Institutionalizing Congress and the Presidency: The U.S. Bureau of Efficiency, 1916-1933 - Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership

With its creation of the US Bureau of Efficiency in 1916, Congress sought to bring the principles of ""scientific management"" to the federal government. This work offers a chronological history of the agency and a thematic treatment of the structure, staffing, and work processes of the bureau; its activities; and more.