| Show Contracting Mission to fo Ogden The Defense Department Is planning to transfer the contracting con can functions of the surplus surplus sur plus sales offices in Seattle and Pueblo t to the Defense De Dc- Depot pot Ogden Sen Wallace F. F Bennett R Utah R-Utah Utah said recently SINCE final plans have not been approved the exact number num ber her of personnel involved has not been det determined although h Sen Bennett said it would be beabout beabout beabout about ten or 12 2 technicians Included ded will b be lx a remodeling remodel ing program which will involve placing computers in the Sur Surplus Sur Sur- plus Sales Sales' Office in Ogden according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Sen Bennett TIlE THE SURPLUS Sales Office in Ogden now has some 30 persons persons per per- sons and handles contracting and merchandising from military mili mill tary and government installations installations in Wyoming Washington Colorado Oregon Utah western western western west west- ern South Dakota and western Nebraska The merchandising function unction will remain in Seattle and Pueblo according to the Defense Department The TIle Utah office handles material ma mat tonal which has been determined determined determined deter deter- mined surplus by the Defense Department as well as by other government agencies SENATOR Bennett also said that hat the General Services Administration Administration Ad Ad- ministration has has' been attempt attempt- Ing ng to take over the entire surplus surplus sur sur- plus Ius sales operation from the Defense Department However the he Defense Department and the he Bureau of the Budget have been een opposing this proposal |
