Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-27
Civil Service Chief viii Head
Inquiry to Aid Welfare
of U. S. Employees.
ECONOMY ALSO GIVEN
AS PURPOSE OF BODY
Cabinet Men and Four Directors
Of Bureaus Chosen to Assist
Thomas E. Campbell.

President Hoover today issued an
executive order establishing O Council
of Personnel Administration, "for the
purpose Of bringing about more effec-
tive and economical system Of employ
ment and personnel management in the
Federal Government and to promote
the general welfare Of the employees:
This council, which will be under the
Craftsmanship of President Thomas E.
Campbell of the United States Civil
Service Commission, will consist CT
of the. Bureau Of the Budget, the chief
Of the Bureau of Efficiency, the chair
man Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the administrator of vet
Grams affairs. The executive order es-
tablishing this council and designating
its membership was sent to the heads
OF the various department and indie
pendent establishments Of the Govern
ment.
Cabinet Men on Committee.
The director of research in personnel
administration in the United States
Civil Service Commission shall serve as
director Of the council and carry out
projects approved by the board. He
shall appoint a Project Committee,
consisting Of representatives of depart
ments, and Advisory Committees, to
assist him in formulating projects to
be submitted to the Executive Commit
tee. Such planning and advisory COM
mitteeS as shall be necessary will be
appointed by this oficer. The re-
niainder Of the order esta bliShing this
council and outlining its purposes fol-
lows:
THE following five members Of the
council shall constitute an executive
IN .aT =
Civil Service Commission; the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture, the Secretary Of the
Interior, the Secretary Of Commerce,
the chief Of the Bureau Of Efficiency.
This Executive Committee shall take
action on plans and projects submitted
by the director, subject to ratification
by the council and shall present general
plans to the director for formulation
into projects.
Aims Outlined.
THE head of each department or in
dependent establishment shall designate
the employees best qualified to carry out
in his establishment q fact-hnding
study, which shall be carried out as out
lined by the Civil Service Commission.
The findings Of this study shall show
the present personnel practices Of the
Federal Government; shall serve as q
basis for improvements IN selection,
he1inility of registers, announcements,
transfers, promotions, training and CO.
ordination Of personnel activities and
administration, and shall indicate the
extent to which the Government serv-
Ice does offer, or can be made to offer,
partial or q permanent career.
The Council Of Personnel Admins
tration shall: "a establish a haiSon
system between the Civil Service Com
mission and the several departments;
Cd with the assistance Of advisory COM
mittees composed Of representatives Of
industry, business organizations and
educational institutions, and through CO.
operation with these organizations make
available to the Government the best
developments in personnel administra-
ton outside Of Government service and
make available to the public and to
educational institutions authoritative In
formation regarding employment by the
Federal Government; and CD prepare
specific plans for improvement and CO.
ordination Of personnel administration
in the Federal service and cooperate
with such departments and establish
nents as may desire to adopt such
plans.
Department OK. Provided.
Each department representative shall
also carry out in his department such
Of those projects hereafter approved by
the council as the head OF his depart-
ment Shall desire to have carried out.
Members of the council are au-
thorized TO assign to this work such
members of their STATS as they believe
essential for making this order ef.
fective."