Accounting Jobs Available Within The
Federal Government
An Honors Thesis (ID 499)
by
Allyson E. oster
Thesis Director
Ball State University
Muncie Indiana
August 15 1985
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Second Summer Session 1985
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
FACTS
TYPE OF WORK
JOB POSITIONS
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EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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SALARY
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BENEFITS
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APPLICATION STEPS
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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
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SUMMARY
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Have you considered an accounting career with the federal
government?
Despite budget cutbacks by the Reagan Administration,
the federal government still has to hire new employees to fill
vacancies caused by retiring employees or those leaving for other
reasons.
This insures that federal operations continue to run
smoothly.
In 1984, the federal government hired, on the average,
43,100 new workers a month.
year.
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That is more than half a million a
And, according to Rick Kenney, head of the Navy·s civilian
personnel office in Brooklyn, New York,
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There are signs of signi ficant
attrition in the federal government work force over the next
several years as the World War II generation retires.
This will
create sudden-surge requirements for entry-level staffing as current
employees move up to senior and mid-level positions.
That is a
harbinger of good opportunities for new and recent grads. 112
This booklet will explore the opportunities for an accounting
career with the federal government.
and location will all be examined.
Types of jobs, salary, benefits
Also, the sometimes complicated
and confusing steps to applying and becoming eligible for a federal
job are clarified and explained in detail.
Finally, special
opportunities such as a federal accounting job located overseas
or a stint with the Peace Corps are presented.
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FACTS
Each year, the federal government hires approximately 1,300
accountants and auditors.
Of this number, 80 percent are hired at
the trainee level, while the remaining 20 percent are hired to
fill advanced positions.
All total, the government employs approximately
22,000 accountants and auditors who are spread out amongst the various
federal agencies.
Virtually every federal agency employs at least
one accountant or auditor: however, there are some agencies that
employ more accountants and auditors than others.
The Department
of Army is one of the largest employers of accountants with 3,000
accounting/auditing jobs, followed by the Navy which employs 1,500,
as does the Air Force.
various
milital~
(The accounting positions available in the
agencies are filled by civilian personnel.
You
do not have to enlist in the military service in order to obtain
an accounting job with one of these agencies.)
Also employing
accountants and auditors are assorted Department of Defense audit
agencies with 3,000 positions, the Department of Health and Human
Services with 1,600, the Department of Energy with 1,500, the Department of Agriculture with 1,300, and the Department of Treasury with
1,000.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications
Commission, and the Interstate Commerce Commission also hire a large
number of accountants and auditors. 3
LARGEST EMPLOYERS OF ACCOUNTANTS/AUDITORS
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
Army
Defense
Health and Human Services
Navy
Air Force
Energy
Agriculture
Treasury
3,000
3,000
1,600
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,300
1,000
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Reports indicate that the heaviest concentration of civilian
employees is in Washington, D.C., while California, Illinois,
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia also contain
large concentrations of civilian employees. 4
in Indiana also.
There are federal jobs
Almost all of the agencies listed previously have
branches in the state of Indiana.
A list of these agencies, their
addresses, and their employment contact is included in Appendix I.
On the average, Indiana federal agencies together hire 10-15 accountants
and auditors each year, of which the
u.s.
at Fort Benjamin Harrison hires the most. 5
Army and Finance Center
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TYPE OF WORK
Most accountants and auditors employed by the federal government
do the same type of work as that found in large corporations in
private industry.
"They design accounting systems and procedures,
evaluate financial performance, and assist managers in program
management and control." 6
One example of the type of accounting
work found in the federal government is that done by the accountants
at the
u.s.
Army and Finance Center at Fort Benjamin Harrison in
Indianapolis.
These accountants are responsible for maintaining the
entire payroll system of military personnel located in the United
States and overseas.
In 1984, a staff of 2,700 accountants processed
2.6 million paychecks, representing 1.4 billion dollars a month. 7
The specific duties of an accounting position will vary from
agency to agency.
If you are interested in a specific agency and
would like to know what an accountant's job with that agency would
entail, contact that particular agency and talk to one of their
accountants.
As mentioned before, there is a list of federal agencies
with branches in Indiana included in Appendix I.
Not all of the
agencies will employ accountants; your best bet will be to call those
agencies with a larger number of employees indicated.
the
In Indiana,
u.s.
Army and Finance Center, the Internal Revenue Service, and
8
the Department of Treasury hire the most accountants/auditors.
There is also a limited list of national addresses for federal
agencies included in Appendix I if you desire to obtain an accounting
job outside of Indiana.
When asking questions, remember to inquire
about the type of work, amount of overtime hours, and the amount of
travel, if any.
These are aspects that will vary from job to job.
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JOB POSITIONS
Three types of job positions are offered within the federal
government:
temporary, term, and career conditional.
A temporary
position is usually for a year or less, with no benefits offered.
A term position is created for a special project that will take
more than a year but will not last more than four years.
