Federal Employees. OPM Data Do Not Identify if Temporary Employees Work for Extended Periods.

摘要

This report responds to your request for information on federal civilian temporary employees. Temporary employees provide federal agencies with flexibility in handling temporary increases in workload and short-term projects, such as working at military bases that will soon close. Temporary employees also fill recurring summer and seasonal positions, including jobs in national parks and forests. Temporary employees generally assist agencies in fulfilling short-term needs. However, in the early 1990s, there were concerns that agencies were retaining employees in an ongoing series of temporary appointments for long periods (8 to 10 years) without benefits or tenure, making nonpermanent employment quasipermanent for many.