Reading Room Document

Exemption From Competitive Service of Supergrade Positions in the Drug Enforcement Administration Created by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1968

This document discusses the exemption of certain positions in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from the competitive service, as outlined in the Crime Control Act of 1976. The conclusion reached in the document is that the Supergrade-Equivalent (SR) positions created by the Reorganization Plan are not subject to the exemption and therefore remain in the competitive service. The questions presented for review include whether the language of the exemption statute applies to the SR positions, and whether there should be a distinction between General Schedule (GS) and SR positions in terms of their applicability to the exemption.

January 27, 1978