Under
this classification, a person can be promoted and will be eligible
for health and life insurance benefits.
A term position is not
included under the retirement system, however.
The third position
is under the classification of career conditional.
Under this
classification,. career status and full benefits will be received
after a three year probationary period.
A career employee is assured
of being one of the last to be laid off if there is a need for
such a layoff.
An accountant/auditor's position is usually career conditional.
There are some temporary accounting positions, however.
If a person
has gained experience through temporary positions and later becomes
eligible for a career conditional position, his temporary position
experience will increase his chances of obtaining the career conditional
position.
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EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
To obtain an entry-level accounting position with a federal
agency, you must fulfill the basic educational requirements.
are three distinct levels of entry:
GS-5, GS-7, and GS-9.
There
The
lowest level for an accountant/auditor is GS-5, and this level
requires the following educational requirements:
1.
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college
or university certifying that you completed four
full years of study with a major in accounting.
2.
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college
or university certifying that you completed 24
semester hours in accounting or auditing subjects
while fulfilling the requirements of your
major (up to 6 of the 24 semester hours may
be in business law). 9
(The GS-5 rating indicates the level of the General Schedule pay
scale on which you will commence.
later in this booklet.)
The Schedule will be explained
A GS-7 rating indicates that you are entering
at two levels higher than the GS-5 level, and thus involves a higher
starting salary.
The GS-7 requirements are the same as those
for GS-5 plus:
1.
A year of professional accounting or auditing
experience.
2.
A full academic year of graduate study in
accounting or auditing or a related field
such as business administration, finance or
controllership.
(Generally, 36 quarter hours
will constitute an academic year in graduate
study. )
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3.
A 12-month experience in accounting or auditing
as a student trainee in a work-study curriculum.
4.
Qualification under the Superior Academic
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Achievement criteria.
(See criteria below.)
The criteria for Superior Academic Achievement are as follows:
1.
A "B" average for all courses completed at the
1:ime you apply or for all courses completed
during the last two years of the undergraduate
curriculum. A "B" average is 2.90 on a 4.0
scale--2.89 is not sufficient.
2.
A "B+" average for all accounting or auditing
courses completed at the time you apply or for
all accounting and auditing courses completed
during the last two years of the curriculum.
A "B+" average is 3.5 on a 4.0 grade scale-a 3.49 will not be accepted.
3.
A standing in the upper third of your class
based on the courses you have completed at
the time you apply. This standing can
pertain to your standing in the University
as a whole or your standing in your major
class (eg. accounting).
4.
Election to membership in one of the national
scholastic societies that meet the requirements
of the Association of College Honor Societies.
~:his does not apply to freshman honor societies. 11
The two levels just mentioned, GS-5 and GS-7, apply to accounting
graduates with a bachelor's degree.
For those students who have
graduated with a master's degree in accounting or auditing there is
an opportunity to enter government service at the GS-9 level.
This
level is two s1:eps above the GS-7 level and, again, would mean an
increase in the starting salary.
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The requirements for the GS-9 level are as follows:
1.
The same requirements for the GS-5 level plus
a master's degree or two full academic years
of graduate study in accounting or auditing
subjects or related fields.
2.
The requirements for GS-5 plus two years of
additional accounting or auditing experience.
l~t least one year of experience must have been
completed at a level of difficulty comparable
t:o the GS- 7 leve 1.
3.
The requirements for GS-5 plus qualification
under the Superior Academic Achievement criteria,
and one year of experience comparable to that
obtainable at the GS-7 level. 12
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SALARY
In the description of the educational requirements, the terms
GS-5, GS-7, anc GS-9 were used.
GS is an abbreviation for General
Schedule, a pay scale by which most federal white collar employees
are paid.
pay scale.
The five in GS-5 represents the particular level of the
These levels are further broken down into ten "longevity
steps" which have to be passed before you can be promoted to the
next highest level.
For example, a person ranked at GS-2, step 5
would be paid an annual salary of $11,521 (refer to Table 1).
If, as an accountant, you begin at the GS-5 level, your salary
will range from $14,390 to $18,710, depending on what step you are
on.
At the GS-7 level, your salary will range from $17,824 to
$23,170 and the GS-9 level salaries range from $21,804 to $28,347. 13
According to the Office of Personnel Management in Indianapolis,
accountants are promoted from the GS-5 level to the GS-7 level to the
GS-9 level and finally to the GS-11 level, thereby skipping levels
6, 8, and 10.
These promotions usually occur after a year, provided
that job performance criteria are met.
When an accountant has completed
a year at the GS-11 level, the next promotion is to the GS-12 level.
It is at this level that the accountant must pass through each
"longevity step" before he can be promoted again.
The amount of
time spent on each step within this level can be anywhere from one
to three years.
Levels GS-13 through GS-15 are supervisory jobs
and promotions are difficult to corne by.14
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TABLE 1
SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL RATES BY GRADE
GENERAL SCHEDULE
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As adjusted by Executive Order 12496, December 28, 1984
Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or' after January 1, 1985.
