Government Employees Training Act. Pub. L. No. 85-507, 72 Stat. 327 , 1958
Government Employees Training Act. Pub. L. No. 85-507, 72 Stat. 327 , 1958
From the document: "To increase efficiency and economy in the Government by providing for training programs for civilian officers and employees of the Government with respect to the performance of official duties.
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Government Employees Training Act".
SEC. 2. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress— (1) that, in order to promote efficiency and economy in the operation of the Government and provide means for the development of maximum proficiency in the performance of official duties by employees thereof, to establish and maintain the highest standards of performance in the transaction of the public business, and to install and utilize effectively the best modern practices and techniques which have been developed, tested, and proved within or outside of the Government, it is necessary and desirable in the public interest that self-education, self-improvement, and self-training by such employees be supplemented and extended by Government-sponsored programs, provided for by this Act, for the training of such employees in the performance of official duties and for the development of skills, knowledge, and abilities which will best qualify them for performance of official duties;"
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