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periodically to see that no viola
tionS occur. In this regard the
Hoover group proposed a statute
similar to the one involving the
Tennessee Valley Authority, which
makes mandatory the removal Of
appointing officers who exercise
political favoritism in making ap-
pointments.
Broadens Hiring Leeway.
4. The present rule of lone out
OF three" should be abolished to
permit appointing officers more
'leeway" in filling jobs. All ap-
plicants for civil service jobs
would be grouped into categories
such as outstanding. well quail
hed," qualified" and "unquali-
fed"
Appointing officers would start
with the highest category of quail
flied applicants and select any one
in that category for vacancies.
This would result in fitting people
into those jobs for which they
are best qualified" the Hoover
group asserted.
Within each category veterans
would be given preference. But
a nonveteran in the "outstand-
ing" category, for example, could
be selected ahead of a veteran in
the xqualified" category. An ex-
ception to this would apply in the
case of veterans with a 10 per cent
disability or more who. If they
were placed in the qualified"
category, would have to be placed
ahead of veterans and nonveter-
ans in the outstanding" category,
except for professional. scientific
and technical jobs paying more
than $4,000 a year.
5. A Nationwide recruiting sys-
tenn to place veterans in Federal
positions should be operated
through selected Government
agencies for the next three or four
years in principal communities.
Would Adjust Pay.
6. Rates of compensation for
postal, clerical, subprofessional,
and blue collar" jobs should be
fixed and adjusted in relation to
prevailing locality, area or indus
try pay diderential.
Authority to Ak rates of pay for
Jobs should be delegated to the
Civil Service Commission, with the
responsibility of administering the
individual wage rates left to the
departments and agencies. The
commission would set the pay
scales for each category and would
check up on the bureaus to see
that the pay scales were within
the authorized payments.
7. Immediate consideration"
should be given to increasing the
pay of top civil service employees
with exceptional professional, SCI
entific, technical and admins
trative qualifications.
8. The present $4,000 a year
Federal pay ceiling should be lift
ed to insure salary increases to
Cabinet officers and other policy
making officials.
Also, the Hoover group recon-
mended increasing the salaries OF
members Of Congress and the
judiciary.
9. The President should direct
the departments and agencies to
work out practical programs de-
signed to facilitate the promotion
of career employees, and the Civil
Service Commission should en-
force the Presidents directive.
Jobs Amendment Asked.
10. Congress should amend the
law dealing with reductions-in-
force to permit regulations to in
sure the retention in the Federal
service of men and women who
are best qualified to perform the
duties of their jobs, irrespective
Of other considerations.
Existing directiyes dealing with
dismissals should be amended to
provide a more workable method
for separating inefficient en-
ployes.
IL. The present efficiency rat
ing system should be replaced by
ability and service record" rat
tngs, which would incorporate the
following principles:
The supervisor would be re-
cuired to evaluate, at least an
nually, each employees ability, past
performance. progress and poten-
tial usefulness to the organization
on specific factors. indicating for
each factor whether the employe
Is superior, satisfactory or weak.
Upon completion of the evalua-
ton, the supervisor would be re-
quired to have personal confer
ence with each employe. This. dis
cussion would consist of review
of the employees strength and
weaknesses and the development
of concrete objectives for correct