Amount
of
Within
Grade
Increase
Rates Within Grade and Waiting Period for Next Increase
I
o
....
I
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
104 Weeks
52 Weeks
GRADE
1
2
3
4
9339
10501
11458
12862
14390
16040
17824
19740
21804
24011
26381
31619
37599
44430
52262
61296
71804*
84157*
9650
10750
11840
13291
14870
16575
18418
20398
22531
24811
27260
32673
38852
45911
54004
63339
74197*
9961
11097
12222
13720
15350
17110
19012
21056
23258
25611
28139
33727
40105
47392
55746
65382
76590*
10271
11393
12604
14149
15830
17645
19606
21714
23985
26411
29018
34781
41358
48873
57488
67425
78983*
-
5
10582
11521
12986
14578
16310
18180
20200
22372
24712
27211
29897
35835
42611
50354
59230
69468*
81376*
156 Weeks
6
10764
11860
13368
15007
16790
18715
20794
23030
25439
28011
30776
36889
43864
51835
60972
71551*
7
11071
12199
13750
15436
17270
19250
21388
23688
26166
28811
31655
37943
45117
53316
62714
73554*
8
9
11380
11393
12538
12877
14132
14514
15865
16294
17750
18230
20320 .
19785
21982
22576
24346
25004
27620
26893
29622
30411
32534
33413
38997
40051
46370 ' 47623
54797
56278
64456
66198
77640*
75597*
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10
11636
13216
14896
16723
13710
20855
23170
25662
28347
31211
34292
41105
48876
57759
67940
VARIED
VARIED
382
429
480
535
594
658
727
800
879
1054
1253
1481
1742
2043
2393
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*The rate of basic pay payable to employees at these rates is limited to $68,700.00.
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BENEFITS
The benefits offered by the government are comprehensive and
comparable to t:hose offered by private industry.
An outline of the
benefits is as follows:
Life Insurance
- 1/3 paid by government
Health Insurance
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Vacat:ion
- See Table 2. (Accrual of vacation
days cannot exceed 30 days carried
forward. )
Sick Leave
- 13 days a year.
A day can be taken
as soon as it is credited to your
account.
Retirement
optional at 55 with 30 years service
- optional at 60 with 20 years of service
- optional at 62 with 5 years of service
- disability retirement permitted at any
age with 5 years of service
- involuntary retirement at any age after
25 years of service or at age 50 with
20 years of service
- There is no longer a mandatory requirement
to retire at any age. 15
4 different plans
For a detailed explanation of job benefits, read the Federal Personnel
Guide.
It can be ordered from Federal Personnel Publications and
the address is included in Appendix II.
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TABLE 2
Years of
Federal Service
Less than 3
3 to 15
15 or more
Annual Leave Accumulated
Bi-weeklv
Per Year
4 Hours
6 Hours
8 Hours
13 Days
20 Days
26 Days
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APPLICATION STEPS
In applying for a federal job, your first step is to go to the
Federal Job Information Center in Indianapolis.
The Minton-Capehart
Federal Building is located on 575 North Pennsylvania Street.
Enter
through the front doors and immediately inside turn to your left and
walk through a small hallway.
right.
The "Center" is the first door on the
Do not be misled by the official title "Federal Job Information
Center".
The "Center" is a small bare room which contains no furnish-
ings or personnel, only listings of federal job openings.
After
scanning the listings, decide which jobs you would like to apply for.
At the time of my visit, the openings for accountants had been posted
October 11, 1983.
The notice read as follows:
"The u.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPr-1) will accept applications for Accountant/
Auditor, GS-5/7/9 positions beginning on October 11, 1983, on a
continuous basis until further notice."
Hence you can see that the
federal government has genuine need for accountants/auditors.
Once
you have decided to apply, fill out one of the mailing labels you
will find and slip it into the slot.
receive an application.
Within a few days, you should
(The application for auditors and accountants
is the same.)
The application is self-explanatory and packed with information.
It is a basic application requesting scholastic information (including
a space for Superior Scholastic Achievement information), background
information, and work experience.
The application includes a written
form as well as a computer form to be filled in.
reguired.
No examination is
Also included in the application is a space in which to
indicate your choice of up to nine different geographic locations.
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After you have completed the application, there are two actions
you can take.
The first is to send your application to the Office
of Personnel Management.
address of the OPM.
The application will provide the current
At the OPM, your application will be reviewed
and you will be rated on a scale from 70 to 100.
a 70, you are not qualified.)
(If you rate below
This rating will be based on your education,
grades, and any work experience you might have.
Obviously, the better
your grades and the more work experience you have, the better your
rating.
In order to be unbiased, the government feeds the computer
form you have filled out in your application to the computer.
It
electronically scans your application and performs the calculations
necessary to arrive at your rating.
Therefore, it is extremely
important to fill out the computer form fully and carefully so that
you achieve the highest rating.
After the application has been rated,
it will be placed on a list of eligibles and your eligibility will
be valid for twelve months.
