Evening star., 1942-07-21
$4,000 More
u. ). Workers
Expected Here
F'emming Says Most
Of Hiring Will Be
Done in D. 6. Area

During the current fiscal year
there will be net increase of at
least $4,000 Government employees
in Washington and as far as pos
sible they will be recruited in the
District and nearby territory, Ar
thur S. Flemming, member of the
Civil Service Commission, today
told the House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee.
The committee reopened its hear
ings on the Downs bill to authorize
the use of sections Of the Capitol
Grounds, adjacent to Union Station,
as a receiving home for young Wom-
en- brought to Washington for war
work.
During the 1912 fiscal year the
Civil Service Commission brought
to Washington I'll 999 persons to
fill Federal Jobs.
During the first six months of the
present calendar year there was a
net increase of $4,000. The rate of
Commissioner Flemming said the
employs situation is being improved
end placed the blame for much of
the earlier trouble and turnover on
administrative officers.
Faulty Supervision Blamed.
He said many persons we're
brought here who were not given a
clear view of the relationship Of
their work to the war effort. The
failure of the departments to pro-
vide competent supervision caused
a considerable turnover He en-
phasized that if there is such super
vision ard the proper appeal is made
to employees, they will respond and
the Government will get much more
efficient service.
Failure Of the Government to pay
incoming workers promptly was also
a contributing factor to the heavy
turnover. Mr. Flemming said the
cause of the failure to pay promptly
was Just poor management"
He said he is hopeful that the
employees will hereafter receive their
pay checks promptly.
Much of the improved situation,
according to Mr. Flemming, is due
to recent management decisions of
the War and Navy Departments
which are now following a policy
of going through their bureaus and
divisions to find persons qualified
for better Jobs than those they are
now holding.
Country Has Been Combed.
He believed such a policy would
be developed generally throughout
the Federal service.
Mr.. Flemming also emphasized
that the entire country has been SO
combed for stenographers, and that
the quality of stenographers avail
able now is below normal, both in
training and experience.
The experiment of the commission
last year in lowering it's standards
was found to be mistake, but ever
now the commission is forced tt
take into the service many without
adequate training.
Mr.. Flemming said the Govern
ment departments could help ma
terially by taking in these employees
and giving them some sort of builduT
training. The Navy and War De.
partments are now doing that. h
added
A month ago the Civil Servic
Commission could not get enougl
persons into Washington to NEE
the demands of the various Fedora
agencies. But. since the management
decisions of the War and Navy De
partments, the situation is no,
under control, and they are able t
meet the demands, he added.
Qualifying Tests Given.
A sincere effort is being made t.
get persons transferred from low
priority agencies to high -priorit
agencies so that the most essentia
war work will have the best quail
ified workers and to save bringing il
any more employees to add to con
gestion in the Capital.
Mr.. Fleming emphasized tha
every one of the 212,000 person
brought in last year and all of thos
who are being brought in now b
Civil Service have passed qualify
ing examination in their hom
area. and that each one brought i
has a job assured because the com
mission is merely acting as a
agency for governmental depart
ments which have requested Gel
tain number of employees.