Question 75: Doesthe
2003
budget provideany significantincrease foryour scienceprogramsbeyond inflation?Answer: TheFY
2003
budget requestdoesnotincludeanyincreaseforour scienceprograms, other than mandatoryincreasesforpayraises.We
have hadto focus our requestsforincreases inseveral areasthat requireimmediate attention, such as fundingforreplacementofour inadequatefinancialsystem; funding to preparefortheopening ofthetwo new museums
mandatedby Congressandnow
underconstruction;funding toaddress the backlogoffacilitiesrevitalization needs;
and fundingtoaddress increasedsecurity requirements.
We
are alsowaiting forthe reportofthe independent ScienceCommission, aswellastheseparatestudies underwayby theNationalAcademy
of Public Administrationand the NationalAcademy
ofSciences, before addressing any changestoour science programs.Private GiftsControversies
Question 76: Mr. Small,I
want
to giveyouachanceto respondtosome
ofthe criticismwhich hascome
yourway
during thelastyear aboutlarge privategiftsto theSmithsonian. Lastmonth
JoyceAppleby,who
serveson theSmithsonian Council, wrote aprettytoughpieceforthe Post about thesegifts, inparticularthe Hall ofAchievementgiftfromCatherineReynolds. Letme
read afewlines from this article:"Exhibitionsat
museums
can be both popularandentertaining, but theyarenot popular entertainment perse. Theirgoalisnot to please buttocompel attention, invitereflectionand stimulate questions...Failureto appreciate thesecritical distinctionsgoesa longway
toending thesevenmonth
association of philanthropist Catherine Reynoldsand LarrySmall, the Secretary.Museums
dotheir best
when
thereisaconsensusabouttheirgoalsandwhen
theway
they operatemeshes
with thesegoals. Both Smalland Reynoldsproceeded withtheirplans asthoughtheSmithsonianmuseums
had no procedures, nomission, no cumulativewisdom
and noexperienceto offer."What
isyour responsetothiscriticism?Answer: Fromits inceptionin 1846, theSmithsonian hasbeen ablendof private andpublicfunding, andforthemostpart thisarrangementhasworkedverywell.
Thedebate overprivatefundraisingis goingonthroughout the
museum
world,andis
much
broaderthanjustthe Smithsonian. Formany,many
years fundraising at the Smithsonianwas
arelatively passiveaffair, but inthe 1990'swe
beganto increaseouractivityin thisarea, justas cultural institutionsacrossthecountry beganto do. In fiscal year2001, the Institution raised$179
million.Theissue that
seems
togetthemostattention isdonorparticipation. Likefund raising itself,this issuehas been aroundforavery longtime. In thecaseofthe Smithsonian,oneoftheearliestissueswe
facedwas
whether theAmerican government would evenaccept Mr. Smithson's bequest, inpart becauseitrequired thatthe Institutionbenamed
forhim. Inthesame
era,Andrew
Carnegiewas
very specific intheterms underwhichhegavegenerouslytocitiesandtownsacross the countryto create librariesthat arestillnamed
forhim.TheSmithsonian has not andwillnot deviatefromitslongstanding practice:the
museums
retaincontrol ofourexhibits. The conceptualizationand execution of first-classmuseum
exhibits isalways challenging, and itrequires a great deal of give andtake between donors andcurators.As
in allrelationships ofthis nature, it isvery importantthatall partieshavea clear understandingfromthe beginning abouttheirgoals and expectations. Thatisthesurestway
toachieveasuccessful collaborationand asuccessful exhibition. Butattheend ofthe day,we owe
itto theAmericanpublic to maintain the highestquality of researchand scholarship as thebasis forallourwork.The caseofthe Reynolds donationtotheNational
Museum
ofAmerican History isproofthattheSmithsonian maintains the highest standards. Intheend, the donation
was
withdrawn becausethedonorrequiredmore controlover theexhibit than themuseum
professionalswantedto give. Perhaps with patience and perseverance themuseum
and the donorcould haveagreedonanexhibit meeting the highest scholarlystandardsthatwould have been compellingandstimulating.It isunfortunatethat theprojectwill not becompleted.
Question 77: This morning, thereis anarticleinthe Postabout therenamingof the Langley Theaterfor Lockheed Martin inexchangefor
$10
million. Can youtellusexactly
how
this giftwas
vetted with theSmithsoniancommunity both internallyand externally?Answer: TheNational AirandSpace
Museum's
developmentofficenegotiated thegift. It
was
discussed by theMuseum's
Director, theUnderSecretaryforAmericanMuseums,
andNational Programs andthe Secretary. The naming ofthetheater hadto beapproved by the Smithsonian Boardof Regents (aswithall namings) andit
was
approvedatthe Regents' January22,2002
meeting.Question 78: Other than thenamingofthetheater, did LockheedMartinreceive anyotheradvantages or rights withintheSmithsonian inexchangefor itsgifts?