When a federal agency has a vacancy, it
will contact the OPM and ask them to send the three highest ranked
applications from that list of eligibles.
If yours is one of the
three applications, you will then be interviewed by that agency.
If you desire to extend your eligibility, you should send a written
request to the OPM between the 10th and 12th month of your eligibility.
You may elect t.o submit a new application if you have completed
additional education or obtained additional work experience which might
earn you a higher rating. 16
The alternative action to placement through the OPM is to apply
directly to a federal agency.
Many federal agencies choose to do
their own recruiting and hiring, and openings in these agencies are
not listed by 1:he OPM.
In order to ascertain that an agency has
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an opening, you. should contact the particular agency you are
interested in.
Once again, the list of federal agencies in Indiana
in Appendix I \'l·il1 come in handy.
There are also some private
services that publish vacancies in federal agencies and their
addresses.
These vacancies are for all types of federal occupations
and from the lowest to highest salary ranges.
Names of two of these
publications and their addresses are listed in Appendix 11.17
If you are a student and expect to graduate within the next
nine months, you may apply for an accounting job with a federal
agency and you may accept any job offers you receive.
However, you
may not start your job until all degree requirements are fulfilled. 18
As with all federal jobs, there is an equal employment opportunity.
You cannot be denied a job because of race, origin, sex, age,
political affiliation, handicapping condition or any other non-merit
factor. 19
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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
Federal Jobs Located Overseas
Are you looking for a career opportunity that is "a little out
of the ordinary"?
The federal government employs U.S. citizens in
Alaska, Hawaii, United States territories, and in foreign countries,
and for every type of occupation.
Usually, the agencies in these
areas have vacancies only for those positions that are hard to fill,
but a limited number of vacancies due to normal turnover do open up
each year.
In Alaska, Hawaii, and the United States territories, vacancies
are normally filled by qualified local U.S. citizens.
In the foreign
countries, the government has to make a decision on whether to
hire a qualified foreign national or to seek a qualified person living
in the United States.
If feasible, the government will try to hire
the foreign national in order to aid the economy of that particular
country.
However, there are thousands of technical, administrative,
and supervisory positions filled by U.S. citizens overseas, with the
Department of Defense being the largest employer overseas.
Addresses
for some agencies that do hire overseas personnel are included in
Appendix II.
The criteria for eligibility for an overseas position are as
follows:
1.
Physical requirements: The applicant must be able to pass
a rigid physical examination due to the fact that some
overseas personnel serve under difficult living conditions
withou.t adequate medical facilities nearby.
2.
Tour of duty: The applicant selected to work overseas usually
has to sign a transportation agreement for a minimu.m period
of 36 months, although positions in some areas are only for
a period of 12 or 24 months.
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3.
Investigation: All applicants are carefully screened for
securi. ty reasons.
4.
Examination: The applicant must establish eligibility
by completing the appropriate examination. Contact your
nearest OPM.20
Additional Information
Salary:
~fuite
collar workers employed overseas in foreign
countries are paid the same base salary as those in the United States
in similar positions.
However, if needed, a cost-of-living allowance
will also be given.
Housing Allowance:
Overseas employees in foreign countries are
housed in government quarters, if available.
If not, an allowance
is paid to the employee to cover most of the rent and utilities.
Benefits:
Employees in foreign countries receive the same
benefits as employees in the United States.
They also receive
special benefits such as free travel, free storage for any household
goods, and additional paid vacations with free travel to the United
States between tours of duty.
In order to learn more about overseas job opportunities, write
to one of the addresses listed in Appendix II. 21
Peace Corps
A job with the Peace Corps is a different kind of overseas job.
It does not involve a regular 9 to 5 office job, but two years of
long hours, hard work, personal sacrifice • • • and great personal
satisfaction.
As a Peace Corps volunteer, you will be teaching basic
accounting and marketing principles to farmers, fishermen, and village
women.
You will be considered an expert by these people, and you will
be expected to be a leader.
From this experience, you will gain
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confidence, a second language, and overseas experience, all of
which are very marketable.
The requirements of a Peace Corps volunteer are as follows:
u.s.
1.
You must be a
citizen.
2.
You must be at least 18. Usually, few applicants under
the aq-e of 21 have enough experience and skills to qualify.
There is no upper age limit.
3.
You must meet medical and legal requirements.
4.
The normal assignment for a Peace Corps volunteer is two
years.
Benefits :from the Peace Corps include:
1.
While in your host country, you will receive a monthly
stipend for housing, food, and clothing that will allow
you to live at the same level as the people in your
host country.
2.
Before you leave for your host country, you will receive
intensive training in the appropriate business techniques,
the culture of the country, and the language of the country.
3.
While serving in your host country, payment on your student
loans will be deferred and you will receive a one-year
non-competitive eligibility for a position with the
federal government.
4.
Upon completion of service, you will receive a readjustment
allowance of $4,200. That is approximately $175 for every
month of training and service you completed during your
two-year assignment.
