This statement of recommended apportionnent a good and request for the allocation of funds necessary lor which responsible is a summarization by resource scbellules. BETER BX JRD QUARTER 4TH QUARTER RESERVED TOTAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 19. THE SPACE JELOW IS FOR USE BY THE OASA The Bureau of the Budget has apportioned the funds as recommended or adjusted. Such funds are poliger TO (some ad alle) FROM (authorized signature) TO BE COMPLE ETED DATE AMENDMENT NO. 79 OL FORM 1-182 SEPT. 1964 NOTIFICATION AND APPROVAL IS HEREBY GIVEN FOR THE ALLOTMENT DESCRIBED BELOW: 415 ALLOTMENT SHALL BE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AND REGULATION. TO BE SIGNED BY ADM, ganlar / ISNINR 1/ician AMENDMENT NO. 79 DL FORM 1-13 FUNDS WHICH BECOME AVAILABLE UNDER A CONTINUING RESOLUTION ACT, OR A 415 ALLOTMENT SHALL BE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AND REGULATION. MERITS OF LEASING EQUIPMENT Mr. FARNUM. One other question on the last page the comment by GAO is on whether or not you lease outright mechanized systems, or whether you have lease-purchase. I would like to ask this question: In relation to the position of the Department where you feel it is better to lease rather than to purchase, in your lease agreements have you had the advantage of any technological improvements in the use of this equipment that came about during the term of the lease? In other words, if they come out with a method that is faster and can give you more information and do it better during the course of your lease, would they step the equipment up so you could have the advantage of this improvement ? Mr. WERTS. Not as much as they should have. We can give you a better answer, but it has not been as good as it should have been. Secretary WIRTZ. We shall answer that for the record. Mr. FARNUM. The criticism of the auditors in terms of efficiency in the use of dollars can well be substantiated if you do not have this written into a lease agreement, because if you are not going to be updating, really the equipment that you are paying for all the time is amortized many times during the lease, and you are still using the same old, antiquated equipment as a result of technological changes that happen each day. I would hope you could answer that for the record. TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS IN LEASED ADP EQUIPMENT The General Services Administration negotiates Government-wide contracts with each computer manufacturer. Included in these contracts is the right of any agency to have full benefits from technological improvements made by the manufacturer. This relates to both equipment components and to programing improvements. The Department of Labor on a number of occasions has taken full advantage of improved equipment technology and has increased substantially the capability of its computer system. The reaction time for computer manufacturers in responding to the Department's requests for upgrading the capability of existing installations has always been excellent. Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Secretary, I think you have done a really good job in your presentation this year. Again I want to say I understand the problems you had a year ago when I was not so kind. I think you have done a really good job this year. You are one of the best Secretaries we have had. Secretary WIRTZ. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, I wish to acknowledge the fine work done by Jim Hudson in assisting me in preparing the statement and other materials I have presented today. Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Hudson is a really good man and does an excellent job as budget officer. James Dodson, I thought, was one of the best budget officers in the Government, also. You have had two really good men in the years I have been here. Thank you, gentlemen. The committee will stand adjourned until tomorrow morning. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1966. MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION WITNESSES STANLEY H. RUTTENBERG, MANPOWER ADMINISTRATOR SECURITY SHIP AND TRAINING MARGARET E. THOMAS, ACTING ASSISTANT MANPOWER ADMIN ISTRATOR FOR ADMINISTRATION H. H. PREZLOMSKI, CHIEF, DIVISION OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING RED M. ZUCK, ACTING DEPUTY ASSISTANT MANPOWER ADMINISTRATOR FOR ADMINISTRATION V. S. HUDSON, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRA TION RICHARD E. MILLER, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF BUDGET ADMINIS TRATION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE AND TRAINING, OFFICE OF EDUCATION |