Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07

employing large numbers Of en-
pressing for such a move, this is
considered a certainty.
Acting under the authority
given TO it by Congress several
years ago, the csc will increase
the present $5.440 starting rate
Of Grade 8 to the top step of the
IIgrade-$6.l15. And it will raise
1.-The present $500 starting rate
Iof Grade ii to the top step
'I$7,035.
The $6.l15 Grade 9 salary and
1.-THE $7,035 Grade II salary will be
1.-THE new amounts to be paid per-
sons hired in these grades for
Engineering and physical scien-
Itist jobs.
/ This means that all present
ENGINEERS and physicists receiv-
ling less that these amounts in
their respective Grades 9 and IL
will receive increases to bring
them up to the new minimums.
mo present engineer or physical
scientists in Government in
Grade 8 will receive less than
I$6,l15 in Grade 8 or less than
l$7.0S5 in Grade IL.
The csc also is paving the
way for possible raises for en-
gineers and physical scientists
in Grades IL and above if agen-
cies prove that such pay boosts
are necessary to attract and re-
tain key personnel. Agencies
have been asked to submit data
to the csc to support the re-
quests for such increases above
1.-THE minimum steps of these up
lper grades.
PAY-CUT PROJECTION
confirming our Tuesday story,
administration officials say it is
definite that President Eisen-
hover will sign the bill protect
ing classified employees against
salary cuts when their jobs are
down-graded through no fault OF
their own.
! Here are some other features
of the bill just approved by Con-
Igress: The employees whose jobs
are down-graded as result of
Reconsideration will retain their
present salary. but will not be
eligible for within-grade pay
raises so long as they stay in
that position. Nor would they
be eligible for any future pay
raises voted Federal classified
workers unless Congress specifi-
cally included them.
i GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR
Civil Service Commissioner
George Moore is turning out to
be the commissions goodwill
ambassador in telling the Amer
lican public the facts about Fed
eral employees and their achieve
ments. Whenever he can spare
time from his busy duties, Mr..
Moore accepts out-of-town
speaking engagements to appear
before business and civic groups
to- stress the ability of Federal
workers and their devotion to
duty.
Mr.. Moore also has visited and
spoken before many groups of
Federal workers throughout the
country and discussed their
problems and aspirations.
Mr.. Moore's achievements have
been considerable. judging from
the reaction throughout the
country to his visits. Many bust
nesSmen have evinced a new
latitude toward Federal workers
and the morale of Government
employes themselves. has been
bolStered by the knowledge that
they have such a strong friend
i'm the commission.
X
I CAPITAL ROUNDUP Daniel
Jaspan, who has been president
OF the Pennsylvania State
Branch of the National Associa-
ton of Postal Supervisors, has
been elected national legislative
representative of the MAPS and
will have headquarters in the
Continental Hotel here. The
! Army's Once of the Quarter
. master General has given awards
to the following employees: Mon
tague X. Shanahan, meritorious
civilian service; Alice D. Krone,
! outstanding performance rating
and sustained superior perfor-
| s