Civil service

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (right)congratulates William Webster after he was sworn in today as Chairman of Research and Development. From: Beth Gore.

Latest informal photo of James E. Webb, new Director of the Budget. From: Beth Gore.

Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren holds a copy of the report he made to Congress in which he charged that fraud and waste in wartime contracting had cost American taxpayers millions of dollars. Warren said that his audits of about $1,165,000,000 in contract settlements to date showed irregularities amounting to more than $11,500,000. From: Beth Gore.

Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren, appearing before the Mead Committee today, said that "everybody and his brother," apparently encouraged by laxity of Federal War Profit Renegotiation laws, "were out to get the Government during the lush war years." Warren told the committee that untold billions were "given away" by the Government during renegotiations of war contracts From: Beth Gore.

Today's press conference was a momentous one for War Mobilization Director Fred Vinson. He announced the lifting of the midnight curfew and the revocation of the ban on horse racing. From: Beth Gore.

This is the first picture to be made of Fred M. Vinson since he took over the chairmanship of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. From: Beth Gore.

Wage Stabilization Director John R. Steelman is shown signing the government wage policy to pave the way for payment to striking American Federation of Labor seamen of wage increases twice disapproved by the Wage Stabilization Board. He said he amended the existing wage regulations to provide that government agencies may pay wages and salaries "comparable to the wages and salaries paid for the same or comparable services by other operators". From: Beth Gore

Reconversion Director John Steelman at the wheel of a yacht at a yachting party in Washington. The yacht was the "Colleen," owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wallace of Washington. From: Beth Gore

Byron Price, head of the Office of Censorship, receiving the Medal for Merit award from President Truman in ceremonies at the White House. From: Beth Gore

Edwin Pauley, United States member of the Reparations Commission, as he held a press conference at the White House. From: Beth Gore