For more information, write to:
Peace Corps
Recruitment Office
806 Conneticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
20526
or call the toll free number at:
(800)
424-8580, extension 93. 22
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s£MMrASX
Although an accountant will never become rich working for the
federal government, there are other benefits gained from working for
a federal agency.
The main benefit is that of personal satisfaction
that comes fron providing a service to the citizens of the United
states.
One employee in the Office of Personnel Management in
Indianapolis stated that she felt a deep satisfaction in helping
other people and that she was proud to work for the United States
government.
Mlother benefit is job stability.
The government
will always have a need for accountants, and once an accountant has
achieved career status, his chances of losing his job due to a
lay-off are slim.
Finally, the United States government offers
special job opportunities such as an accounting job overseas-an opportunity not available in most accounting jobs in private
industry.
This booklet has attempted to simplify and explain the
procedures for applying for a federal job.
If you would like to
further research a career with the federal government, please read
the brochures and booklets listed in Appendix II.
Good luck!
APPENDIX I
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U.s. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
INDlANAPOLIS AREA OFFICE
,75 N. PENNSYLVANIA ST.
INDIANA~OLIS,
INuiANA
46204
PRINCIPAL FEDERAL AGENCIES +N INDIANA
NAME OF AGENCY
AGENCY HEAD
STRENGTH
EMPLOYMENT CONTACT
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
National Soil Erosion Lab
Purdue University Bldg. SOIL
W. Lafayette, IN 47907
James G. Hartsock
Area Director
34
Wayne Boswell
2000 W. Pioneer Pkwy.
Peoria, 1L 61614
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Stabilization &
Conservation Service.
5610 Crawfordsville Road
Suite 1600
Indianapolis, IN 46224
William Johnson
State Executive Director
30
William McKinnley, Jr.
Chief, Admin. Section
Department of Agriculture
Animal & Plant Health
Inspection Service
5610 Crawfordsville Road
Suite 1000
Indianapolis, IN 46224
Dr. Paul Kramer
Veterinarian-in-Charge
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Thomas Furbush
Admin. Officer
Department of Agriculture
Farmers Home Administration
5610 Crawfordsville Road
Suite 1700
Indianapolis, Indiana 46224
O. Ted Blank
State Director
202
Department of Agriculture
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.
5610 Crawfordsville Road
Suite 1501
Indianapolis, IN 46224
William Badgley
Director
15
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
5610 Crawfordsville Road
Suite 2200
Indianapolis, IN 46224
Robert Eddleman
State Conservationist
310
epartment of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
Agriculture Administration Bldg.
Purdue University
W. Lafayette, IN 47907
Earl L. Park
Statistician-in-Charge
19
Milo A. Thompson
Admin. Officer
Diana Hudson
Administrative Asssist.
Binnie Bragg
Personnel Mgmt. Spec.
Earl L. Park
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NAME OF AGENCY
AGENCY HEAD
STRENGTH
EMPLOYMENT CONTACT
Department of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service
Wayne Hoosier National Forest
3527 - 10th Street
Bedford, IN 47421
Harold L. Godlevske
Forest Supervisor
137
Sammie K. Polley
Personnel Assistant
Department of the Air Force
305th Combat Support Group (SAC)
Grissom AFB, IN 46971
Col. Francis J. Care
Commander
758
Hugh Skinner
Personnel Officer
Department of the Army
l23rd Army Reserve Command
P.O. Box 16501
r't. Harrison
Indianapolis, IN 46216
MG Donald Pearson
Commander
180
Thomas Chudik
Mil. Pers. Off.
Department of Army
Crane Army Ammunition Activity
Crane, IN 47522
Lt. Col. Thomas J. Kunhart
852
Stephen Gregg
Personnel Officer
Department of Army
Jefferson Proving Ground
Madison, IN 47250
Col. Hawkins M. Conrad
Commander
376
Marquerite Ligon
Civilian Personnel
Officer
Department of Army
U.S. Army Enlisted Records &
Evaluation Center
Building 1 Ft. Harrison
Indianapolis, IN 46249
Col. R. Brooks
Commander
185
Daryle Roth
Civilian Personnel
Officer
Department of Army
U.S. Army Finance & Accounting
Center
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis, IN 46249
MG P.P. Burns
Commanding Officer
2571
Daryle Roth
Civilian Personnel
Officer
Department of Defense
Defense Information School
Bldg. 400, Ft. Harrison
Indianapolis, IN 46215
Col. B. Spangler
Commandant
45
Daryle Roth
Civilian Personnel
Officer
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency
DCASMA
Bldg. 1, Ft. Harrison
Indianapolis, IN 46249
Col. James M. Eller
Commanding Officer
214
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency
DCASPRO Allison
2355 South Tibbs Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Major Thomas Alexander
Plant Rep.
