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Active recruitment for the position of Director of the National Museum of American Art concluded on March 31, and the roster of candidates is very promising. The job was listed as both a Federal civil service (GS-18) and a trust position in order to respond to salary and benefit issues on an individual basis. The search committee, chaired by Sylvia Williams, Director of the National Museum of African Art, meets May 4 to review applications and recommend additional candidates. The committee's recommendations to the Secretary should be forwarded by mid-July. Elizabeth Broun is the Acting Director.

As noted in the status report on the Implementation of the Amendment to the Inspector General Act, the Smithsonian has begun the search for an Inspector General.

[[underlined]] Litigation Report [[/underlined]] 

There were eleven cases pending against the Smithsonian Institution during the period ending April 1989:

contract:

[[underlined]] The Berman Group, Ind. v. Smithsonian Institution [[/underlined]] (compensation claim for alleged additional services performed on design contract)

Employment:

[[underlined]] Cofield V. Adams [[/underlined]] (termination of temporary appointment)
[[underlined]] Dickson v. Smithsonian Institution [[/underlined]] (discrimination on the basis of race (white))
[[underlined]] Solomon v. Secretary, Smithsonian Institution [[/underlined]] (discrimination on the basis of handicap/reprisal)

Estate:

[[underlined]] Beatty v. Smithsonian Institution [[/underlined]] (Indian relics)
[[underlined]] In re the Estate of William H. Burnette [[/underlined]] (at work/WW I memorabilia)

Tort actions:

[[underlined]] Anchorena v. United States [[/underlined]] (automobile accident allegedly cause by the negligent placement of construction barricade)
[[underlined]] Elliott v. United States [[/underlined]] (injuries sustained by a minor from a fall from "Uncle Beasley")
[[underlined]] Myers v. United States [[/underlined]] (injuries from alleged attack by a Smithsonian guard dog)
[[underlined]] United States v. Rogers Electric Company [[/underlined]] (counterclaim by subcontractor sued by the U.S. for improper storage/disposal of PCBs)
[[underlined]] Wade v. Smithsonian Institution [[/underlined]] (constitutional tort - mislabel of counterfeit money order as "forged")

Three of the cases have been disposed of: [[underlined]] Berman Group [[/underlined]], which was pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, was dismissed on a motion for [[underlined]] forum non conveniens [[/underlined]] and has not been refiled in