The Smithonian example is the way it is for museum jobs in most of the
Federal system, and I thought all gov't employees were allowed comp
time--Lauri might check into this if they are denying it.  But who knows
what the Army is allowed to do.  Being a museum person in a Federal
agency (the military for example) that doesn't have many museum jobs
and doesn't value them very highly probably makes it a low priority for
them to rewrite job descriptions and promote.  It might be time to check
www.usajobs.opm.gov -- there are kinder, gentler federal jobs out there.

Christine Mouw
Assistant Curator
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum
West Branch, Iowa  52358
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