The New York State Department of Civil Service investigated an empirical application of the Rasch model which appears useful in Civil Service testing. The model is a powerful tool for developing insights into what test items are measuring while permitting the investigator to spot defective items. It also reveals meaningful distinctions in the type…

This publication presents answers to the questions most frequently asked by employers concerning injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements under the Wiliams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Under this Act, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is held responsible for the recordkeeping…

Training programs offered by various Federal agencies for Federal, State and local government employees are compiled in this catalog. Designed primarily for employees in the Washington, D.C. area, the catalog is divided into Open Interagency courses and Limited Interagency courses. Interagency courses are listed by major category such as Automatic…

This document reports on a management development study within the Department of Transportation (DOT). The aim of the study was to develop a systematic approach to management development for military and civilian personnel. A variety of methods was used to gather data including having DOT staff members gather the information to be passed on to the…

This guide outlines various areas of concern to the National Highway Institute. They are: (1) the Institute's role including its mission, scope, functions, and relations with Federal Highway Administration Program offices, state and local governments, universities and technical institutes, and industry; (2) policies; (3) types of programs; (4)…

In 1970, the Spanish Speaking Program was launched as the Sixteen-Point Program to increase the number of Hispanic employees in the Federal Service. It functioned as part of the government-wide Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program. In 1973 the U.S. Civil Service Commission's Federal Personnel Manual required agencies to take specific actions…

Title IV of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1971 authorizes the temporary exchange of personnel between federal executive agencies to or from states, local governments, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribal governments to do work of mutual benefit and concern. Examples of such exchanges are reported. (LBH)

The issue of immunity from personal liability was examined in this Supreme Court case. Two students expelled for possession of alcoholic beverages argued that the meeting at which the board members voted for expulsion was not conducted under the procedural safeguards mandated by the Constitution. Available from: Loyola of Los Angeles School of…

The constitutionality of the Equal Pay Act is examined as an exercise of Congress' power under the enforcement clause of the fourteenth amendment and it is concluded that application of the Act to public employees in both traditional and nontraditional governmental functions is a constitutional exercise of that congressional power. (LBH)

The Ford Foundation-sponsored and CUPA-directed four-month project on planning for access is reported and guidelines are suggested for local initiative. Emphasis is on cooperation, a sound information base, positive attitudes, and contact with local and state resources. (LBH)

Argues that with the presidential elections of 1976 now history, the electorate may hope for greater support to those people who see social problems as public issues rather than psychological dilemmas in search of biomedical remedies. No one close to social science and related to government could fail to detect in the last decade a powerful drift…

An examination of data from 1960 and 1980 reveals the following: (1) black women's earnings increased during these decades; (2) gaps in earnings remain between women and men; and (3) black women received more equitable treatment in government than in industry. The comparable worth policy and more affirmative action are necessary. (VM)

Article and photos reveal the interviewing and processing of visa applicants at the United States Consulate in Guangzhou (Canton), China. Most applicants were would-be immigrants from southern China and refugees from Vietnam. Two examples of family reunion cases illustrate similarities and differences in treatment of refugees and immigrants. (PS)