TITLE 3 - THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE ORDER 10072

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• Publication Date: August 2, 1949
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VOLUME 14 UNITES S-~r NUMBER 147
Washington, Tuesday, August 2, 1949
TITLE 3-THE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10072
To PROVIDE FOR COZTTINUING ACTION TO
IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF. THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS the President and the Con-
gress, in support of the recommendations
of the Commission on Organization of
the Executive Branch of the Govern-
ment, are currently taking action fur-
ther to improve Government organiza=
tion and to give department and agency
heads responsibility and authority which
will enable them to manage their agen-
cies more effectively; and
WHEREAS complementary actions are
necessary to realize the economies and
increased operating effectiveness made
possible by improved organization of the
Executive Branch; and
WHEREAS it is desirable to establish
further machinery to give increased and
regular attention to the economy of op-
erations and effectiveness of programs:
NOW, THEREFORE,. by virtue of the
authority vested in me as President of
the United States, it is hereby ordered as
follows: .
1. Department and agency heads shall
(a) review the programs under their
respective jurisdictions to assure them-
selves and the President that such pro-
grams are being carried .out with maxi- ,
mum effectiveness and economy, (b)
provide for periodic and systematic ap-
praisals of operations to identify oppor-
tunities to improve effectiveness and
performance, (c) schedule action to work
out and install improvements, giving
priority to the activities promising great-
est benefits in economy or better service
for the same or less money, and (d) re-
port periodically to the Bureau of the
Budget on the progress made in estab-
lishing management improvement pro-
grams and the results achieved there-
from.
2. The Bureau of the Budget shall (a)
review department and agency plans for
management improvement in conjunc-
tion with requests for funds, and at other
appropriate times, (b) advise and assist
the agencies in working out programs
to improve their operat:ons, (c) make
appropriate arrangements for handling
program and operating problems of an
interagency nature, (d) provide for an
.interchange of information, on- effective
management techniques, and (e) report
periodically to the President on the prog-
ress and results of agency management
improvement efforts.
3. There is hereby established an Ad-
visory Committee on Management Im-
provement. The Committee shall assist
the President in creating a government-.
wide program for management improve-
ment, developing a framework for the
conduct of management activities, re-
viewing the progress of agency manage-
ment improvement efforts, and promot-
ing a better understanding of measures
taken to improve the management of
the Executive Branch of. the Govern-
ment. The Committee shall be ap-
pointed by the President and shall con-
sist of twelve members, five of whom
shall be officers or employees of the Fed-
eral Government. The Director of the
Bureau of the Budget shall meet with
and advise the Committee.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 29, 1949. T.
[F. R. Doc. 49-6295; Filed, July 29, 1949;
2:11 p. m,]