All DOI Dist: Census 2000 Employment

Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 14:39:32 -0400
To: "USGS Employees"<distribution>
From: " All Employee email,  Reston, VA" <all@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.GOV>
Subject: All DOI Dist: Census 2000 Employment

     
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     MEMORANDUM
     
     To:        All Department of the Interior Employees
     
     From:      Mari R. Barr /s/
                Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources
     
     Subject:   Census 2000 Employment
     
     On June 4, the Secretary  agreed to permit Department of the Interior 
     employees to accept temporary, intermittent second jobs associated 
     with the decennial census (Census 2000).  The purpose of this 
     memorandum is to encourage you to consider secondary employment with 
     Census 2000 - not only to supplement your income but also to help meet 
     the critical staffing needs arising from so large an undertaking.
     
     Under ordinary circumstances, employees are barred from receiving 
     compensation from more than one Federal job.  However, an exception 
     has been made for census employment.  Subject to supervisory approval, 
     all DOI employees (other than law enforcement) will be eligible to 
     accept decennial census appointments. These  appointments will be 
     short-term and allow flexible working hours.  For most employees, 
     these will be second jobs with most work being conducted in the 
     evenings and on weekends.  Employees will be assigned to cover their 
     respective communities, and they will work out of their homes.  Most 
     of the work will last less than three months and occur during the 
     months of March through July 2000. Some employees will also be needed 
     for smaller-scale precensus operations currently underway, and 
     continuing through the year 2000.  
     
     Census appointments will be strictly temporary and cannot be made 
     permanent.  All work schedules will be intermittent - no leave will be 
     earned or taken and pay will be only for hours worked.  Under 
     temporary Census appointments, employees retain their health and life 
     insurance benefits, retirement coverage, and Thrift Savings Plan 
     benefits, if any, from their regular Federal appointment only.   
     
     Hiring for Census 2000 will be decentralized.  In the near future, 
     local Census offices will be contacting  DOI and other Federal 
     agencies near them to publicize jobs.  In the mean time, interested 
     employees may call toll-free (888)325-7733 to learn more about jobs in 
     their area.