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Also. the Board of Appeals
has been operating as an in
dependent unit. win be brought
under the ofiice Of the csc
Executive director.
Warren Irons, the executive
director, will have charge OF
the appeals boards operations.
It was emphasized that the APP
peals unit still will have COM
plete independence In arriving
at It's decisions, but It's system
of handling and disposing Of
cases win be determined by the
CSCb executive director.
Under the new system. the
Executive director also win have
direct overall charge as TO
0overnment-wide policy and
regulation changes that might
result from appeal board deci-
sions. ,
0overnment-wide circulation
Of key appeal decisions that
would apply through the Fed
eral service also Is planned. as
well as distribution TO Federal
agencies Of significant court
decisions. This Is expected TO
cut down the necessity for en-
|ploye appeals In q number Of
cases. since q 0overnment-wide
policy would be set in q num-
Der Of circumstances.
BY adding O new member to
the board Of appeals and three
additional appeals examiners,
the commission expects to speed
disposition Of appeals cases
that have been piling UP. There
has been numerous criticism
among employe and veterans
groups regarding the slowness
OF action on appeals cases.
The csc also is setting up q
Joint committee, composed Of
ofhcials from Its executive di-
rector's ONCE, the board of
appeals and review and the
general counsel, to make spe-
cific recommendations to the
Civil Service Commissioners as
to how procedures can be
strengthened TO expedite action
on appeals cases.
Veterans in Government have
appeal rights TO the csc on
adverse agency actions such as
dismissals. suspensions. down.
gradings, etc. Both non-vet-
Grams as well as veterans also
may appeal to the csc on re-
ductions' In force and changes
Of job classification.
Incidentally, to take some of
the present workload pressure
from the Board Of Appeals and
Review, the csc has ordered |
that all appeals involving Job |
classification changes be han
died by its Bureau of Inspec-
ton and Classification Audits. |
The new member of the
board of appeals and review is
Stanley Taylor. 4S, who pre-
viously served as an appeals |
examiner and most recently as
assistant chief of the CSC Sc
curity appraisal ONCE.
ELECTED - Floyd Swiggett, |
jr., has been assured Of rel
election as vice president Of |
the American Federation of |
Government Employees from the |
Washington area. He was
Overwhelmingly approved by a |
AFGE caucus here, thereby |
automatically assuring his re-
election at the AFGE biennial
convention at San Diego, Calf,
in August.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP
Navy's David Taylor Model
Basin has presented the follow
ing awards to employees: Su-
perior accomplishment, James
MCKINLEY, Quentin Robinson,
Alexander Tachmindji, Ruby
Pinching. Joseph Berwager; |
beneficial suggestions. Jerome
Winkler, Harry Burton, James
Strohm, Robert Wolfe, Nelson
Mattheis, Thomas Dewitt,
Walter Keller, Charles Tippett,
Richard Marshall, Fred Truck,
Benjamin, Grant
Bolden, John w. Hill, Leo De-
Witt; length Of service go
years., Richard Robinson, Earl
Clarence Rivers go
years., Joshua Krepchin, Sig
mund Niagara, Betty Kintner,
Campo, John Erhman-
traut. jr.; Henry Duval; 1000
hours sick leave accumulation,
Ray Wilhelmi, Delmar Olive,
Morris Richstone, Edward
Rohrer, Roy Jackling, Frank
Rynex, Erich Buchanan, Chal-
ice Baker, John Ray and VIII
liam Cummins. :. Commences
Office Of International Trade
Fairs has won the American
Public Relations Associations
Silver Anvil for outstanding
achievement. The State De-