Reorganization of the Government Agencies: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Government Organization, United States Senate, Appointed Pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 69, Seventy-fifth Congress, First Session, on S. 2700, a Bill to Provide for Reorganizing Agencies of the Government, Extending the Classified Civil Service, Establishing a General Auditing Office and a Department of Welfare, and for Other Purposes. August 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 10, 11, 12, 1937U.S. Government Printing Office, 1937 - 487 páginas |
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Accounting Office activities amended appointment appropriation Auditing Office auditor authority Board Budget Bureau CHAIRMAN Civilian Conservation Corps classified civil service Commissioners Committee on Government Comptroller Congress Court of Claims decisions DENIT Department of Agriculture Department of Conservation disbursing officers division duties effect efficiency ELLIOTT employees examination executive branch executive department Executive order exercise expenditures Federal Trade Commission Forest Service forestry GREELEY GULICK head independent agency independent establishment interest Interior Interstate Commerce Commission June 24 jurisdiction legislative matter ment merit system MERRIAM NEUMANN office or position opinion Panama Canal personnel political preaudit present President President's committee proposed provisions purpose question railroads recommendations record reorganization responsible Secretary section 203 Senate bill 2700 Senator BARKLEY Senator BYRD Senator MCNARY Senator O'MAHONEY Senator Robinson settlement Stat statement statute submitted TABER tion transfer Treasury Department TULLOSS United vouchers Washington
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