Tom Kelly
DCASR
O'Hare Inter. Airport
P.O. Box 66475
Chicago, IL 60666
74
Same as above
NAME OF AGENCY
AGENCY HEAD
STRENGTH
EMPLOYMENT CONTAC
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Hearings & Appeals
246 Federal Building
101 N.W. 7th Street
Evansville, IN 47708
Tom Capshaw
Admin. Law Judge
In-Charge
16
Judy Fowler
Hearing Office
Administrator
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Hearings & Appeals
401 Commerce Building
127 West Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Richard C. Ver Wiebe
Admin. Law Judge
In-Charge
19
Arlene Bortz
Admin. Specialist
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Hearings & Appeals
575 North Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
John C. Castelli
Admin. Law Judge
In-Charge
39
Candace Jackson
Hearing Office
Supervisor
Department of Health & Human Services
Social Security Administration
575 North Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Alvin LeDoux
Area Director
(Southern Indiana)
389
Alvin LeDoux
Department of Health & Human Services
Social Security Administration
340 South Columbia Street
South Bend, IN 46601
Larry Snyder
Area Director
(Northern IN)
314
Dave Krueger
Area Admin. Assist.
Department of Housing & Urban
Development
151 North Delaware Street
P.O. Box 7047
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Martha Lamkin
Area Manager
188
Cecile K. Beaven
Director of Admin.
Department of Interior
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 46304
Dale Engquist
Park Superintendent
56
Marsha Glassner
Pers. Mgmt. Spec.
Department of Interior
National Park Service
George Rogers Clark, (NBO)
401 South Second Street
Vincennes, IN 47591
John D. Neal
Superintendent
7
John D. Neal
Department of Interior
National Park Service
Lincoln Boyhood Memorial
Lincoln City, IN 47552
Norman He1lmers
Superintendent
8
Norman He11mers
Department of Interior
Office of Surface Mining
46 East Ohio Street, 5th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Richard McNabb
13
Richard McNabb
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NAME OF AGENCY
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AGENCY HEAD
STRENGTH
EMPLOYME~l
CONiAC
Department of Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
6023 Guion Road, Suite 201
Indianapolis, Indiana 46254
Dennis ·Stewart
District Chief
Department of Justice
Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Penitentiary
Terre Haute, Indiana 47808
Thomas J. Keohane Jr.
Warden
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
575 North Pennsylvania St., Rm. 267
Indianapolis, IN 46204
William C~ Kerstann
Resident Agent-in-Charge
17
Ted Longworth
Personnel Officer
219 S. Dear~orn St.
Chicago, IL 60604
Department of J~stice
Immigration & Naturalization
507 State St., Rm. 105
Hammond, Indiana 46320
Charles M. Hammer
Officer-in-Charge
28
Charles M. Hammer
Department of Justice
Immigration & Naturalization
46 East Ohio St., Rm. 148
Indianapolis, IN 46204
James T. Pastor
Supv. Immigration Officer
8
James T. Pastor
Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney
220 Federal Building
1300 S. Harrison
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
R. Lawrence Steele Jr.
U.S. Attorney
5
Pat Krider
Admin. Officer
Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney
46 East Ohio St., Rm. 274
Indianapolis, IN 46204
John Daniel Tinder
U.S. Attorney
28
Barbara Williamson
Admin. Officer
Department of Justice
U.S. Marshal
46 East Ohio St., Rm. 226
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ralph Morgan
U.S. Marshal
(Southern IN)
20
Ralph Morgan
Department of Justice
U.S. Marshal
204 s. Main Street
South Bend, IN 46624
J. Jerome Perkins
U.S. Marshal
(Northern IN)
13
J. Jerome Perkins
Department of Labor
Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training
46 East Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Kenneth Gibson
Department of Labor
Mining Enforcement & Safety
Administration
P.O. Box 927
Vincennes, Indiana 47591
Ronald Hollenbeck
Sub-District Manager
37
362
Sharon Kuhnlein
Admin. Officer
Dennis O'Neil
Personnel Officer
9
Kenneth Gibson
28
Janet Ernst
Admin. Assist.
NAl-iE OF
AGE~CY
AGENCY HEAD
STRENGTH
E~LOY~NT
-
CONTACT
Ken Bowman
Area Director
5
Sandra Slayton
DOL Personnel Office
230 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago» IL 60604
Department of Labor
Wage & Hour Division
2346 S. Lynhurst B-l05
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Kenneth Graue
Area Director
18
Christine Pollard
230 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60604
Department of Navy
Naval Avionics Center
21st & Arlington Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46218
Cpt. Warren R. Abel
Commanding Officer
2267
Virginia Tewell, Dir.
Employment Division
Department of Navy
Naval Weapons Support Center
Crane, Indiana 47522
Cpt. Joseph D. Miceli
Commanding Officer
2873
Stephen Gregg
Personnel Officer
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Route Traffic Control Center
Indianapolis International Airport
2000 Bauman Road
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Joe Chavez
Chief
400
Howard R. Hartman
Pers. Mgmt. Spec.
