STATEMENT OF HONORABLE EDWARD H. REES, (R., KANSAS), RANKING MEMBER OF THE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONCERNING THE REDUCTION IN TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONNEL IN THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP60-00213A000100030014-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: October 20, 1955
• Content Type: STATEMENT

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STATE ENT OF HONORABLE ED?IARD H. REES, (R.., KkI AS) ., RANKING MEMBER OF THE
POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE C CIMITTEE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCERNING THE REDUCTION IN TOTAL NTJI,1BER OF PERSONNEL IN THE DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT AND OTTIFR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, OCTOBER 20,E 19550
"Secretary of Defense Wilson should be commended by his forthright
and aggressive action to reduce expenditures in the Defense Department.
I-It is particularly important that these reductions in expenditures
are to be on a selective basis and to be carried out in a manner in which
they will not adversely affect our national defense.
"The order of Secretary 'W`ilson is in line with my statement made
on September 19th in Washington in which I pointed out that government
employment can and should be reduced at least 10 per cent without any
impairment of essential government services.
"2 further stated that this reduction could be accomplished largely
by attrition and that every department and agency head should establish
a firm policy of reviewing each vacancy and make certain the function
is necessary before the position is filled.
"I hope and expect the heads of other departments and agencies will
follow the lead of Secretary 1Jilson and announce similar programs for
better utilization of manpower and reduction in the total number of
employees and a substantial savings in our expenditures for civilian
personnel, now running approximately 010 billion a year.It
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