MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES FROM LYNDON B. JOHNSON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00098A000300030014-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2006
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: November 30, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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I have pl.edge.d that the Executive Branch ;~~ill bP admini=tired ?~vitr ?hc~
utmost tl'arift a.r:d i:ru~alit,?; tl ~t tr.e Government'will het a dollar's val,:e
far a dollar spe.nt.; and that the Government will set an ekample of prudence
and econom; .
To carry out. this .ledge, I intend:
To examine agency l,udge` requests wish the deterrninatiox,
to hold. the l~?65 13,_ldgf:t to the i~arr~st rriniJmun~, cansist~nt
with the efficieJt discharge of our domestic a.nd foreign
responsibilities .
To give you rr,j- i~lll sup~art i:: your Pffarts to ~chievF:
admiristrative ~,r legislative c?',anges ~;~hich will eliJ~riinate
unnecc:ssar;.- procedures, curtail or cir~op p. oy;,'ar_~s of lc~~a-
Utl.llty, 1llStltll~(' :'OJlStllld%tslJnF, (?r Oti1E:r C?r~3n1T.~~tlona.l
economies, and effe?ct~savings :r. procure>n~~.~nt?
To support salary- scales for ci~~il serJarts, Military ~ew_
sonnel, and policy c fficiais wrzcl-i will c: n~.L11~~ yap: to retazr;
and recruit talented, enFrgc~ti.c , ar,d inzati~;ina.ti-U~e ernplc~ ~ c~ .
?o accord inr_rease~~A reeogJ-:ition tc t.hc?se gc?,=er?-:mental vri
and individ~ials that rrlake notable ad,Ta~~es r4 r~r?ovi!iixr:~
efficient service at lower cost.
To assist mt: in carrying out my pledge, I ask ~?o~.z:
-- To assume personal da}r-ta-day respor,cibility far m~alcing
your abenc~.r a model. of good maJaagemeJ.t. and c~conomica.?
adrninistra.tion.
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a'o press shear ,ri.~*;~rousi~,~ ~.~,~ith your program. for manpower
con'tx~~l a~~? ':ti?icat;~n which ,,-o,;; ci.~velrpt~d in response to
Pressdent Ke~,~.,?~1ys~~ d3 restive cif Octo'~er 11, 1962.
-- ,To gold a.ber.c,.~ employment at or below' tre personnel target
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estahlishec? ~r: rr~:;lonse to President Ker.rreciy'.' statement. to
the Cabir.+'t of ~e;~terr5ber ~ 3, 1963.
To rnak.e clear to }~o~:r staff t`iat each Go~~errrnent employee
is responsible, z;ct ol:ly for doir_g his assigned ?ob to the best
of his abilit}~, h~.~t Aso for devising ar.d proposing ways to
improve his perfo_~~ra^ce.
To seek the ad~.~ice c~f Committees of the Congress, and of
private arganiaaxions a.nd individuals, ' in finding v~ays to de
the public basir.r'ss more ecor.arr.ically.
To submit to me promptly a report of major cost reduction
acticl~s taken ~ilxril;g the past year, an'd a statement cif the
steps which you propose to take in the :^eYt }~~?ar to tighten
your operations and effect savings.
T11e Ft~deral Governrnert has rf~asor: to be proud of its many recE;nt
achievemt~t;ts ir. ~ns.nagen~e:~t improvemc:r_-t. But we cal.noi rest on pest
accomplishrr~ents, The~c: are as many savings to be made iIi tr:e fut;zre
as have f~~~r~r been grade ir, the past. The citlze-l~s faith in free bout,rn-
mert is s.rnngly int~,,.enrF:d by the e7_tent of >zis confidence that ptcbiic
servants are alert .ar.d efficient ir: conservir_g thc~ ~Rationis resources en-
trusted to t}1?ir care, For this reason, wo must wort hard to re.luce the
costs of Cover-:mt?r,i, .;.-~t only for thc~ sake ref the. sr-i -ings to be made, but
8.150 lri tllc LI?teri:St Of V:lri%3t1I'.7 the people?S C03,iIi~C'~1C%', lri the lI'_StILL1t3oI15
of democracy,
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