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Airport Traffic Control Tower
Indianapolis International Airport
P.O. Box 41546
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Thomas Parks
Air Traffic Manager
68
FAA Personnel Div.
2300 E. Devon St.
Des Plaines, IL 6001,
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Airway Facilities Sector (HUB)
1883 South Banner
Indianapolis International Airport
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Edwin M. Ellis
Sector Manager
98
A.J. Gath
Program SUppa Off.
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Airway Facilities Sector (ZID)
2000 Bauman Road
Indianapolis International Airport
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Roy L. Seyferth
Acting Sector Mgr.
103
Sandy Stevens
A.R. McCormick
Chief
16
A.R. McCormick
Jennings R. Skinner
Division Administrator
31
Jack Schliessman
Admin. manager
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety & Health
Administration Area Office
-'.6 East Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
General Aviation District Office
Indianapolis International Airport
P.O. Box 41525
__Indianapolis, Indiana 46241
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway AdminLstration
575 N. Pennsylvania St., Rm. 254
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(USN) (NAVY)
..
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NAME OF AGENCY
AGENCY HEAD
Department of Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 44687
Indianapolis, IN 46244
Paul Williams
District Director
Department of Treasury
U.S. Customs Service
Bldg. 3, P.O. Box 51612
Indianapolis International Airport
Indianapolis, IN 46251
Harry McKay
Port Director
Department of Treasury
U.S. Secret Service
575 North Pennsylvania St., Rm. 211
Indianapolis, IN 46204
STRENGTH
837
EMPLOYMENT CONTACT
Michael Madges
Personnel Officer
9
Charles Lean
USCS-Region 9
Suite 1501
55 E. Monroe Street
Joseph Worthington
Special Agent-in-Charge
14
Joseph Worthington
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
46 East Ohio St., Room 456
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Osma Spurlock
District Director
63
Rick Stapinski
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
One Merchants Plaza
115 West Washington Suite 1290
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Erv Berlinger
District Director
46
L.J. Quast
General Services Administration
46 East Ohio St., Rm. 350
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Richard D. Gardner
Buildings Manager
57
William Riordan
230 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60604
General Services Administration
Federal Property Resources Service
CASAD Depot
New Haven, IN 46774
Ray Hardcastle
Depot Manager
Military Department of Indiana
Adjutant General's Office
ATTN: MDI-TP P.O. Drawer AO
Indianapolis, IN 46241
MG Alfred Ahner
Adjutant General
National Labor Relations Board
575 N. Pennsylvania St., Rm. 238
Indianapolis, IN 46204
William T. Little
Regional Director
59
William T. Little
Small Business Administration
575 N. Pennsylvania St., Rm. 578
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Robert D. General
District Director
48
Freida Naylor
Admin. Officer
u.S.
Marlin G. Tammen
Area Manager
11
Marlin G. Tammen
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Office of Personnel
Management
16 East Ohio St., Rm. 124
Indianapolis, IN 46204
7
954
Ray Hardcastle
Col. Francis Cole
Tech. Pers. Officer
Page 7
NIu'iE OF AGENCY
-
AGENCY HEAD
STRENGTH
EMPLOYMENT CONTACT
Veterans Administration Medical
Center
1600 Randalia Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
James Woytassek
Medical Center Director
356
Donald Nolan
Personnel Officer
Veterans Administration Medical
Center
1481 West Tenth Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Terrence L. Johnson
1335
Medical Center Director
Terence P. Kahn
Personnel Officer
Veterans Administration Medical
Center
Marion, I~ 46952
Anthony Branch
1191
Medical Center Director
Roger A. Johnson
Personnel Officer
Veterans Administration Outpatient
Clinic
214 S.E. 6th Street
Evansville, IN 47708
Dr. Earl Parkinson
24
Peggy K. Cri tz
VA Medical Center
Marion, IL 62959
Veterans Administration Regional
Office
575 N. Pennsylvania St., Rm. 399
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Roy C. Wetherell
Director
242
William Keeker
Personnel Officer
Page 8
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INDIANA SOCIAL SECURITY DISTRICT OFFICES
216 East Ninth Street
Anderson, Indiana 46016
P.O. Box 548
500 West Fourth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47401
2520 California Street
Columbus, Indiana 47201
327 West Marion Street
Elkhart, Indiana 46514
Room 101, Federal Building
101 North West 7th Street
Evansville, Indiana 47708
Worthman Office Mall
Suite 235, 5300 Fairfield
P.O. Box 7557
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46807
610 Connecticut Street
Gary, Indiana 46402
636 State Street, P.o. Box 388
Hammond, Indiana 46325
Federal Building, Room 620
575 North Pennsylvania, 6th Floor
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
P.O. Box 2528
Merchants National Bank Building
100 South Mulberry Street
Muncie, Indiana 47302
700 North Calumet Avenue
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
2001 East, Colu~JUS Drive
P.O. Box N
East Chicago, I~diana 46312
Linwood Square
4401 East 10th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana
46201
2814 North High School Road
Indianapolis, I~diana 46224
110 Walter Remley Drive
Crawfordsville, Indiana
47933
P.O. Box 29
2820 Grant Line Road
New Albany, Indiana 47150
(Memphis Area Office)
117 South 7th Street
Richmond, Indiana 47374
702 West 7th Street
Auburn, Indiana 46706
P.O. Box 19
Room 400, Sher1and Building
105 East Jefferson
South Bend, Indiana 46624
500 West Lincoln Highway
U.S. 30
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
Meadows Shopping Center
25th Street near Ohio Blvd.
