The plan transfers the functions of the General Services Administration relating to public works in Alaska and in the Virgin Islands to the Department of the Interior.

However, many benefits in improved operations are probable during the next years which will result in a reduction in expenditures as compared with those that would be otherwise necessary.

This general message states my reasons for transmitting Reorganization Plans Nos. 15, 16, and 17.

The small size and restricted character of the Virgin Islands public works program will prevent large reductions in administrative expenditures.

Moreover, by reducing the likelihood that the two programs involved will be administered at cross-purposes or in conflict with each other, it can be expected that the money expended will achieve greater benefits than would be likely under…

The transfer of the responsibility for making payments to local school districts whose operating deficits are due in part to Federal activities is unlikely to result in an immediate reduction in expenditures for the administration of the…

It constitutes a further step in rebuilding and strengthening the Department of Labor to make it the central agency of the Government for dealing with labor problems.

While the recommendations of the various studies differ in some details, they agree on principles and on the main features of reorganization.

The elimination of overlapping and the simplification of relationships which will result from the transfer will make it possible to administer grants and loans more expeditiously and at lower costs per project than can be done under the…

The transfers effected by these plans are consistent with the recommendations of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government.

I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 15 of 1950, prepared in accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1949.

These considerations, together with the beneficial effect which the reorganizations will have on the General Services Administration, lead me to commend Reorganization Plans 15, 16, and 17 to the Congress as important and constructive…

While it is not possible at this time to calculate the reduction in expenditures which will result from this plan, it can safely be predicted that it will produce substantial savings.

Since its establishment in 1789 the Department of State has performed certain routine secretarial and record-keeping functions for the Federal Government which are entirely extraneous to its basic mission with respect to the conduct of…

An additional consideration in support of the transfer is the evolution of the Housing and Home Finance Agency as the unit of the Federal Government best prepared to negotiate with local officials on matters affecting a wide variety of…

These plans will contribute to the further development of the General Services Administration as a central services agency by transferring several specialized functions, which it has at present, to more appropriate locations within the…

The transfer will thus clarify responsibility and simplify relationships in the execution of public works activities in Alaska and the Virgin Islands.

The Alaska public works program is new and will continue to grow for some time.