Answer: Lockheed Martin received threemoreconsiderations. First,the right, threetimes a year, for agroupof nomorethan
485
Lockheed Martinemployeesto takeaguided tour ofthe National Airand SpaceMuseum
beforeopening hours;second, foroneyear,memberships forallregional employeestothe
Museum's
NationalAir and SpaceSociety (NASS) (thisincludes a decal, a membershipcard, a freesubscription toFlyer, a newsletter, and discountstothe theater,shops and audiotourequipment); andthird, for
two
years,200
guestspacesattheMuseum's
4'"ofJulyConcert, performedbythe United StatesAirForce Band.
Question 79: WillSamuel Langley behonored withinAirand Space
Museum
insome
otherway now
thathisname
has disappearedfrom thetheater?Answer: The
museum
isconsidering otherways
of honoring SecretaryLangley such asaWallofHonorPlaqueorthenamingofanothervenuewithin theNational Airand SpaceMuseum
inhis honor. TheSmithsonian Institution has already honored Secretary Langleyinseveralways. The LangleyMedal isthe NationalAir and SpaceMuseum's
highesthonor andis awarded for"especially meritorious investigationsinthe fieldof aerospace science." Secretary Langley'searly planeisdisplayedin the Early Flight galleryattheNational AirandSpace
Museum
onthe Mall and another planewillbe displayed atthe Udvar-HazyCenter.Question 80:
What
isthe currentbalance inthe general trustfund accountor accounts andhow
hasthischangedover thelastseveralyears?Answer:
As
stated inourannual report, thetotal netassetsin ourtrustfunds were:FY2001: $1,032.5million (includes
$657.3
millionoffunds functioning asendowment
withmost
ofthe balancereflectingfundsthatare restrictedbytheir donorsto specific purposes)FY 2000: $1,077.1 million(includes $758.3 millionoffunds functioning as
endowment
withmostofthe balancereflectingfundsthat are restrictedbytheir donorsto specificpurposes)FY 1999: $880.1 million (includes $665.3 million offunds functioning as
endowment
with mostofthe balancereflecting fundsthat are restricted bytheir donorsto specificpurposes)Thesevaluesareas ofSeptember 30, theendofthe Smithsonian'sfiscalyear.The
Institutionfollows atotalreturnconceptformanaging its
endowment,
and therefore, onlytheannualpayoutisavailableforexpenditure.The FY2001 endowment
valuereflectsthe sharpdecline inthe financialmarketsexperiencedin2001.
Question81: Are youontrackintermsofyour
FY 2002
private givinggoals?Answer:
We
are offto averysolidstartforFY 2002. Inourfirstquarter, October1 to
December
31,2001,we
hadextraordinarygifts,thoseof $5millionormore, totaling $25million. That'scomparedto$10
millioninextraordinarygifts inthesame
periodthe yearbefore.We
havejust finishedthesecondquarter ofourfiscal year2002, andtheyear-to-datetotal is$103
million, puttingus squarelyontrack.We
havestaked out ambitious goals fortheremainderoftheyear.FTE'sandPersonnelCutbacks
Question 82: Mr. Secretary,
we
discussed brieflytheFTEsituationbut I wouldlike tofollowupbriefly. Thejustificationsshow
an increaseof204
FTE's in2002
and304
FTE's in2003
-abouta 12percent increasein staffovertwo
years. Abouthalfofthese
new
FTE'srelateto securitybutthebudget chart alsoshows
increasesthroughout the Smithsonian system.How
doyou explain therequirementfora hiringfreeze
when
budgetedFTE's areincreasingatadramatic pace?Answer: InFY 2003,theSmithsonianhasthe challengeof finding
ways
tomeet budgettargetsand provide resourcesforhigh priority initiatives.One, but notthe only, possibilitytomeetthischallengeis a hiringfreeze.As shown
atthebottomof page 17in ourjustification,we
expect FY2002
Salary and Expense funded FTEstobe 4,288. Thisisagrowthofonly32 FTEs overthe actualFY
2001 level of4,256. This difference largely reflectsyear-to-year fluctuationinthe rate of fillingvacancies.Withrespectto FTE growthin FY 2003, theincreasein Salariesand Expensesis
295, not 304. The FY
2002
Emergency Supplementalprovided fundingfor 235 additional security officers attheSmithsonian, includingthe NationalZoo. These additional235
positions are reflected inthe FY2003
requestand comprisemostof thisincrease.The remainingnew
positionsincludedinthe FY2003
requestare associated mainlywith preparingforthe openingoftheNationalMuseum
ofthe AmericanIndianon theMall (36 FTEs)andthe National Airand SpaceMuseum
Steven F. Udvar-HazyCenterat Dulles (11 FTEs); and continued effortsto replace antiquatedmanagement, financialandhuman
resourcemanagement
information systems (14FTEs); Theseare essentialundertakings thatwould havetobeaccommodated
withintheworkingsof anyhiring freeze.Question 83:
As we
understand thesituation,the proposedfreezemay
be principallythe resultoftheSmithsonian beingaboveitsauthorized FTEceilings. Is this thecase andifso, canyoutelltheSubcommitteewhy
the Smithsonianwas
aboveitsauthorized staffing leveland whatprocedures have been putin placeto bettermanage
FTE's?Answer: In January2000, duetochanges inPanamanianlaborlaws,the SmithsonianTropical ResearchInstitute(STRI) shifted mostlocallyhired contractorsto federal employeestatus. STRI alsoadded
new
hirestoaddress shortfallsin supportafterthe return ofthe Canal ZonetoPanama. Theseadjustments werereflected inthe FY 2001 actuals. TheSmithsonian Institutionhas since workedwith
0MB
toadjust theauthorizedceiling level toaccommodate
this change. Withthisoneexception, theSmithsonian has not been,and does notexpectto be, aboveauthorizedstaffinglevels.
