In 1977, when Ting Mao-shih was GIO head, some of the GIO personnel had been recruited through occasional special exams or from people who had studied abroad; others were transfers from other government agencies. Ting, looking to the long term, wanted to establish a comprehensive and fair personnel system.
民國六十六年，丁懋時擔任局長時，新聞局人員有的是局方從不定期自高考及格者和國外留學生中斟選來的，有的是從政府其他單位裡商調來的，丁懋時認為，為長遠打算，一定要有一套完善公平的用人制度。