Pre-Exit Clearance Guidance and Procedures for All Separations

1.  Purpose

This Order issues and transmits the process for Federal employees who are separating from the General Services Administration (GSA) to ensure accountability of personal property, proper access to computer systems, and adjudication of any financial obligations to minimize the risk to the Agency.

2.  Background

GSA Order OAS 7800.13, Management of General Services Administration’s Internal Personal Property (2018), implements the statutory requirement that Federal agencies establish effective written procedures for the return of all personal property and computer systems issued to Federal employees separating or transferring from GSA. In accordance with Section 5(d), supervisors are responsible for ensuring the return of all Government equipment from separating or reassigned GSA employees and must utilize the GSA Form 1655, Pre-Exit Clearance Checklist.

3.  Scope and applicability. 

• The provisions of this order apply to all GSA Federal employees, with the exclusion of the Office of the Inspector General.
• The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has independent personnel authority.  See Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 3), as amended (Inspector General is authorized “to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General”) and GSA Order ADM P 5450.39D GSA Delegations of Authority Manual (Delegations Manual), Chapter 2, Part 1 (“the Inspector General has independent authority to formulate policies and make determinations concerning human capital issues within the [OIG]” and GSA determinations/delegations do not limit that authority).  Similarly, GSA specifically recognizes that the Inspector General has independent authority to formulate policies and make determinations concerning training, employee development, and career management.

4.  Cancellation

This order cancels HRM IL-18-01, Pre-Exit Clearance Procedures for Employees Voluntarily Separating from or Reassigned within GSA.

5.  Implementation Actions

Implementation of this Order must be carried out in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and bargaining obligations.