THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER UTILIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 6, 7, 8, 14, 19; MARCH 28, 29, 30; APRIL 10, 11, 1962 Printed for the use of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service CONTENTS VI Ailes, Hon. Stephen, Under Secretary of the Army; accompanied by Alfred B. Fitt, Deputy Under Secretary of the Army for Manpower; C. F. Mullaly, Director of Civilian Personnel, Army; Ralph Horton, Jr., deputy contract compliance officer, Department of the Army; Norman Brandt; and Joseph J. West.. Campbell, James A., national president, American Federation of Fay, Hon. Paul B., Jr., Under Secretary of the Navy (Manpower); accompanied by Vice Adm. G. P. Beardsley, Chief of Naval Mate- rial; and Rear Adm. Martin J. Lawrence, Chief of Industrial Fridge, Hon. Benjamin W., Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Manpower, Personnel, and Reserve Forces; accompanied by Maj. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Director of Manpower Organization, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force; James P. Goode, Deputy for Manpower, Personnel, and Organization, Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Personnel, and Reserve Forces; John A. Watts, Director of Civilian Personnel, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force; Col. Dayton C. Casto, Jr., Chief, Manpower and Organization Division, Headquarters, Air Force Logistics Command; Col. Otto J. Glasser, Chief, Com- mand Special Projects Office, Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command; Col. James E. Hill, Chief, Contract Services and Man- agement Branch, Directorate of Manpower Organization, Head- quarters, U.S. Air Force; Col. George W. Boxall, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Materiel; and Lt. Col. George E. Hodsdon, Jr., staff team chief, Directorate of Manpower and Organization, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force. Hamilton, Hon. Fowler, Administrator, Agency for International Macy, Hon. John, Jr., Chairman, Civil Service Commission, accom- panied by Warren Irons, Executive Director, Civil Service Com- 72 Nestingen, Hon. Ivan A., Under Secretary of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; accompanied by Hon. Rufus E. Miles, Jr., Adminstrative Assistant Secretary; Dr. John D. Porterfield, Deputy Surgeon General; and Dr. James A. Shannon, Director of the National Institutes of Health.. Robertson, Hon. Joseph M., Administrative Assistant_Secretary, 2 Runge, Hon. Carlisle P., Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower); accompanied by Col. Thomas A. Kenan, Chief, Manpower and Training Division (ISA); Glenn Gibson, Deputy Assistant Secre- tary (Installations and Logistics); Col. Whall, Directorate of Military Personnel, T. A. Pilson, procurement specialist, Office Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics); Gus C. Lee, Director of Requirements and Civilian Personnel; Leon L. Wheeless, Director of Civilian Personnel Division, Directorate of Requirements and Civilian Personnel; Donley F. Hunt, interservice manpower co- ordinator, Directorate of Requirements and Civilian Personnel; George E. Carey, Deputy Director of Budget and Finance.. Staats, Hon. Elmer, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget; accom- panied by Gordon D. Osborn, Chief, Management Services Branch, Office of Management and Organization, Bureau of the Budget; and Carl Tiller, Chief, Budget Methods Staff, Office of Budget Review, MANPOWER UTILIZATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1962 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER UTILIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10 a.m., in room 215, House Office Building, Hon. James C. Davis (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. DAVIS. The subcommittee will come to order, please. The Subcommittee on Manpower Utilization of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, under the authority of House Resolution 75 of the 87th Congress, is today beginning the first in a series of public hearings with departments and agencies of the Federal Government during this, the 2d session of the 87th Congress. During February we plan to discuss manpower programs, policies, problems, and management improvement projects with officials of the Department of Agriculture, the Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense, Bureau of the Budget, and the Civil Service Commission. One of the principal objectives of this subcommittee is to improve utilization of employees of the Federal Government and thereby to better the services of the Government, reduce the cost of Government, strengthen our defense effort, and also to improve the career programs for employees of the Federal Government. To accomplish an objective such as this is certainly no easy task. It requires the joint efforts of the legislative and the executive branches of the Government. We hope that out of these hearings will come a renewed determination to make more effective use of our Federal employees. Last March, as chairman of this subcommittee, I wrote a letter to the newly designated Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Orville Freeman, to extend congratulations to him and best wishes on his appointment, and to explain the objectives of our subcommittee. At that time I also indicated that this subcommittee was quite mindful of the Department's rapid growth in recent years. On April 10, 1961, the Secretary of Agriculture very kindly replied to my letter, and I quote from his reply: I am very mindful of the size and cost of the civilian payroll of the Federal Government. It is my desire that the Department of Agriculture use all possible means of achieving economy in the expenditure of funds and use of manpower available to us in carrying out our assigned programs. Our Department's management objectives and those of your committee are wholly compatible. 1 |