NOTE. The Surveys and Investigations supervisory staff is supplemented by selected personnel borrowed on a reimbursable basis for varying lengths of time from various agencies to staff up specific studies and investigations. The current average annual fulltime personnel equivalent is approximately 42. GERARD J. CHOUINARD ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FRANCES MAY GENEVIEVE A. MEALY DALE M. SHULAW (III) ANN M. STULL TONI WILLIAMS ELLEN C. ZACOFSKY DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977 MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1976. SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WITNESSES DON I. WORTMAN, ACTING ADMINISTRATOR, SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE NICHOLAS NORTON, ACTING COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS ADMINISTRATION M. KEITH WEIKEL, COMMISSIONER, MEDICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION MICHIO SUZUKI, ACTING COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DAVID B. SMITH, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION LOUIS B. HAYS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SAMUEL E. MARTZ, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE MISS ANNA L. PERKINS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF BUDGET, SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE WILORD FORBUSH, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BUDGET INTRODUCTION Mr. FLOOD. We will now take up the Social and Rehabilitation Service. The presentation will be made by Don Wortman, the Acting Administrator for the Social and Rehabilitation Service. You have some people with you you would like us to know, Mr. Wortman? Mr. WORTMAN. Yes, sir, I appreciate that opportunity. On my left is Michio Suzuki, Acting Commissioner, Public Services Administration. Next to him is Nicholas Norton, Acting Commissioner of the Assistance Payments Administration. And beyond him is David Smith, our Acting Associate Administrator for Planning, Research, and Evaluation. On my immediate right is Dr. M. Keith Weikel, Commissioner, Medical Services Administration; Louis B. Hays, Deputy Director of the Office of Child Support Enforcement; and an associate of mine whom you know and who has appeared at this table many times, Wilford Forbush, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, and a gentleman who will be testifying with us tomorrow probably more (1) than today, Merwin Hans, our joint HEW and Department of Labor Executive Director of the WIN program. To my rear I would like to identify Sam Martz, our Assistant Administrator for Financial Management, and over here, Dr. Victor Kugajevsky, who runs the quality control program. OPENING STATEMENT Mr. FLOOD. I see you have a prepared statement. How do you want to handle this? Mr. WORTMAN. Sir, I would request the chairman's permission to put an overview which we provided to the committee staff, plus an 8to 10-page public assistance statement in the record. I would like the opportunity to read a 4-page summary of the public assistance statement. Mr. FLOOD. Without objection, that will be done. We will also include the biographical sketches of yourself and your colleagues. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DON I. WORTMAN Position: Acting Administrator, Social and Rehabilitation Service. Education: Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn., B.A., Economics, 1951. University of Minnesota, M.A., Public Administration, 1952. Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, 1961-1962. Military service: Army Specialist Training Program, July 1945-January 1946. Army Air Force, January 1946-November 1947. Experience: January 1976: Acting Administrator, Social and Rehabilitation Service. 1973 to present: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Systems, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare-Development and operation of the Department's policy planning and policy coordination activities; design of activities to strengthening capacity of state and local government to plan and manage human resource programs; provision of and planning for data processing and statistical services for Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Served in a variety of special assignments for the Secretary: Conference on Inflation, Energy Coordinator and Director, HEW Refugee Task Force. 1971-73: Economic Stabilization Program-Administrator, Office of Price Monitoring, Cost of Living Council; Director, Office of Operations, Price Commission-Review and action on requests for price increases, interpretations of the regulations and for monitoring profit margin performance of companies with annual sales over $50 million. Personnally created and directed staff of 250 auditors, accountants, economists, and lawyers to do this regulatory job. 1965-71: Office of Economic Opportunity-Controller; Director, Office of Community Actions Support; Associate Director for Program Operations, Community Action Program; Deputy Assistant Director for Research, Plans, Programs and Evaluation; Chief, Programs and Evaluation Division-for first two years at OEO, performed planning, program analysis, policy development and budget responsibilities. For next four years, served as an operating official in the Community Action Program in administering programs through ten Regional Offices. Concluded OEO phase as Controllers. 1953-65: Atomic Energy Commission-Director, Requirements and Facilities Division Albuquerque Operations Office; Director, Budget Division, ALO; Deputy Assistant Manager for Program Analysis and Budget, Division of Military Application; Management Intern through Senior Program Analyst-Develop professional skills in budget in a variety of assignments in the atomic weapons program both in Washington and in Albuquerque. Last assignment in AEC was directing staff of engineers in assessing production capacities and capabilities in meeting future workloads and new weapon designs. Civic and church activities: Member, Rockville Citizens for Good Government, 1958, 1962, and 1965. Leader in various capacities in Rockville United Church, 1969 to present. Member, Rockville Human Relations Committee, April 1970-November 1971. Creator of major fellowship program in honor of Dr. Dupre, former Dean of Macalester College. Honors and awards: 1970-Distinguished Citizen Award from Macalester College. 1972-Distinguished Service Award-Price Commission. 1973—Meritorius Service Award, Federal Government Accountants Association. 1975-HEW Secretary's Special Citation. Other: Married, father of three sons. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF M. KEITH WEIKEL Position: Commissioner, Medical Services Administration, SRS, DHEW. Education: B.S. (Pharmacy) Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Philadelphia, Pa., 1960. M.S. (Pharmacy Administration), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 1962. Ph. D. (Economics and Business Administration) University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 1966. Experience: Aug. 1974 to Present: Commissioner, Medical Services Administration, SRS/ DHEW. 1973-July 1974: Associate Administrator for Planning, Evaluation and Legislation, Health Services Administration, DHEW. 1970-73: Director of Health Evaluation, OS/DHEW. 1968-70: Manager of Health Economics Research, Roche Laboratories, Nutley, N.J. 1965-68: Marketing Research Analyst and Product Marketing Manager, Roche Laboratories, Nutley, N.J. 1964-65: Assistant Professor of Marketing and Economics, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Philadelphia, Pa. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MICHIO SUZUKI Position: Acting Commissioner, Public Services Administration. Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A.-Psychology 1949. University of California, Berkeley, M.S.W.-1952. Experience: January 1976: Acting Commissioner, Public Services Administration, SRS, HEW. January 1974-January 1976: Acting Deputy Commissioner, Community Services Administration, SRS, HEW. June 19-December 1973: Assistant Commissioner for Program Management, Community Services Administration, SRS, HEW. May 1972-November 1973: Director, Division of Child and Family Services, Community Services Administration, SRS, HEW 1963-72: California State Department of Social Welfare. 1961-63: Director, Japanese American Community Services, Los Angeles, Calif. 1955-61: Director, Japanese Children's Home, Los Angeles, Calif. 1952-55: Caseworker, Jewish Family Service, New York, N.Y. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF NICHOLAS NORTON Position: Acting Commissioner, Assistance Payments Administration, Social and Rehabilitation Service. Birthplace and date: North Westchester, Conn., January 7, 1931. Education: Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. B.A., English, 1952. Loomis School, Windsor, Conn., 1948. Bacon Academy, Colchester, Conn., 1947. Military service: 1952-56 U.S. Navy, Lt., USNR. Experience: January 1976: Acting Commissioner, Assistance Payments Administration, Social and Rehabilitation Service. |