Evening star., 1942-07-19
By GOULD LINCOLN.

Dy ooOLD AllNSohlNs
The failure to place the Fed
eral Government on stream
lined all-out war basis" with
the blame attaching in large
part to the Budget Bureau, was
attacked vigorously in a special
report to the Senate, made pub
lie last night by Chairman
Tydings of a Senate Appropria-
tions subcommittee. Senator
Tydings will discuss his report
on the floor Of the Senate to-
morrow.
The subcommittee report called
on the Appropriations Committee to
make a thorough investigation Of
the Budget Bureau as to personnel,
methods of operation and the phil
osophy of deficit spending which it
has followed.
1t further asked the committee to
determine whether the Budget Bu-
reau should be made Independent Of
the executive branch and responsible
only to Congress.
The subcommittee reported that
it found in its investigation that
there are thousands of trained gov
ernment workers who could be
transferred from non-war agencies
to those engaged in war work. 1t
found, too, that there are many ac-
tivities of government agencies
which should be discontinued dur
ing the war-many of which are
compelled to suspend in any event
because of lack of materials needed
for the war program. The commit
tee concluded its report with six
specific recommendations.
Mandatory Transfers Asked.
1. Legislation giving the Civil
Service Commission authority and
duty to direct the transfer of en-
ployes from one department or
agency to another, according to the
needs of the agency based on their
relationship to the war effort, as
determined by the Budget Bureau
and without regard to the personal
wishes of the employees.
2. Legislation requiring all Cow
ernment departments and agencies
to submit annually to Congress.
through the Budget Bureau, state
ment of the space occupied by each
agency, and the average square feet
q person, and certification by the
Budget Bureau that this space Is
necessary and is properly utilized.
3. Legislation for control of ex-
penditures for publicity activities Of
the executive branch of the Govern
ment.
4. Legislation for centralized
Government Photographic labora-
tory in Washington, and centrali-
zation OF duplicating equipment
used by Government departments
and agencies.
5. Investigation by the Senate
Appropriations Committee of the
Budget Bureau as to personnel,
methods of operation and policies,
with view that legislation may be
recommended to make the Budget
Bureau independent of the Execu-
tive and responsible only to Con-
gress.
Deficit Advocates Criticized.
6. The maintenance of a small
staff of budget analysts by the Sem
ate Appropriations Committee.
The committee report criticized
particularly 'sthree of the leading
proponents of the deficit policy to
which the Federal Government is
committed. They are DR.. Gerhard
K. Colin of the Budget Bureau; Prof.
Alvin H. Hansen, consultant to the
National Resources Planning Board,
and DR.. Gardiner C. Means, who
seems to hold a rowing commission
between the National Resources
Planning Board and the Bureau Of
the Budget"
The committee held that the
Budget Bureau possesses the au-
thority, subject to the direction Of
the President, ito take such steps
as may be necessary to accomplish
efficient management Of the opera
tions of the executive branch of the
Government"
The Budget Bureau Is adequately
stated, in the opinion of the COM
mittee. Its personnel has grown
from 145 employees, September 80,
1899. to 410, February %, 1912.
Certain officials of the Bureau
of the Budget" the report continues,
land the National Resources Plan
ming Board have been and. are yet
(See TYDINGS, Page A-5.)
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