Evening star., 1942-04-24
U. s. En,p|oye
Total Climbs
To 1,S05,1&
Wor Dept. Alone
Tops 1885 Figure
For Executive Bronch


has more employees than were re-
quired to operate the entire execu-
tive branch Of the Government eight
years ago, 1t was disclosed today
when the Civil Service Commission
reported figures for February show
ing l.005, ,1S6 persons In the White
House, 10 departments and IS inde-
pendent establishments.
OF this number, COS 907 were en-
ployed In the War Department, and
there have been large additions In
the two months intervening al
though exact figures viii not be
ready for several weeks. On De-
cember 81. 1888, total employment
throughout the Government was
607 ,936.
The February report showed q net
increase OF LOST employees in the
Government Is q whole, with the
War Department adding 76,420, and
the Navy. 23.775. The force Of the
latter agency is ISL $50.
Some Decreases Shown.
Figures for the Capital were made
public some time ago and showed
the February increase here at ap-
proximately 10000, for 4 total OF
233. .403. March totals are expected
shortly.
Other principal increases in Feb
ruary outside Of Warrington were
Once of Emergency Management,
3,234; Justice, 1918, and Commerce,
Loss. There were decreases In
Post Once, Agriculture and Ten
nessee Valley Authority.
Total personnel expenditures for
February were &2e2, ,l06, 90 exclusive
Of that for 15s, 900 neld employees of
the War Department, which had not
been compiled. Administrative pro-
motions took STATS Of which
tS5, $40 went TO local employees.
Despite the increase y personnel,
however, Government hours have
been unduly extended IN some Of
fees" and agencies are finding that
Illness and absenteeism 80 along
with long hours" James b.. Burns,
president Of the American Eedefa-
ton Of Government Employees, A.
2. L. afnliate, said yesterday in b
talk over WINK. n
They are finding that more mis-
takes are made, as might readily
have been expected: that produc-.
ton falls on. and that morale Is
lowered" he added. ,a.9, =.
Same On q ~ HOlfG
0oyeEnl e4oes generally
m ~ 81 III on = 44-huur,
~ 3! i. -. : l4s.e1 Msr ana HAxs'
Z ms se, f,aso employees
cf tie Oh Age and Survivor In
surance Bureau Of the Social Secur-
ity Board were preparing to leave
Washington-or seek new employ
ment-in the wake Of an announce
ment- by Budget Director HaRold D.
smith Yesterday afternoon that
win distribute them to six cities.
Z Approximately 500 from the ex-
eea1tive and policy making STATS VIII
60 TO Baltimore about June /, while
the remainder. engaged en- claims,
Will leave within the next four
months for New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago, New Orleans and San
Francisco.
Changed From Philadelphia.
The entire group was to have been
sent to Philadelphia under the De-
cember Decentralization program,
but ONCE space could not be found.
The same 6tfhculty was encountered
when . later effort was made to
send them to Baltimore, where 5000
bureau employees engaged on ac-
counting work have been located
since the Social Security Act became
operative.
The claims work of the bureau
now will be set up on q regional
basis. This plan was considered for
the entire bureau when 1t was at
first organized.
The new Baltimore ofYices will be
In the Equitable Building at Calvert
and Fayette streets, which Is not far
from the present oflces In the
Gambler Building.