Civil Service Reform in the United States Government

The Protection of Merit under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. May 1981.

Performance Appraisal and Merit Pay under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. May 1981.

The Senior Executive Service. October 1981.

Civil Service Reform, 1978-1981. October 1981.

Civil Service Reform After Two Years: Some Initial Problems Resolved, but Serious Concerns Remain. (FPCD-82-1, November 10, 1981).

Serious Problems Need to Be Corrected before Federal Merit Pay Goes Into Effect. (FPCD-81-73, September 11, 1981).

Evaluations Called For To Monitor and Assess Executive Appraisal Systems. (FPCD-81-55, August 3, 1981).

Report on Significant Actions of the Office of Personnel Management During 1980. June 1981.

A Report on the Senior Executive Service. September 1981.

Campbell, Alan K. , " Civil Service Reform: A New Commitment ". Public Administration Review, 38(2): 99-103. March/April 1978.

Foster, Gregory D. , "The 1978 Civil Service Reform Act: Post-Mortem or Rebirth ? ", Public Administration Review, 39(1): 78-86. January/ February 1979.

Godwin, Phil , and Needham, John , "Reforming Reform - Challenging the Assumptions for Improving Public Employees' Performance ", Public Personnel Management, 10(2): 233-43.

Klingner, Donald E. , " Federal Labor Relations After the Civil Service Reform Act ", Public Personnel Management, 9(3): 172-83.

Kovach, Kenneth A. , " The F.L.R.A. and Federal Employee Unionism", Public Personnel Management, 9(1): 7-10, January/February 1980.

LovmcH, Nicholas P. , Shaffer, Paul L. , Hopkins, Ronald H. , and Yale, Donald A. , "Do Public Servants Welcome or Fear Merit Evaluation of Their Performance ? ", Public Administration Review, 40(3): 214-222, May/June 1980.

Lynn, Naomi B. , and Vaden, Richard E. , " Bureaucratic Response to Civil Service Reform ", Public Administration Review, 39(4): 333-43. July/ August 1979.

Nigro, Lloyd G. , " Attitudes of Federal Employees Toward Performance Appraisal and Merit Pay: Implications for CSRA Implementation", Public Administration Review, 41(1): 84-86. January/ February 1981.

Rosen, Bernard , " Uncertainty in the Senior Executive Service", Public Administration Review, 41(2): 203-07. March/April 1981.

Sundquist, James L. , " Jimmy Carter as Public Administrator: An Appraisal at Mid-Term ", Public Administration Review, 39(1): 3011. January/ February 1979.