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terms of an order setting up the
committee, the induction into civil
service of all persons in scientific,
professional and higher administra-
tive positions was held in allegiance
pending recommendations of the
committee and future executive de-
termination. 1t was estimated then
that about 5000 persons were af-
fected.
In making the report available at
this time, shortly after enactment
of the Ramspeck Act to extend the
coverage of civil service to positions
exempt by law, it was explained that
it places before the President a
reasonably complete picture of the
problems which might arise in
bringing unclaSsif1ed employees into
civil service, and should be of use
in the consideration of executive or
ders designed to accomplish the spir-
it and purpose of the Ramspeck Act. :"
Major tions.
A summarization of the major
recommendations of the committee
follows:
i. That the OWL Service Act be
extended by executive orders to in
clude all higher grade administra-
tive positions, all positions of at
torney, engineer, architect, natural
scientist and social scientists. Spe-
cial mention is made in this regard
to all clerical, administrative and
fiscal positions in the Inland Wa
terways Corp. and such other posi-
tions in the transportation service
of that corporation as are normally
filled through civil service examina-
ton in the Army transport service
of the War Department.
2. That the Civil Service Act be
extended eventually by executive
order to all positions in the inves-
tigating services involving criminal
or quaSi-criminal cases.
"At this time, however" the COM
mittee wrote, "in view of the ex-
ceptional situation prevailing here
and abroad and the part which the
Federal Bureau of Investigation is
playing and Is likely to play in the
defense of the Nation, and in view
of the fact that the Federal Bureau
of Investigation has now workable
merit system, the committee does
not recommend any present change
in the status of its employees"
Bigger Appropriations Urged.
8. That the Budget Bureau and
Congress give favorable consider
alton to providing additional appro-
priations to the Civil Service Com
mission, particularly for expansion
of the professional, scientific and
higher administrative examining
staff, for the employment of classi-
fication examiners and for the
strengthening of the field organiza-
ton.
The committee remarked that the
1941 appropriation of SIS, ,135 900 is a
gratifying improvement" over
earlier appropriations For the fis-
cal year 1910 the commission re-
ceived $4,155, 900.
4. That the commission employ
more intensive methods of recruit
ing for junior professional posi-
tions, including the, adoption of a
positive program of personal con-
tact with universities and profess
sional schools.
5. That the commission continue
its recently instituted program of
announcing timely and annual ex-
aminations for recruiting personnel
in the Junior scientific and profess
siona1 fields.
6. That further study be given the
problem of veterans preference.
Disagree on Veterans Preference.
Here the committee noted itself
unable to agree on any recomm enda-
tions, although unanimous that some
form of veterans preference should
be maintained.
"The enactment of the Selective
Service and Training Act ." and
of the act of August 27, 194o," the
committee said, places veterans
preference in a new situation, the
exact nature of which cannot now
be clearly foreseen."
7. That further study be made of
the problem of facilitating transfers
of professional, scientific and higher
administrative personnel. The COM
mittee added, however, that the
special situation. created by the
necessities of national defense may
properly require as an exception to
normal practice some limitation on
freedom of transfer"
g. That more effective use be made
of the probationary period provided
by the civil service rules in eliminat-
ing from the service incompetent and
inefficient personnel, although re-
sponsibility for reassignment Of per-
sonnel should be discharged vigor-
ously."
Expressing the opinion that more