Readable and interesting book on the extraordinarily complicated problems of reorganization of some 1,900 federal government agencies -- adapted from the introduciton.

The ever present government --Personnel and civil service -- Budget and accounting -- Legal services and procedure -- Paperwork and red tape -- Real property -- Water resources and power -- Lending, guaranteeing, and insurance programs -- Business enterprises -- Medical services -- Big defense, big business -- Food and clothing -- Transportation -- Depot utilization -- Research and development -- Surplus property -- Business organization of the Department of Defense -- The kind neighbor -- A few words in conclusion.