Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
GSA Reshuff|e
Hoover
Lines Effected
Surveys Proposals
Were Also Followed,
Floete Announces

Reorganization Of the General
Services Administration to meet
Hoover Commission recommend
ations and those Of q special
management firm survey was
announced today.
Franklin G. Floete, admins
traitor of General Services, adj
vised President Eisenhower in a
letter, dated yesterday:
I'm conformity with the. policy
of your administration, the lead
ership Of this agency has been
strengthened in the last as days
by the selection of recognized
specialists to seven new staff
and service positions and to five
key vacancies.
I'VE have also approved the
Recommendations of Cresap. Nc
|Cormick g. Paget for reorgan!za-
ton Of the central staff Offices
land have put them in effect to-
day. Similar actions will follow
Immediately as to recommended
changes designed to strengthen
the service and field operations.
Overall Plan Sound"
1.-THE overall reorganization
Iplan is sound and constructive,
1T will enable the General Serv-
ices Administration to render
improved and broader service in
all fields. This is in consonance
with the applicable public laws
and the detectives of the Hoover
Commission to promote greater
economy and improved efficiency.
I'VE will advise you Of subse-
quent progress"
Cresap, Mccormick and Paget,
Ia management firm, recently sur
iveyed GSA's policies, manage
ment and operations and made
Recommendation
Mr.. Floete made public these
details of the reorganization:
Newly created are the two
posts Of assistant administrator,
one having responsibility for pro-
gram planning and coordination
and the other for administra-
ton.
Under the assistant admins
traitor for program planning and
coordination are units to set
Organization policy and to serve
as co-ordinator Of program plan
ming and of programs to insure
maximum service both to the
public and to the Federal agen-
cies which GSA was created to
assist.
Under the assistant admins
TRAITOR for administration viii be
GROUPED the agency's personnel,
administrative services, security,
compliance and information
functions.
Mr.. Floete said the names OF
the two new assistant admin
Iistratops, the new Commissioner
of the Emergency Procurement
Service and the new general
counsel of GSA will be an
nounced shortly.
In the last IS days. Mr.. Floete
said. these appointments have
been made to key roles in the
new organization:
Ira Beynon, special assistant to
the administrator, supervising
GSA activities in connection
with the Government owned
nickel plant at Nicaro, Cuba.
Pushes Lease-Purchase
Fred z. Hartzsch Of Green
witch, Conn, as special assistant
to the administrator and in
charge of expediting the GSA
|lease-purchase public buildings
construction program.
Clarence d. Bean Of Barring
ton, H., as special assistant to
the administrator, charged with
reviewing procurement programs
conducted by GSA's Federal Sup
ply Service and the Emergency
Procurement Service.
Bernard Flanagan of st. AL
bans, VT. special assistant to the
administrator for legislative liza
ison, a new post which brings
congressional liaison activities
into the administrators imme-
diate Office.
Henry Pike Of Washington, D.
C, associate counsel, handling
special legal matters as assigned
by the administrator.
Jack Barry of South Duxbury,
Mass, director. Office Of Public
Information and Reports.
Edward K. Mills Of Norris
town, N. j., deputy admins
traitor.
F. Moran McConihe Of Rock
vile, Nd. Public Buildings Com
missioner.
William M. Hamilton Of Jack
son Heights. N. r., member of
'GSA's Board Of Review.
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