The temporary retirement annuity increases approved by Congress in 1951 were made permanent. and the first $12.000 of civilservice annuities were exempted from income taxes. Possibly of equal importance to the positive action taken by Congress on Federal employee legislation was the blocking of proposed legislation which could have damaged the Federal civilservice system. This included proposals for removal of deputy marshals from civil service. repeal of overtime pay for customs and immigration embployees. and granting authority to the Department of Justice to dismiss employees regardless of civilservice laws and regulations. These. and a number of other damaging proposals. were defeated. Never Did So Many Run So Fast
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