Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, (October 13, 1978, Pub.L. 95-454, 92 Stat. 1111) (CSRA), reformed the civil service of the United States federal government.

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 abolished the U.S. Civil Service Commission and distributes its functions primarily among three agencies: the newly established Office of Personnel Management, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Under the "rank-in-the-person" provision of the act, agency heads can move career senior executives into any position for which they are qualified. One provision of the act was the abolishment of the United States Civil Service Commission and the creation of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) and the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). OPM primarily provides management guidance to the various agencies of the executive branch and issues regulations that control federal human resources. FLRA oversees the rights of federal employees to form collective bargaining units (unions) and to engage in collective bargaining with agencies. MSPB conducts studies of the federal civil service and mainly hears the appeals of federal employees who are disciplined or otherwise separated from their positions. This act was an effort to replace incompetent officials.

The CSRA is codified in scattered sections of Title 5 of the United States Code.

Patricia W. Ingraham and Donald P. Moynihan describe the CSRA in Evolving Dimensions of Performance from CSRA Onward as "mov[ing] from personnel administration to the specific linking of human resource management to broader management activities and performance."[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ingraham, Patricia W.; Donald P. Moynihan (2000). The Future of Merit. p. 103. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act — Further information: James A. Garfield , Chester A. Arthur , and George H. Pendleton The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403) of United States is a federal law established in 1883 that stipulated that… …   Wikipedia

  • Civil Service Commission — The United States Civil Service Commission (CSC) was created by act of Congress on January 16, 1883. Authority is codified under 5 U.S.C.A. No. 1101. The Civil Service Act was designed to establish a merit system under which appointments to… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Civil Service Commission — The United States Civil Service Commission (CSC) was created by act of Congress on January 16, 1883. Authority is codified under 5 U.S.C.A. No. 1101. The Civil Service Act was designed to establish a merit system under which appointments to… …   Black's law dictionary

  • United States Civil Service Commission — The United States Civil Service Commission a three man commission was created by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act,[1] which was passed into law on January 16, 1883. The commission was created to administer the civil service of the United… …   Wikipedia

  • Category:Civil service in the United States — The main article for this category is United States civil service. Pages in category Civil service in the United States The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). United… …   Wikipedia

  • civil service — 1. those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services. 2. the body of persons employed in these branches. 3. a system or method of appointing government employees on the basis of… …   Universalium

  • Her Majesty's Civil Service — United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Veterans' Preference Act — The Veterans Preference Act, established in the US in 1944, required the Federal Government to favor returning war veterans when hiring new employees in an attempt to recognize their service, sacrifice, and skills. Preference Before the Civil War …   Wikipedia

  • Lloyd-La Follette Act — The Lloyd La Follette Act in 1912 began the process of protecting civil servants in the United States from unwarranted or abusive removal by codifying just cause standards previously embodied in presidential orders. It defines just causes as… …   Wikipedia

  • Senior Executive Service — The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a paygrade in the civil service of the United States federal government, somewhat analogous to the ranks of general or admiral in the U.S. armed forces.From the Office of Personnel Management::The Senior… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”