Biography of an Ideal : A History of the Federal Civil Service

This volume, issued by the U.S. Civil Service Comm., is a concise history of the U.S. civil service and the remarkable employees who have helped make our country great. Originally published in conjunction with the 75th ann¹y. of the landmark Civil Service Act of 1883 and updated in 1973, the current ed. adds important chapters that memorialize the critical developments in the civil service in the last 3 decades. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 brought fundamental structural changes that gave birth to OPM, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and a new Senior Exec. Service. At the beginning of the 21st cent. there is new emphasis on results-oriented mgmt. of the Fed. Gov¹t. and a maturing role for OPM as central personnel agent. B&W photos.James, Kay Coles is the author of 'Biography of an Ideal : A History of the Federal Civil Service', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756736835 and ISBN 0756736838.