Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09


Twill have their promotion aui
Under the law, the csc has
1.-THE power TO strip agencies OF
their right TO make promotions,
commission officials said.
csc Chairman Harris Ellis
worth. last night announced
1.-THE new and long-awaited
Government-wide program de-
lsigned TO award future promo
ltions to the most qualified and
deserving Federal employees.
/ Each Federal agency under
Icivii service must develop pro-
motion programs based on
merit guide lines and standards
/ promulgated by the csc.
1 The commission then wiz re-
view all the various agency pro-
Igrams to see II the standards
Iare met.
| II en- agency fails 70 come UP
with q satisfactory program,
the commission viii lift the
agency's promotion making
authority.
csc officials explained an
agency head viii be informed
the promotion program Is un-
satisfactory and will have Il
be changed TO conform with
merit principles II promotion
authority Is TO be continued
The agency then wiz have 70
establish a promotion system
satisfactory TO the csc. Other
wise. an agency's operations
would be paralyzed. since pro-
motions are essential.
There will be no requirement
that all agencies have the same
uniform promotion program
The csc said the programs
win vary. depending on an
agencys size and scope OF
operations.
However, the Commission
said all promotion programs
must be conducted along these
lines:
| l. All promotions in the
competitive civii service win be
made on the basis Of merit
from among the best qualified
employees.
2. Employees viii be kept fully
informed Of the policies and
procedures governing their
agencies promotion programs.
After the agencies promo
ltion programs are approved
by the csc. the commission
win continue TO survey the
programs to see that the merit
standards are maintained.
/ The csc standards require
that Federal agencies meet
these requirements in design
ing their programs:
| /. Promotions can be made
only under the new promotion
program and only under ap-
propriate guidelines and plans
Established by the agency.
2. Agencies must consult EN-
ploye unions in the develop
ment and installation of the
promotion plans.
3. Employees In an agency
must be able to find out readily
how they are personally af-
fected by their agency plans
bulletin boards and other
dissemination Of material to
show promotion vacanies. ETC. i.
1. Individual promotion ac-
tons must be documented to
show that each selection for
promotion was made in ac-
cordance with the plans.
The csc said some agencies
already have good promotion
programs and will need to
make few changes to comply
with the new regulations.
Many others. however. will
have to overhaul their promo
ton programs entirely.
PAY-The Senate Civil Serv-
Ice Committee is due to meet
within the next few weeks TO
take favorable action on CLASH
fed and postal employee pay
raise legislation.
Senator Neuberger. Democrat
Of Oregon, chairman Of the
pay subcommittee. said he has
talked with Senate Majority
Leader johnson and Chairman
Johnston of the full commit
tee and has received "encourag-
ing reinsurance" that the Sem
ate win act on pay raise legis-
lation very soon.
Meanwhile. more than a
dozen new Federal pay-raise
bills were introduced in the