Defense Reform Act of 1997: Hearings Before the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session : Hearings Held February 26 and June 17, 1997, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 418 pages |
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Page 140 - CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "982.
Page 153 - ... in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code...
Page 146 - For the purposes of this section — " (1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die ; and "(2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of any period of time in which Congress is in continuous session.
Page 153 - Board shall serve full time and be subject to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code.
Page 137 - military installation" means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department (7) The term "realignment" includes any action which both reduces and relocates functions and civilian personnel positions.
Page 236 - They are not intended to, do not, and may not be relied upon to, create any rights, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party in any matter, civil or criminal, nor do they place any limitations on otherwise lawful investigative or litigative prerogatives of the Department of Justice.
Page 85 - In execution of this vision, the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Reform was created to champion fundamental reengineering and continuous process improvement.
Page 143 - ... which is owned or operated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to enforce its compliance with this subtitle and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Page 100 - ... of 28 percent serving fullterm in fiscal year 1994, and a low average tenure of only 24.2 months in fiscal year 1992. DPM average tenure was 52 months, with 46 percent serving at least 4 years on the job in fiscal year 1996. These results improved greatly since fiscal year 1995 when only 30 percent of reassigned DPMs served full-term and the overall length of DPM assignment was 38.1 months. Professional Development and Training As in previous years, training remains an integral element in achieving...
Page 144 - State officials, the opportunity to participate shall be provided in accordance with section 9621 of this title. (g) Transfer of authorities Except for authorities which are delegated by the Administrator to an officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agency, no authority vested in the Administrator under this section may be transferred, by executive order of the President or otherwise, to any other officer or employee of the United States or to any other person.