The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-22
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Official Statement Issued Tells
Of Progress and Makes
Promise for Future.

The long silence Of the Perso1-
mel Classification Board regarding
it's work was broken today and q
definite statement of its policy
was issued to the public.
Federal workers in the District
are given q specific promise with
reference to the future Of classifi-
cation as has been repeatedly
forecasted in The Times.
Points In Promice.
The promice IL this:
Glass specifications"-thAt IL.
classification according to the prin-
eiples OF the sterling Lehlbach act.
for which the Federation Of Federal
Employees has been fightinS-wiH
be undertaken shortly after Sep
tember is. or just as soon as the
budget estimates are out Of the
way.
The Personnel Classification Board
officially speaks Of the present al
locations a. tentative IN this
way:
.aThs board decided at the begin
ming Of its work, that II would not
Be practicable to develop class spe-
cifications for use In making allo-
cations prior to the preparation OF
the estimates.
''In view of the shortness Of tina
It reqnssted heads OF departments
70 make tentative ALLEGATIONS for
estimate purposes Of all the posi-.
tions In the District Of Columbia.
''The board IL now reviewing
these tentative ALLEGATIONS, and al
rapidly as possible, IL reporting the
result Of this review, In terms OF
ALLEGATIONS to the compensation
schedules of the act, to the depart
nnents for use IN the preparation OF
their estimates.
This review will be completed by
September /, In time to enable the
departments to submit their esti-
mates. based on these tentative al
locations, by September Is.
Action After September Is.
That the development Of classifi'
cation based upon the class speci'
fication' principle will come shortly
after September Is IL promised by
the board In this way:
After September Is. following its
review of the tentative ALLEGATION OF
positions in the District of Columbia,
and its preparation and submission
to the departments of the tentative
compensation schedules for the field
services, the board will proceed to
develop class specifications within
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finue the development, already be-
gun, of class specifications for the
field services, with the purpose In
mind Of securing, as final product,
= q co-ordinated set Of specifications
covering both the District and the
field.
After September Is, during the
period in which final class specifica.
tions are being prepared and while
final ALLEGATIONS for pay purposes are
being made, officers and employees
will be given opportunity TO pteseE
to the board such information and
Recommendations as they wish To
present with respect to field and de.
partmental classification"
Progress on Field Service.
Estimates for the field service
also will be sent to the Budget
Bureau on September Is by the
departments, based on compensation
schedules worked out by the per
sonnet board. The survey OF the
field service, which the board has
been directed by Congress to make
il showing good progress, but Il
not yet completed.
That the Personnel Classification
Board IL handling a difficult task
II, an effective way is asserted by
many officials in touch with classi
fication problems. The statement
issued today IL on the face OF II
reassuring to those who had feared
that the development Of class speci
fications would be indefinitely de
layed. It now ASSERTS that hear
ings wifi be held for the develop
ment Of these specifications. and
that all will be given an oppor
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