FELLOWSHIP IN CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS FOR EXECUTIVES

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2000
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• Publication Date: September 1, 1968
• Content Type: MISC

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THE UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
IN COOPERATION WITH THE
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Announces a
CONGRESSIONAL
OPERATIONS
For Executives
Mid-November, 1967 - September, 1968
No (,'ot.,ernwent official can be completeb; effecth,e if
he does not understand the role of Congress In our
President Lwidon B. Johnson
September 15, 1905
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BACKGROUND
Many of the basic responsibilities of the Federal Government are shared
jointly by the executive and legislative branches. Others are divided in such
a way that interdependence between Congress and the executive branch nec-
essarily results. Under our system of government, therefore, a sound under-
standing of the legislative branch is essential to a proper understanding of
executive responsibilities and operations.
President Johnson is taking aggressive action to ensure maximum cooperation
of the Executive Branch with the Congress. He is concerned that executives
and managers throughout Government are aware of the functions and problems
of Congress and that they are responsive to its needs. On September 15, 1965,
the President stated:
"Too often in our history the Executive and Legislative Branches
have been reduced to suspicion and to petty bickering. And too
often the cause of progress has suffered because of it.
"Although our Constitution divides us into separate branches, it
charges all of us with the same mission-that is, to serve the
American public. Some disagreement between the branches of
Government is quite natural. But cooperation between the branches
of Government is quite imperative.
"I expect every member of my Administration to understand this
and to apply this to the day-to-day operations of the Government.
"I am not just talking about Congressional relations, I am talking
about understanding the job that Congress has to do. And I am
talking about trying to help the Congress do that job that it has
to do.
"We have entered a new era, I think, of respect and good will
between the Executive and Legislative Branches of the Govern-
ment. I intend to do everything I can to encourage this respect
and to promote this good will."
This Fellowship is designed to provide an opportunity for some of the most
promising young federal executives to acquire a thorough understanding of
Congressional Operations. As they progress to positions of greater responsi-
bility, this understanding should become increasingly valuable to the Fellows
and to the programs they serve.
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP
Persons selected will participate in a variety of assignments designed to
develop their knowledge and understanding of Congressional operations. As
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Fellows from executive agencies, they will share activities with other members
of the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program who come mainly from journal-
ism, law, and college teaching. These activities include:
? Attendance at an intensive and comprehensive Orientation Program on
the legislative branch conducted by the American Political Science
Association in preparation for later work assignments.
? Full-time work assignments in the offices of Congressmen and Senators
and with staff members of Congressional Committees.
? Participation in weekly seminar meetings with leading congressional,
governmental and academic figures.
From these and other planned experiences, fellows will be expected to gain:
? Thorough knowledge of the organization of Congress.
? A well-balanced understanding of the legislative process and the factors
and forces which influence it.
? Some Congressional perspective of national objectives and executive
branch operations.
? A sound grasp of the scope and variety of Congressional responsibili-
ties and their relationship to the total process of government.
CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Policy guidelines are formulated and final decisions on selections are made
by the Congressional Fellowship Advisory Committee. Members of the Com-
mittee are:
Chairman: Dr. Max Kampelman
Partner, Law Firm, Strasser
Spiegelberg, Fried, Frank,
Kampelman
Dr. Mark Ferber
University of California
Honorable Orville L. Freeman,
Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Ben Bagdikian, Contrib-
uting Editor, Saturday
Evening Post
Mr. David S. Broder, Corre-
spondent, Washington Post
Honorable William M. McCulloch
Representative from Ohio
Honorable John W. Macy, Jr., Chairman,
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Honorable Lee Metcalf, Senator
from Montana
Honorable Hugh Scott, Senator
from Pennsylvania
Honorable Morris K. Udall,
Representative from Arizona
NOMINATING CRITERIA
Nominees for this fellowship should be career employees in grade range of
GS-12 through GS-16 or equivalent. Each of them should be in a managerial
or executive position, or be likely to be assigned to such positions in the
future. Each also should be a oun person wh t t e hi h
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the Federal service and (2) superior academic achievement in college or graduate
school. Preference is given to those who are taking part in an agency's own
executive development program.
NOMINATING PROCEDURE
All nominations for this program should be submitted through the agency's
central coordinator; no nominations should be sent directly from a bureau or
field establishment to the Civil Service Commission. Each department and
agency may nominate three candidates. Candidates should be carefully screened
by their agencies and only the most promising should be nominated. Optional
Form 37 is to be submitted by agencies by May 15, 1967 to the Director,
General Management Training, Office of Career Development, U.S. Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20415. The following information should
accompany each nomination: A completed Standard Form 57; a statement from
the nominee's supervisor briefly describing the nominee's potential for career
growth and the types of higher responsibility for which he is being prepared; a
one-page typewritten statement by the individuals nominated outlining their
reasons for wishing to participate, their goals and objectives within the program,
and how this experience relates to their overall career plans.
The cost of the Fellowship in Congressional Operations will be $500 per par-
ticipant, and will include all costs of participating in the Orientation Program
and of attending weekly seminars and other functions conducted by APSA.
Each applicant for the Fellowship will be interviewed by a Selection Committee
in the latter part of May 1967 and final selection will be made no later than
July 1, 1967. The full-time Orientation will begin in mid-November and end before
Christmas.
Agencies may obtain further information on the Fellowship from the Office of
Career Development, code 183, extension 6152.
May 15
July 1
Mid-November to
Late December
Early January
Early January
to Mid-August
September 1, 1968
Deadline for Nominations
Final Selection of Participants
Orientation Program by APSA
Begin full-time work assignments in a Congressman's
office or a House Committee
Begin full-time work assignment in a Senator's office
or with a Senate Committee
Attend Weekly Seminar meetings
Latest date for termination of Fellowship
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