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TABLE 11 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY

					COMPETITIVE SERVICE							EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AGENCY		TOTAL*			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
MARCH 2004		2,704,959	*		1,360,243	*	1,322,517	*	37,726	*		1,344,716	*	1,118,880	*	225,836	*
FEBRUARY 2004		2,701,399	**		1,356,335	**	1,321,123	**	35,212	**		1,345,064	**	1,118,839	**	226,225	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
MARCH 2004		30,348			2,697		2,690		7			27,651		9,444		18,207
FEBRUARY 2004		29,953	*		2,708	*	2,700	*	8	*		27,245	*	9,447	*	17,798	*
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
MARCH 2004		3,201			...		...		...			3,201		3,127		74
FEBRUARY 2004		3,206			...		...		...			3,206		3,135		71
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
MARCH 2004		2,637			2,577		2,572		5			60		34		26
FEBRUARY 2004		2,648			2,586		2,580		6			62		36		26
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
MARCH 2004		4,409			...		...		...			4,409		4,100		309
FEBRUARY 2004		4,415			...		...		...			4,415		4,099		316
JUDICIAL BRANCH
MARCH 2004		34,399			...		...		...			34,399		32,122		2,277
FEBRUARY 2004		34,286			...		...		...			34,286		32,050		2,236
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
MARCH 2004		2,640,212	*		1,357,546	*	1,319,827	*	37,719	*		1,282,666	*	1,077,314	*	205,352	*
FEBRUARY 2004		2,637,160	**		1,353,627	**	1,318,423	**	35,204	**		1,283,533	**	1,077,342	**	206,191	**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
MARCH 2004		1,700			694		688		6			1,006		495		511
FEBRUARY 2004		1,698			702		696		6			996		497		499
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
MARCH 2004		1,682,188	*		1,218,335	*	1,181,973	*	36,362	*		463,853	*	341,067	*	122,786	*
FEBRUARY 2004		1,676,416	**		1,214,307	**	1,180,418	**	33,889	**		462,109	**	338,371	**	123,738	**
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
MARCH 2004		32,997			7,783		6,559		1,224			25,214		21,064		4,150
FEBRUARY 2004		32,775			7,757		6,562		1,195			25,018		20,902		4,116
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
MARCH 2004		126,408			120,688		117,316		3,372			5,720		4,799		921
FEBRUARY 2004		124,615			119,040		116,248		2,792			5,575		4,821		754
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MARCH 2004		667,192			537,605		522,399		15,206			129,587		90,566		39,021
FEBRUARY 2004		664,260			536,091		522,852		13,239			128,169		88,072		40,097
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
MARCH 2004		230,941			183,336		176,471		6,865			47,605		30,131		17,474
FEBRUARY 2004		229,902			182,497		175,859		6,638			47,405		30,076		17,329
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
MARCH 2004		182,386			160,703		157,152		3,551			21,683		17,034		4,649
FEBRUARY 2004		182,629			160,935		158,987		1,948			21,694		15,398		6,296
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MARCH 2004		154,411			117,618		115,325		2,293			36,793		28,659		8,134
FEBRUARY 2004		152,074			116,551		114,297		2,254			35,523		28,029		7,494
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
MARCH 2004		21,753			20,559		19,813		746			1,194		844		350
FEBRUARY 2004		21,698			20,498		19,832		666			1,200		840		360
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
MARCH 2004		77,701			55,389		53,638		1,751			22,312		13,898		8,414
FEBRUARY 2004		77,957			55,610		53,877		1,733			22,347		13,729		8,618
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
MARCH 2004		103,318			60,078		59,668		410			43,240		40,298		2,942
FEBRUARY 2004		103,183			59,955		59,541		414			43,228		40,255		2,973
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
MARCH 2004		70,240			60,539		56,421		4,118			9,701		3,315		6,386
FEBRUARY 2004		69,628			60,065		56,019		4,046			9,563		3,251		6,312
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
MARCH 2004		98,803			89,023		85,673		3,350			9,780		3,028		6,752
FEBRUARY 2004		98,781			88,856		85,447		3,409			9,925		3,003		6,922
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MARCH 2004		37,126			30,133		29,715		418			6,993		5,065		1,928
FEBRUARY 2004		37,008			30,102		29,687		415			6,906		5,197		1,709
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MARCH 2004		16,009			14,705		14,655		50			1,304		987		317
FEBRUARY 2004		16,029			14,737		14,677		60			1,292		984		308
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
MARCH 2004		60,632			49,005		48,198		807			11,627		4,273		7,354
FEBRUARY 2004		60,862			49,058		48,254		804			11,804		4,311		7,493
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
