Federal Daily - April 7, 2008
GAO: Women & Minorities Make Gains in SES
Women and minorities make up a greater proportion of the Senior Executive Service and its developmental
pool than they did in 2000, said a new Government Accountability (GAO) report released April 3. GAO’s
analysis of the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Central Personnel Data File showed that
in 2007, woman made up 29.1 percent of the SES and 34.1 percent of the SES developmental pool
(GS-15s and GS-14s), compared to 23.6 percent and 28,2 percent in 2000, respectively. Minorities in
2007 made up 15.8 percent of the SES and 22.5 percent of the developmental pool, compared to the 2000
rates of 13.8 percent in the SES and 17 percent of the pool, GAO said. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
showed similar gains when the 2007 employment data were compared to 1999 rates, GAO said. The USPS
Postal Career Executive Service saw the proportion of women rise to 29 percent in 2007, compared to
20.1 percent in 1999; minority representation increased to 25.5 percent last year, compared to 20.8
percent in 1999. Representation also increased in the USPS Executive and Administrative Schedule, from
which senior staff are drawn: for women, from 22.7 percent to 31.5 percent, and for minorities, from
25.3 percent to 29.5 percent. To see more, go to: www.gao.gov/new.items/d08609t.pdf.
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CBP Launches Online Job Fair for Applicants
Seeking to fill 2,200 vacancies, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced on April
3 they were launching an online job fair to make it easier for potential recruits to apply for positions.
The job fair is intended to promote CBP efforts at hiring a growing number of non-uniformed personnel
to support frontline efforts. Of the 2,200 vacancies, approximately 1,000 positions fall into 11 occupational
categories—including jobs for investigators, analysts, researchers and others, CBP said in a
statement. The top five areas are: mission support assistant (142 vacancies); automotive mechanic (138
vacancies); information technology specialist (137 vacancies); sector enforcement specialist (136 vacancies);
and mission support specialist (130 vacancies). “We wanted to reduce the cost and distance hurdles
for qualified applicants to start the process toward a career with CBP,” said Robert Hosenfeld,
CBP’s assistant commissioner for human resources management. To see more, go to: www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/04032008_3.xml.
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Army Officials Critical of Internet Test
Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command (FMWRC) officials openly criticized an Army
Internet security test that offered bogus free theme park tickets via emails that linked to a fake
FMWRC Web site. The Army Computer Emergency Response Team (ACERT) sent out 10,000 emails on March 30
as part of a test of the Army LandWarNet, the FMWRC noted in an April 2 statement. ACERT was checking
the military’s vulnerability to Internet phishing scams, which set up fake Web sites and attempt
to trick users into providing personal information. The ACERT emails and fake Web site were done without
the knowledge of FMWRC officials, who were critical of the test, which they said unfairly masqueraded
as an FMWRC communication. They noted that FMWRC routinely sends email messages to its customers and
press releases to installation newspapers inviting patrons to visit the official Web site. “The
Family and MWR Command has spent decades and millions of dollars establishing our brand as one that
can be recognized and trusted by soldiers and families,” said Laurie Pugh, public affairs officer
for FMWRC. “It’s important to be alert to potential phishing attempts, but it’s also
important for FMWRC to be able to use email and our Web site as an effective marketing tool.” To
see more, go to: www.army.mil/-news/2008/04/02/8265-phishing-e-mail-to-mwr-patrons-turns-out-to-be-army-exercise.
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