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Articles on Civil Service Reform
Fantastic report from the Merit System Protection Board on what managers
can do to make better use of the hiring process--and what more agencies need
to do to help them.
This June 2004
article from
Government
Executive summarizes the findings of an OPM survey regarding
the use of hiring flexibilities, such as the use of category ratings (which
can be used instead of the "rule of three") to identify the best job
candidates. The survey results are quite disappointing in that few
agencies seem to be using the new flexibilities.
Review by
Governing Magazine of the
"Service First" civil service reform program in Florida. Provides
balanced coverage of the program, detailing both the benefits (in terms of
improved personnel management) and the harsh criticisms the program has
received from organized labor.
Excellent analysis from
Government
Executive on the likely changes that would be implemented with a
sweeping reform of the Federal Government's Civil Service system ( November 2002).
Please note that only the hiring provisions discussed here were actually approved as part of the bill creating the
Department of Homeland Security.
October 2002 report by the IBM Endowment for the Business of Government
on the impact of civil service reform in three states. Provides some
very useful insights about where we may be headed.
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