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122776 1 (1983-11-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacteu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 a.m. November 7, 1983 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE HOUSE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE ON ,AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE12277 - 122776 Madame Chairwoman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here today to discuss our work in response to your request for an overall assessment of the Senior Executive Service (SES). SES, established by the Civil Service Reform Act, has often been called the cornerstone of civil serv- ice reform. The act provided for major changes in the manage- ment of the government's executive corps designed to achieve improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness, and responsive- ness of government operations. I have a detailed statement which I would like to summarize for you and submit for the record. My testimony today will provide our general observations on SES and highlight so*ie areas that warrant your attention. We focused our work on four areas in which the act estab- lished major goals for SES: IZ77(Q