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Stuart Rice deserves great credit for the way in which the Act
has been administered: To him must go the credit, also, for having
conceived the idea of this Council.
The organizations of big business and little business, which
sponsor the Council, may be motivated by self interest as well as by
impulse for public service in supporting the Council. Self interest
in such matters, however, is good, since in this case its purpose is
to avoid waste, both in and outside Government. To get the best
results from the least dollars is the reason we have been moving with
vigor and enterprise in this field, and in our other efforts to
improve management.
The statistical coordination with which you are familiar means
to you better statistical information or less burdensome reporting.
To me, and to the Budget Bureau, it means part of a program of effective
management of the Government. We have been making a constant effort
across the board to improve the Government's methods and procedures,
its recruitment and training of personnel, its budgeting, accounting
and procurement practices.
These also are jobs that do not make headlines. But they show
profits and pay dividends to the nation because they increase govern-
ment efficiency and reduce costs.
There have been many significant accomplishments in this direction,
although much remains to be done. The Government, no less than your-
selves in the management of your own organizations and businesses,
must be constantly alert to face the new problems that confront all
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