February 1, 1944, will be remembered as a day of reckoning for the Federal Government’s bureaucratic behemoth. President Roosevelt, determined to root out inefficiencies, has demanded quarterly reports from all government agencies on their utilization of personnel. The Civil Service Commission, tasked with overseeing the effort, has sounded the alarm on the scourge of waste and mismanagement that has plagued the nation’s capital for far too long.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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