The Representativeness of National Advisory Boards: The Case of HEW:

TLDR: By the mid-1970s Gill’s suggestion had become reality and the practice of creating commissions to advise officials of the federal government had developed into an institutionalized instrument of government.

Abstract: permanent federal advisory boards.1 After describing the operation of the advisory board system in 1939, Gill concluded by stating that &dquo;a good case can be presented for much more use than is now made of the device of advisory committees.&dquo;2 By the mid-1970s Gill’s suggestion had become reality and the practice of creating commissions to advise officials of the federal government had developed into an institutionalized instrument of