Terre Haute, Indiana
47803
404 West Sycamore Street
P.O. Box 959
Kokomo, Indiana 46901
P.O. Box 217
310 North Second Street
Vincennes, Indiana 47591
P.O. Box 970
1520 Union Street
Lafayette, Indiana
105 West Fifth Street
Michigan City, Indiana
1416 Bear Street
~adison, Indiana
47902
47250
P.o. Box 9
813 Northwestern Avenue
Marion, Indiana 46952
P.O. Box 46
402 South Green
Henderson, Kentucky
46360
42420
APPENDIX I
National Federal Agencies
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1.
u.s. Department of Defense
HQ, Defense Contract Audit Agency
College Recruitment Officer
Cameron Station
Alexandria, VA 22304-6178
2.
u.s. General Accounting Office
441 G. street, NW Room 4650
Washington, D.C.
20548
3.
U. S • Army Audit Agen cy
ATTN: Personnel
12140 Woodcrest Exec. Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63141
APPENDIX II
PUBLICATIONS
1.
Federal Personnel Guide--published annually
P.O. Box 274
Washington, D.C.
20044
$4.00 (includes postage and handling)
*highly recommended
2.
Federal Jobs Digest--private job listing service published twice
325 Pennsylvania Ave.
each month
Washington, D.C. 20003
$26.00 for six issues and federal job kit
3.
Federal Career Opportunities--private job listing service published
370 Maple Avenue W
every other week
P.O. Box 1059-C4
Vienna, VA 22180-1059
$34.00 for six issues
4.
Federal Jobs Overseas (BRE-18)--published by federal government
Wri te local OPM
Free
ADDRESSES
For information on possible overseas jobs in the Pacific area, write:
Honolulu Area Office
Office of Personnel Management
P.O. Box 500-B
300 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850
For more information on possible overseas jobs in the Atlantic area,
write:
Washington Area Office
Office of Personnel Management
P.O. Box 52
Washington, D.C.
20415
For more information on jobs in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
with the Department of Army, write:
USA REUR Civilian Recruitment Office
Attention: AEAGA-CRC
APO New York 09403
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FOOTNOTES
l"Jobs With Uncle Sam,lI Changing Times (March, 1985), p.52.
211 Changing Times Annual Survey:
Changing Times (March, 1985), p.1.
Jobs For New College Grads ,II
3Qualifications Information Statement for Accountants GS-510
and Auditors, GS-511, United States Office of Personnel Management,
(November, 1983).
411Jobs With Uncle Sam,1I Changing Times (March, 1985), p.52.
50ffice of Personnel Management, Indianapolis, Indiana
46204.
6Qualifica.tions Information Statement for Accountants GS-510
and Auditors, GS-511, United States Office of Personnel Management,
(November, 1983).
70 ffice of Personnel Management, Indianapolis, Indiana
46204.
8 I bid.
9Qualifications Information Statement for Accountants GS-510
and Auditors, GS-511, United States Office of Personnel Management,
(November, 1983).
10 I bid.
11 I bid.
12 Ibid .
13Federal Personnel Guide, Federal Personnel Publications,
(January, 1985), p. 17.
14 Ibid ., p. 17.
15 Ibid ., pp. 19, 35-87.
1611Jobs With Uncle Sam," Changing Times (March, 1985), p. 55.
17Ibid., p. 57.
18Qualifications Information Statement for Accountants GS-510
and Auditors, GS-511, United States Office of Personnel Management,
(November, 1983).
19Ibid.
20Federal Jobs Overseas (BRE-18), United States Office of
Personnel Manaqement, Washington, D.C.
20415.
21 Ibid •
22Susiness Opportunities In The Peace Corps, Peace Corps,
Washington, D.C.
20526.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Business Oppor1::uni ties In The Peace Corps, Peace Corps, Washington,
D. C.
20526.
"Changing Times Annual Survey: Jobs For New College Grads,"
Changing Times (March, 1985).
Federal Jobs Overseas (BRE-18), United States Office of Personnel
Management, Washington, D.C.
20415.
Federal Personnel Guide, Federal Personnel Publications,
1985) •
(January,
"Jobs With Uncle Sam," Changing Times (March, 1985).
Office of Personnel Management, Indianapolis, Indiana
46204.
Qyalifications Information Statement for Accountants, GS-510 and
Auditors, GS-511, United States Office of Personnel Management,
(November, 1983).
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