Word: budgets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...during the recess three management consulting firms hired by the Senate Budget Committee concluded that the President's goal of 2 million bbl. of synthetic fuels a day in ten years was unrealistic and potentially wasteful. The consultants advised that it would make more sense to try several different approaches on a modest scale and then decide which ones were feasible...
Carter may not even be able to stimulate the economy when he wants to; the choice is not entirely his. Many members of Congress continue to regard inflation as enemy number one. Says Bob Giaimo, chairman of the House Budget Committee: "Some Democrats are talking about incentives and stimulants. I don't think they're reading the tea leaves right." Carter may also find the Federal Reserve balkier than before. Its new chairman, Paul Volcker, is a more determined inflation fighter than his predecessor, William Miller, who is now Treasury Secretary...
...ease transfers from department to department or school to school, the personnel office sponsors budget preparatory courses or basic accounting classes. "In some cases that is enough, but for other positions, you need an MBA," Cantor says...
...professionalism is unquestionably here to stay, and with the department's efforts to implement the Howland report recommendations, the union is left to concentrate on higher wages and better benefits in the upcoming contract negotiations. Despite the police budget of over $2 million, the administration will undoubtedly consider a wage hike that even approximates the rate of inflation unthinkable. As Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel for the University, says, "We're all in a tough position. Inflation is hitting all of us and our resources are just not increasing...
...real battle." Still, Malardi praises the dance program and the students for their dedication and admits that one benefit of the no credit policy is the near-total absence of pressure and competition. In the long run, however, this doesn't compensate for the disadvantages of a small budget diminisfied committment from students, and other frustrations that come along with no credit status...