To
ensurethisisthe case,the Smithsonian has instituted a recurring reviev\/ processtomonitorFTEusage.Question 84:
We
understand you havemade
asignificantnumber
ofexceptionsto thefreeze.How many
individualshavebeenhired sofarduringFY2002
andwhat typesofexceptions haveoccurred under yourfreeze policy?Answer: Whilethe Smithsonianis consideringthe optionofa hiringfreeze in
FY
2003
tomeet budgettargets, there has thusfar beennofederal or trusthiring freeze in FY 2002.An
UnderSecretarylevel reviewofalltrustpersonnel actions hasbeeninstitutedto assist inmanagingtheSmithsonian'strustexpensestoavoid deficitspending.Question 85: Doesthefreeze policy applyto administrative and executivestaff positions?
Answer:
As
stated inthe responsetotheprior question, theInstitutionhas not implemented ahiringfreeze inFY 2002.Question 86: Couldyoudescribethe reductionsinforce thathavealready occurredand tellus whetherindividuals
who
have been riffed result insignificant costforthe Smithsonian becauseoftermination costs?Answer: There were97federalpositionsand
209
generalunrestricted trust positionsforatotalof306
positionsabolishedin FY 2002. Of the 97federal positions,66
werealreadyvacant, 13retired, 3 werereassigned.4 wereclassified atalower grade and 11 wereseparated. Ofthe209
generaltrust positions, 116 werealreadyvacant, 6weretemporary employeeswhose
appointments werenot extended, 1 resigned, and86
wereseparated.Interms ofactualpeopleaffected, therewere 11 federaland
86
trustemployees separated fora total of97
permanent employeesinvoluntarilyseparated fromthe Institution. Federal separation costsareestimatedtobe $345,000.Trust separation costsareestimatedtobe $2.4 million. Separation costsinclude severance payand annual leavepayouts. Thetotalamount
inannualleavepayout includespaymentstothoseemployeeswho
resignedandretired.Question 87: Please insertinthe record at thistimeananalysis of the
number
of peoplepaidabovethemaximum
levelforcareer civilservants withintheSmithsonian withcomparisonsofthelevel ofsuch personneloverthelast4years?
Also supply acomprehensivetableshowingfor FiscalYear
2000
through2003
the numberofSmithsonian employeesineach gradelevel orpay categoryandthe averagesalary forpeopleat eachgradeorpaylevel. This shouldincludeboth federalfundsand trust or private funds.sa
Answer: Thefollowingreflectsthe
number
ofSmithsonianempioyeeswhose
salaryexceedsthecivilservicecap, theaveragesalary ofthoseabovethecap,and thetotal
amount
ofbonuses paid tothoseemployees.Figures donotinclude benefits.TrustEmployees Paid
Above Maximum
CivilServiceSalary FiscalYear
CivilService
Cap
Number
of EmployeesAverageSalary
Above Cap
Total Bonuses*
2001
$161,200 29
$203,193$534,972 2000 $157,000 23 $186,577 $225,515 1999 $151,800
15$189,666 $263,030 1998 $151,800
12$175,685 $149,678
* Notethat a largepreponderanceofbonuseswereforSmithsonianBusiness Venturesemployees,whocompeteinthecommercialsector.
Thefollowingtable reflectstheaveragesalaryand countofemployeesineach gradeorpaylevel attheendoffiscalyears
1999
- 2001 andas of March 2002.FY
2003
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