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of those who fail the civil service ex-
aminationS may still be retained in
the Government, but they cannot be
promoted or assigned the same duties
civil service employees perform.
Provided that all the present tempo
rary Government organizations and
bureaus which were set up under the
New Deal are made permanent part
Of the Federal Government, about 3OO,-
900 workers will be compelled to take
on-competitive examinations. Mr.. K.
c. Vipond, assistant chief examiner,
who has been with the commission for
80 years informs us that this will cost
the Government an average of $l25
per person for each examination That
is to say, it will cost the Government
$375,O00 to test the eligibility OF the
present temporary workers. What Mr..
Vlpond calls a large examination"
that is, where great numbers compete,
costs approximately $l.50 per person
for each test. This sum of money will
be provided as a deficiency appropria-
ton, but it is probable, Mr.. Vipond be-
lieves, that the President would stagger
the orders, taking certain groups or
offices for examination at one time.
A T THE present time, there are 26
Government agencies in which
appointments are not subject to the
requirements Of the civil service law
and rules. Because the Civil Service
Commission, Commissioner Harry B.
Mitchell informs us, has literally been
swamped with requests for information
about these temporary agencies and
there have been persistent inquiries
for list, we name them here. Com
missioner Mitchell wishes it to be
understood, however, that the list must
not be regarded as an indication that
employment Is available in any of these
offices. He further states that the
commission has no information re-
garding opportunities for work, or the
requirements for work in the organiza-
tions listed
Establishments outside the competi-
tive classified civil service include Cd
Library OF Congress, CD the Capitol,
90 all the courts, a. the Reconstruc.
ton Finance Corp, (5) United States
Employment Service of the Depart
ment of Labor, 60 Federal Reserve
Board. CD Procurement Division Of
the Treasury, 80 positions under silver
purchase act. emergency banking act
and gold reserve act; (9) Federal De-
post Insurance Corp, 10) Office of
the Controller of the Currency, 1D
Federal Emergency Relief Administra-
ton, 12) Public Works Administra-
ton. 13) emergency conservation
work (reforestation), 14 Tennessee
Valley Authority. 15 Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, 16) In
ternational Joint Commission, 17) In
land Waterways Corp, 18) Export
Import Bank of Washington, 19)
Petroleum Conservation Division, (2O)
Federal Housing Administra ton, (2l)
National Archives Except positions in
the custodial force which will be in
the classified civil service), (22) Ma
tional Emergency Council, (23) Re-
settlement Administration, (24) Ma
tional Youth Administration, (25)
Works Progress Administration lex
empt, but may be classified under ex-
ecutive order), (26) Prison Industries
Reorganization Administration.
Practically every one of these would
require an act of Congress to make
it a permanent part of the Gov
ernment. Including the laborers,
heretofore not considered eligible for
civil service, but upon the recon-
mendation of the Presidents Commit
tee on Administrative Management
to be included with reorganization,
there are about 100000 workers now
engaged in these agencies.
IN THE suggestions he made to
Congress in January, the President
quoted the recommendations for
changes in the civil service that had
been made in his committees report.
These briefly were: "To extend the
merit system upward, outward and
downward to cover practically all
non-policy determining posts; to re-
organize the civil service system as a
part Of management under q single,
responsible administrator, and create
citizen board to serve as the watch
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