PRESIDENT'S MEMORANDUM ON GOVERNMENT ECONOMY

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: December 15, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No. 319
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Goverent Economy
1. Youz personal attention to directed to the to of the ar eea a
for the beads of Departn*ats and Aggenctes, dated f overr-ber 33, t93, from
the Presidaaat at the United atea, copy to attached. In this he notes that the
#aeeccutive 13r*ach will be a tniatered with at twat thrift and frngolity aid will
:ed teely to road, diaimss, and receive the full. impact of the
President'. statement. You should also scaea with your staffs the
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e example of economy. it is directed that the Pr*sidoat's message be
most serious, cont nuous, and compelling atUation and that yea c9avee
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Washington
November 30, 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
I have pledged that the Executive Branch will be administered with the
utmost thrift and frugality; that the Government will get a dollar's value
for a dollar spent; and that the Government will set an example of pru-
dence and economy.
To carry out this pledge, I intend:
To examine agency budget requests with the determination
to hold the 1965 Budget to the barest minimum consistent
with the efficient discharge of our domestic and foreign
responsibilities.
To give you my full support in your efforts to achieve
administrative or legislative changes which will eliminate
unnecessary procedures, curtail or drop programs of low
utility, institute consolidations or other organizational
economies, and effect savings in procurement.
To support salary scales for civil servants, military per-
sonnel, and policy officials which will enable you to retain
and recruit talented, energetic, and imaginative employees.
To accord increased recognition to those governmental units
and individuals that make notable advances in providing
efficient service at lower cost.
To assist me in carrying out my pledge, I ask you:
To assume personal day-to-day responsibility for making
your agency a model of good management and economical
administration.
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To press ahead vigorously with your program for manpower
control and. utilization which you developed in response to
President Kennedy's directive of October l.l., 1962.
To hold agency employment at or below the personnel targets
established. in response to President Kennecly's statement to
the Cabinet. of September 23, 1963.
To make clear to your staff that each Government employee
is responsible, not only for doing his assigned job to the best
of his ability, but also for devising and proposing ways to
improve his performance.
- To seek the advice of Committees of the Congress, and of
private organizations and individuals, in finding ways to do
the public business more economically.
To submit to me promptly a report of major cost reduction
actions taken during the past year, and a statement of the
steps which you propose to take in the next year to tighten
your operations and effect savings.
The Federal Government has reason to be proud of As many recent achieve-
ments in management improvement. But we cannot rest on past accomplish-
ments. There are as many savings to be made in the future as have ever
been made in the past. The citizern's faith in free government is strongly
influenced by the extent of his confidence that public servants are alert and
efficient in conserving the Nation's resources entrusted to their care. For
this reason, we must work hard to reduce the costs of Government, not
only for the sake of the sayings to be made, but also in the interest of
vindicating the people's confidence in the institutions of democrapy.
signed Lyndon B. Johnson
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