Evening star., 1954-10-13

6raQCu Oh Gne government,
q sensitivity to the process
ses of responsible democratic
government and q sense Of dedi-
cation to the public interest and
the public service.
The higher ranks of the ca
reer civil service should be so
constituted as to permit each de-
partment head to have greater
opportunities than at present
under the civil service to trans
fer individuals from position to
position.
This is needed for two reasons
ID to give the department head
an opportunity to work through
individuals in whom he has
confidence, and (2) to assign
individuals to positions where
they may be most effectively
employed.
Suggests Three Steps.
Establishment of this group
and the facilitation of transfer
ability Of these civil servants
suggest three steps: (a) the at
tachment of rank and compea-
sation to the man rather than
to the job; CD the use Of a CEN
trail unit to facilitate the trans
fer of competent civil servants
from one department to an
other; (c) the Identification of
civil servants of demonstrated
competence in the higher ranks
to give prestige to achievement
in the civil service and to make
known for transfer those Of
special competence.
The department head, in addi-
ton, should be able within the
merit system to fill positions in
the upper levels of the civil
service with individuals from
outside the ranks Of Federal en-
ployes. At T.
Indeed, it will be desirable,
while. continuing to fill most
higher civil service positions by
promotion, to encourage the re-
cruitment from outside the civil
service Of individuals Of high
competence and special skills.
Furthermore, of fundamental
Importance to the effectiveness
of the Federal service is the con-
tinuing development of those in
dividuals who serve in responsible
managerial, professional and spe-
cialized positions in the depart
iments, agencies and bureaus of
the Federal Government.
"Generalists" for Shifting.
It is especially important that
the Federal Government develop
an effective group of. general
ists," who may be shifted from
agency to agency as needed.
To develop this essential sup
ply of able men and women for
the Federal service, we recon-
mend:
(a) The establishment Of more
systematic and improved proc
esses for the appraisal Of individ-
uals being promoted into and
within the executive ranks Of
the civil service, and of individ-
uals being recruited from outside.
(b) The extension and i'm
provement Of existing methods
for the training and developing
Of individuals within the civil
service for managerial posts, by
better methods of supervising.
counseling and coaching the
ablest younger individuals within
each deparement; by training
and encouraging participation
of these able younger men and
women in the consideration of
the policies and managerial
problems of their departments:
and, as is done by many pro-
gressive private enterprises, by
authorizing individuals to par
ticipate in university and other
training programs or in travel
or research for limited periods
at full pay.
(c) The raising of the maxi
mum salaries of individuals who
reach the highest ranks of the
civil service. the elimination of
unreasonable restrictions on the
number Of positions at the
higher salary levels and the
establishment of greater differ
entails between the salaries of
the civil service executives and
those whose work they direct.
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