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year. for example, and. therefore.
have always used nearly all their
leave for these trips.
GSA officials said today the new
policy isn't a hard and fast rule
and that exceptions will be made
in hardship cases and whenever
IAN employees appeal for more
vacations time has merit.
William Miller, director Of the
third GSA region, said the policy
was adopted to prevent disruption
|of agency business through too
many employees taking too much
leave at one time. He said the
policy applies to officials as well as
to rank-and-file employees.
Under the new system, employees
can take any amounts Of leave
up to two weeks and may use all
of their years leave coming to
them. providing the leave doesn't
occur in blocks Of more than two
weeks.
TEMPORARY INDEFTNTTES-
The Civil Service Commission has
issued new order that temporary
indefinite employees who leave
their jobs to enter military service
will have the right on discharge
to be placed on the Civil Service
job register from which they were
appointed or on any list that has
taken its place. In this way, the
employe would be in line for ap-
pointment to his old type Of job.
The commission also will restore
TO the Civil Service registers all
veterans whose attempts for Fed
eral jobs was sidetracked by the
Korean war. Upon discharge from
the military. they will be restored
to the Civil Service job registers
or to the new registers that have
been set up since that time.
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TREASURY-POST OFFICE II
The Treasury and Post Office De-
partments Jared comparatively
well in the Houses first money bill
OF the year. Both departments got
more money for 1853 than they
received for this year. The Post
Oface Departments would be able
to add about 10000 employees,
while Treasury's employment
would remain about the, same. In
ternal Revenue would add 700em-
ployeS as a result of the House
bill. while some units in the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury's office would
ones. o' ~
Representative Jensen, Repub-
lican, Of Iowa, did not try to apply
to the two departments his rider
allowing the filling of only one
out OF four personnel vacancies
until a cut of 10 per cent is
achieved. The rider currently ap-
plies to most other agencies, with
the exception Of the defense
bureaus. and Mr.. Jensen intends
to sponsor it again this year.
The reason Treasury and Post
Office escaped is the strong politi-
cal influence the Post ONCE De-
partment has on Capital Hill and
the reluctance of Congress to tam
per with the mail service. Since
TreaSury's funds are in the same
bill, it also escaped the rider.
Other agencies aren't that lucky.
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COMMISSION - Civil Service
Commissioner Frances Perkins is
expected to remain on the job for
at least until the end Of the year.
AS reported in The Star on Tues
day, President Truman, issued an
executive order, exempting Miss
Perkins from the compulsory re-
tirement age of 10. Miss Perkins
will be 20 next month.
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RETIREMENT-A Senate Civil
Service subcommittee headed by
Senator Smathers, Democrat, of
Florida, yesterday wound up its
hearings on the legislation to in
crease civil service retirement ben
efits. At least it wound up the first
phase Of the hearings. Civil Serv- |
ice Commission and Budget Bu-
reau officials may be called at Q /
later date.
AS reported here yesterday. the |
subcommitte was impressed by the
strong case presented by the en-
ploye groups for pension increases.