Personnel actions

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:34:13 -0400
From: "Catherine L. Hill" <clhill>

To: operations.users@qvarsx.er.usgs.gov
CC: Catherine L Hill <clhill>, Wanda C Meeks <wcmeeks>,
        "William JJr. Carswell" <carswell>, "T. John Conomos" <jconomos>,
        Lewis Wade <lwade>
Subject: Personnel actions


Last monday, 9/20/99, the Director issued memos to 30 USGS employees stationed at
Headquarters, 5 of whom are WRD.  The memos offer these folks details in the
Director's Office with the goal of making our administrative structure and staffing
consistent with a bureau perspective.  The first paragraph of the memo follows:

"As we begin implementing "One Mission, One Bureau," it is necessary to make our
administrative structure and staffing consistent witha bureau perspective.  As you
know, I have retitled and rescoped the duties of the division chiefs as bureau
Associate Directors and moved them to the Office of the Director.  In parallel with
this, I am moving key people who create our budget, deal with external affairs, and
perform program planning functions to the Office of the Director's organizations
responsible for these functions.  At this time, this migration includes you and your
function."

The Director goes on to say that although there will be additional recommendations
from the Strategic Change Team regarding business practices and the distribution of
functions and personnel, he anticipates "all or most" of the details becoming
permanent assignments.  The details begin October 10th for most, and November 7th
for those involved in close-out activities.

One of these "key" people identified is our own Jackie Johnson.  Although we will
definately miss Jackie, she will be a great asset to the Director's Office.  The
other WRD people are Jim Peters, Wendy Norton, Joanne Taylor, and Gail Wendt, and
they will be great assets as well.  We are still seeking clarification on whether
they take their entire job with them, or just parts.  Jackie will be reporting to
the Office of Budget and Organizational Analysis, as will Wendy and Jim.  Gail and
Joanne will report to the Office of External Affairs.  We wish them all well in
their new assignments!