MARCH 2004		10,330			9,275		9,247		28			1,055		786		269
FEBRUARY 2004		10,343			9,282		9,251		31			1,061		789		272
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MARCH 2004		57,668			8,332		8,285		47			49,336		48,437		899
FEBRUARY 2004		57,765			8,331		8,278		53			49,434		48,541		893
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
MARCH 2004		15,140			13,431		13,385		46			1,709		1,524		185
FEBRUARY 2004		15,157			13,438		13,391		47			1,719		1,536		183
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
MARCH 2004		4,448			3,663		3,652		11			785		499		286
FEBRUARY 2004		4,443			3,667		3,656		11			776		496		280
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
MARCH 2004		232,818			139,117		134,873		4,244			93,701		76,466		17,235
FEBRUARY 2004		232,508			138,970		134,628		4,342			93,538		76,253		17,285
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
MARCH 2004		149,059	*		74,958	*	71,927	*	3,031	*		74,101	*	39,960	*	34,141	*
FEBRUARY 2004		149,059	**		74,958	**	71,927	**	3,031	**		74,101	**	39,960	**	34,141	**
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
MARCH 2004		956,324			138,517		137,166		1,351			817,807		735,752		82,055
FEBRUARY 2004		959,046	**		138,618	**	137,309	**	1,309	**		820,428	**	738,474	**	81,954	**
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
MARCH 2004		1,809			...		...		...			1,809		1,788		21
FEBRUARY 2004		1,811			...		...		...			1,811		1,790		21
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
MARCH 2004		17,762			15,561		15,516		45			2,201		1,687		514
FEBRUARY 2004		17,757			15,578		15,533		45			2,179		1,686		493
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
MARCH 2004		2,505			1,889		1,872		17			616		594		22
FEBRUARY 2004		2,516			1,899		1,881		18			617		595		22
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
MARCH 2004		2,018			1,407		1,406		1			611		584		27
FEBRUARY 2004		2,028			1,408		1,407		1			620		589		31
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
MARCH 2004		5,401			4,969		4,954		15			432		355		77
FEBRUARY 2004		5,426			4,984		4,969		15			442		361		81
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
MARCH 2004		12,710			11,806		11,733		73			904		772		132
FEBRUARY 2004		12,700			11,791		11,724		67			909		782		127
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
MARCH 2004		19,066			17,899		17,615		284			1,167		909		258
FEBRUARY 2004		19,018			17,870		17,619		251			1,148		897		251
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
MARCH 2004		3,019			2,670		2,619		51			349		34		315
FEBRUARY 2004		2,996			2,650		2,600		50			346		34		312
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
MARCH 2004		1,947			1,065		1,065		...			882		858		24
FEBRUARY 2004		1,939			1,061		1,061		...			878		852		26
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
MARCH 2004		3,094			...		...		...			3,094		2,991		103
FEBRUARY 2004		3,076			...		...		...			3,076		2,985		91
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
MARCH 2004		3,345			2,432		2,423		9			913		834		79
FEBRUARY 2004		3,370			2,433		2,424		9			937		852		85
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
MARCH 2004		3			...		...		...			3		3		...
FEBRUARY 2004		3			...		...		...			3		3		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
MARCH 2004		1,112			1,097		1,097		...			15		11		4
FEBRUARY 2004		1,111			1,096		1,096		...			15		11		4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
MARCH 2004		3,579			1,980		1,962		18			1,599		1,472		127
FEBRUARY 2004		3,530			1,947		1,927		20			1,583		1,461		122
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MARCH 2004		3,306			2,811		2,694		117			495		254		241
FEBRUARY 2004		3,450			2,815		2,696		119			635		257		378
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
MARCH 2004		5,001			4,821		4,515		306			180		136		44
FEBRUARY 2004		4,996			4,814		4,510		304			182		141		41
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
MARCH 2004		64,794			58,364		58,110		254			6,430		5,597		833
FEBRUARY 2004		65,031			58,520		58,263		257			6,511		5,659		852
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
MARCH 2004		2,306			1,501		1,487		14			805		718		87
FEBRUARY 2004		2,308			1,497		1,483		14			811		717		94
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MARCH 2004		2,333			914		908		6			1,419		934		485
FEBRUARY 2004		2,325			928		922		6			1,397		954		443
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
MARCH 2004		773,695			...		...		...			773,695		697,561		76,134
FEBRUARY 2004		776,114			...		...		...			776,114		700,186		75,928

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH. **REVISED.