...level as the focus of political responsibility and authority. The first Hoover Commission urged that "Under the President, the heads of departments must...responsibility for the conduct of their departments." Subsequently, many steps were taken to realize this objective by pulling up to the departmental level...

...major purposes in order to give a coherent mission to each department. Recommendation No. 14: Yes. Under the President, the heads of departments must...have authority independent from that of his superior. Grouping of agencies A primary essential for the better organization of the whole executive branch...

...in the executive branch, the first Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch recommended, "Under the President, the heads of departments must...authority independent from that of his superior." Following the recommendations of that Commission, the President and the Congress have cooperated in...

...entirely with the later finding of the first Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch that : "There must be a clear line of authority reaching...and no subordinate should have authority independent of that of his superior." Because S. 144 violates this sound injunction I am compelled to disapprove...

...organizational difficulties. In the same report referred to abore, the Hoover Commission recommended that "the heads of departments must hold full responsibility for the conduct of their departments" (p. 34) and also that "Each department head should receive from the Congress administrative authority...

...organizational difficulties. In the same report referred to above, the Hoover Commission recommended that "the heads of departments must hold full responsibility for the conduct of their departments" (p. 34) and also that "Each department head should receive from the Congress administrative authority...

...report on general management of the executive branch, the first Hoover Commission recommended that "the heads of departments must hold full responsibility for the conduct of their departments" (p. 34) and also that "Each department head should receive from the Congress administrative authority...

...organizational difficulties. In the same report referred to above, the Hoover Commission recommended that "the heads of departments must hold full responsibility for the conduct of their departments" (p. 34) and also that "Each department head should receive from the Congress administrative authority...

...Perhaps the most significant was the following: Under the President, the heads of departments must have full responsibility for the conduct of their departments....have authority independent from that of his superior. Furthermore, the first Hoover Commission recommended: We recommended that the Department head should...

...Perhaps the most significant was the following : Under the President, the heads of departments must have full responsibility for the conduct of their departments....have authority independent from that of his superior. Furthermore, the first Hoover Commission recommended : We recommended that the Department head should...