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U.S. Office of Personnel ManagementFY 2000
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FY 2000 Budget Request
OPM’s total FY 2000 request of $14.5 billion, an increase of $0.9 billion over FY 1999, is composed of appropriations that are 1 percent discretionary and 99 percent mandatory. OPM’s budget request consists of two discretionary appropriation accounts containing general funds and trust funds totaling $197.7 million and three mandatory payment appropriations totaling an estimated $14.3 billion. In FY 2000, OPM’s administrative accounts will support 2,984 FTE, the same level as in FY 1999. Since our downsizing began in FY 1993, we have reduced our FTE level by 52 percent or 3,224 from the base level of 6,208. (Refer to "OPM FY 2000 Appropriation Request" table behind the Summary Tables tab for details.)
Discretionary Appropriations
Salaries and Expenses:
OPM’s general fund request for basic operating expenses totals $91.6 million and 733 FTE, which includes a total increase of $6.2 million over FY 1999, will allow us to continue to provide high-quality, innovative human resources leadership, oversight, and technical assistance to Federal agencies, including the priority goals for FY 2000 described above. The increase includes: 1) $3.4 million for reimbursement of new National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) fees for the cost of storing and servicing official personnel files for all agencies Governmentwide. This accommodates a decision to change NARA’s financing from an appropriated to reimbursable basis. This financing change will require OPM to reimburse NARA for its Governmentwide services and will not directly benefit OPM; 2) $2.0 million to initiate an outreach program with high schools, colleges, and universities and to develop strategies to recruit and train students for information security and technology occupations in the Federal Government; 3) $0.6 million to expand OPM’s oversight efforts in ensuring that merit system principles are followed; and 4) $0.2 million for the agency’s information technology infrastructure.
For the administration of the civil service retirement and insurance programs, OPM is requesting a total of $95.5 million in transfers from the trust funds for 1,357 FTE. The request includes an increase of $4.0 million to remain available until expended for the Retirement Systems Modernization Project, an OPM priority discussed above. Also included is a small increase of $0.3 million to assist in the development of a new Center for Benefits Design and Delivery. We also anticipate funding to administer the Administration’s proposal for a new long-term care insurance program for Federal employees, their spouses, parents and parents-in-laws.
This account also includes 110 FTE to be financed by reimbursements from other agencies for the provision of HRM technical assistance, and from OPM programs for the provision of agency-wide services.
Office of Inspector General Salaries and Expenses:
The request for the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) totals $10.6 million and 111 FTE, and includes about $1.0 million in general funds and $9.6 million in transfers from the trust funds to enable the OIG to carry out its audit, investigative and review responsibilities. The request includes an increase of $0.5 million in trust funds and 5 FTE to enable the OIG to increase the frequency of Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) audits. This account also includes one FTE to be financed by reimbursements from the Department of Treasury’s Auditor Training Institute.
Revolving Fund
OPM provides a variety of services that are financed by payments from other agencies through the Revolving Fund. For ongoing Revolving Fund programs, the FY 2000 budget includes an estimated $194.1 million in obligations and 673 FTE to be financed by other agencies for OPM’s services. These services include: training for Federal managers and executives; testing of potential military inductees for the Department of Defense in those locations where it is cost-effective for OPM to do so; providing employment information; providing assessment services; automating other agencies' staffing systems; examining for vacancies when requested by an agency; providing technical assistance and general consultation services on all facets of human resources management; and the selection, coordination and development of Presidential Management Interns. The Investigations Service conducts checks, inquiries, and background security investigations of individuals who are candidates for positions identified as critical-sensitive by the requesting agencies, or reinvestigations of individuals occupying positions identified as critical-sensitive.
OPM reversed a ten-year trend of increasing deficits in its Revolving Fund by making tough management decisions, imposing tighter financial controls across all programs, increasing accountability, and downsizing. In addition, OPM successfully privatized two major Revolving Fund programs, training and investigations, including the creation of the Government’s first Employee Stock Ownership Plan. These actions have resulted in the Revolving Fund continuing to be above the breakeven point at the end of FY 1998 after experiencing a $48.8 million deficit at the end of FY 1994.
Mandatory Appropriations
Government Payment for Annuitants, Employees Health Benefits:
A "such sums as may be necessary" appropriation is requested for an estimated $5.1 billion, an increase of $0.5 billion over FY 1999, to finance the Government’s share of health benefit costs for 1.9 million annuitants participating in the program.
Government Payment for Annuitants, Employees Life Insurance:
A "such sums as may be necessary" appropriation is requested for an estimated $36.2 million, an increase of $1.6 million over FY 1999, to finance the Government’s share of life insurance premiums for 280,000 annuitants electing post-retirement coverage.
Payment to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund:
A "such sums as may be necessary" appropriation is requested to fund an estimated $9.1 billion, an increase of $0.4 billion over FY 1999, for payments to finance liabilities created by legislation enacted since 1969 which affected benefits (primarily pay raises).
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