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... employees grew by leaps and bounds . Before the structure of the Federal administrative machine can be streamlined , surplus personnel and activities pruned , and essential functions and services consolidated and reorganized with a view ...
... employees grew by leaps and bounds . Before the structure of the Federal administrative machine can be streamlined , surplus personnel and activities pruned , and essential functions and services consolidated and reorganized with a view ...
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... employees than there are State employees . Excluding Army , and Navy , there are more Federal employees on the pay rolls today than there were on VJ - day . The Comptroller General of the United States has recently reported the loss of ...
... employees than there are State employees . Excluding Army , and Navy , there are more Federal employees on the pay rolls today than there were on VJ - day . The Comptroller General of the United States has recently reported the loss of ...
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... employees of the executive branch went from 438,000 in 1916 up to the grand total of 2,766,000 in 1946. Well , you know that story . And you know what the reaction up here has been to it . I speak from my personal observation here when ...
... employees of the executive branch went from 438,000 in 1916 up to the grand total of 2,766,000 in 1946. Well , you know that story . And you know what the reaction up here has been to it . I speak from my personal observation here when ...
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... employees on the pay roll that had not been considered in our calculations at all . Senator FERGUSON . Did you ever find out whether they actually forgot them ? Senator HICKENLOOPER . Well - I will just say they forgot it . But , here ...
... employees on the pay roll that had not been considered in our calculations at all . Senator FERGUSON . Did you ever find out whether they actually forgot them ? Senator HICKENLOOPER . Well - I will just say they forgot it . But , here ...
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... employees in the early part of the year , and they have been in the habit of paying it out , and then the audit merely is , had they the legal right to hire that employee to do that • particular job ? And , they came in for a first ...
... employees in the early part of the year , and they have been in the habit of paying it out , and then the audit merely is , had they the legal right to hire that employee to do that • particular job ? And , they came in for a first ...
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Page 4 - Commission, may conduct hearings. (f) Members of Congress who are members of the Commission shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress ; but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission.
Page 5 - POWERS OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 10. (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS. — The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places...
Page 3 - ... (2) eliminating duplication and overlapping of services, activities, and functions; (3) consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar nature; (4) abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary to the efficient conduct of government...
Page 4 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Page 4 - The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, in accordance with the provisions of the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.
Page 59 - The Commission is authorized to secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this Act; and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed to furnish...
Page 4 - Congress who are members of the Commission shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress; but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission.
Page 5 - ... from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality information suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this Act; and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by the Chairman or Vice Chairman.
Page 4 - The members from private life shall each receive $100 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of such duties.
Page 3 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, DECLARATION OF POLICY SECTION 1 . It is hereby declared to be the policy of...