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The Civil Service Today

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The modern civil service framework dates to the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, which created the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board.

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One office manages hiring and pay; the board protects workers from prohibited practices.

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The Pendleton architecture was replaced, not abandoned — merit remained the principle.

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