussed the criteria for
buyout eligibility again.  We decided the buyout will
remain restricted to certain functions and/or cost centers 
within WRD, as discussed in the Chief Hydrologist's
memo to all employees November 4, 1996, and my email of 
June 6, 1997.  Again, the goals of the buyout will be
to assist us in downsizing specific units, particularly
those funded by division overhead, and to assist us in
specific reorganizing.

Cathy Hill

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*  Cathy Hill                                     *
*  Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Operations     *
*  U.S. Geological Survey                         *
*  441 National Center                            *
*  Reston, VA  22092                              *
*  Phone: (703) 648-5031                          *
*  Fax:   (703) 648-5295                          *
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