3 FAM 1220
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Office of Origin: HR/CDA)
3 FAM 1221 MERIT PRINCIPLES
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
The policies, programs, standards, and procedures
governing the personnel systems of the foreign affairs agencies will assure in
accordance with merit principles:
(1) Admission of employees through impartial and
rigorous examination;
(2) Acquisition of career status only by employees who
have demonstrated their fitness through successful completion of probationary
assignments;
(3) Effective career development, advancement, and
retention of the ablest employees; and
(4) Separation of those employees who do not meet the
requisite standards of performance or conduct.
3 FAM 1222 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees and Applicants)
The foreign affairs agencies will foster the development
and vigorous implementation of policies and procedures, which will facilitate
and encourage:
(1) Entry into and advancement in the Foreign Service
by persons from all segments of American society; and
(2) Equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment
for all.
3 FAM 1223 EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
3 FAM 1223.1 General
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will facilitate participation
by members of the Foreign Service, through their elected representatives, in
the formulation of personnel policies and procedures that affect their
conditions of employment, and will maintain a fair and effective system for the
resolution of individual grievances that will ensure the fullest measure of due
process for members of the Foreign Service.
3 FAM 1223.2 Employee
Participation and Settlement of Grievances
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will:
(1) Provide counseling services for employees
concerning personal problems, working conditions, or relationships with
supervisors and other employees;
(2) Encourage the settlement of grievances on such
matters through informal procedures whenever possible; and
(3) Where informal settlement is not possible, provide
effective procedures for the hearing and settlement of formal grievances
without fear of restraint, reprisal, or discrimination.
3 FAM 1224 OPERATION OF THE SERVICE
3 FAM 1224.1 Management
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will improve Foreign Service
managerial flexibility and effectiveness.
3 FAM 1224.2 Uniform and
Compatible Personnel System
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will increase efficiency and
economy by promoting maximum compatibility among the agencies authorized by law
to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, as well as compatibility
between the Foreign Service personnel system and other personnel systems of the
U.S. Government.
3 FAM 1224.3 Maintenance of
Personnel Data
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will maintain modern
personnel data systems, which provide timely and accurate information on
position requirements and personnel skills for the purpose of assisting
management in determining staffing requirements and planning and administering
programs for the recruitment, assignment, development, and promotion of
personnel.
3 FAM 1224.4 Provide Effective
Representation
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will seek to enable the
Foreign Service to serve effectively the interests of the United States and to
provide the highest caliber of representation in the conduct of foreign
affairs.
3 FAM 1225 MINIMIZATION OF HARDSHIPS
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will minimize the impact of
hardships, disruptions, and other unusual conditions of service abroad on the
members of the Service, and mitigate the special impact of such conditions on
their families.
3 FAM 1226 BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will provide salaries,
allowances, and benefits that will enable the Foreign Service to attract and retain
qualified personnel and will provide a system of incentive payments and awards
to encourage and reward outstanding performance.
3 FAM 1227 SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will establish and operate a
Senior Foreign Service (SFS) that is characterized by strong policy formulation
capabilities, outstanding executive leadership qualities, and highly developed
functional, foreign language, and area expertise.
3 FAM 1228 EVALUATION OF PROGRAM
EFFECTIVENESS
(CT:PER-924; 09-21-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
The foreign affairs agencies will conduct a continuing
evaluation of the policies, operational objectives, procedures, and
effectiveness of the various personnel programs and develop both short-term and
long-term plans (including legislation when appropriate) for such modifications
as will make them more effective and responsive to their needs.
3 FAM 1229 unassigned