MAKING IT HAPPEN: IMPLEMENTING THE FHWA RESTRUCTURING PLAN

This article describes the progress on implementing both the field and headquarters restructuring plans for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Restructuring began on May 13, 1998, with the delegation of virtually all program responsibility previously assigned to the nine regional offices to the 52 division offices. In June 1998, the Phase II Restructuring Task Force developed the final design for the four resource centers created to support the divisions, and on July 30, 1998, the selection of Baltimore, Maryland; Atlanta, Georgia; Olympia Fields (Chicago, Illinois); and San Francisco, California as the locations of the resource centers was announced. Effective October 1, 1998, the employees of the regional offices that were eliminated became "virtual" members of the resource centers. In January 1999, all headquarters employees were reassigned to one of the five core business units or eight crosscutting service business units in the new matrix structure. At the end of January, the reassignment of some headquarters employees to the field, combined with a small number of new headquarters positions created by restructuring, provided an opportunity for all FHWA employees to consider reassignment.

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  • Accession Number: 00763530
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: May 7 1999 12:00AM