When was the loyalty review board

The rise of McCarthyism in the wake of this fear is well-known. Less discussed, perhaps, is the emergence of a Loyalty Program within the federal government. After the war, tensions between the U.

Several advisors, including Attorney General Tom Clark, urged Truman to form a loyalty program to safeguard against communist infiltration in the government. Initially, Truman was reluctant to form such a program, fearing it could threaten civil liberties of government workers. However, several factors shaped his decision to institute such a policy. Fear of communism was growing rapidly at home, and in the midterm election, Republicans gained control of Congress for the first time since Nicknamed the Humvee and designed to transport troops and cargo, the wide, rugged vehicles Live TV.

This Day In History. History Vault. Women's Rights. Middle East. Sign Up. Colonial America. Art, Literature, and Film History. Checks are also made against the files of the military intelligence agencies, the House Committee on Un-American activities, local law enforcement agencies, schools, colleges, previous employers and references given by the applicant. If "derogatory information" is produced, a full field check is inaugurated by the F.

Review of such information and holding of hearings is the responsibility of the appropriate Regional Loyalty Board, established and staffed by the Civil Service Commission in 14 regions. After exhaustion of recourse to his Regional Board, the applicant may appeal an adverse decision to the Loyalty Review Board in Washington.

President Truman cautioned all members of the executive branch on March 13, , that all reports, records and files relative to the loyalty program should be preserved in strict confidence.

Sensitive position: "one so designated by the head of the Agency, based on the best interests of national security. This clause provides that "the investigative agency may refuse to disclose the names of confidential informants provided it furnishes sufficient information about such informants on the basis of which the requesting department or agency can make an adequate evaluation of the information furnished it.

Some sources which could be revealed must remain confidential unless the informant gives his consent. Therefore, in hearings before the Loyalty Review Board the suspect-employee has no opportunity to cross-examine much of the testimony used against him. Abbott concludes that in hearings, the effect of "personal grudges and malicious rumors should not be discounted. The War and Navy departments and the State department have had "statutory power to remove summarily any employee in the interests of national security," since and , respectively.

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