Biography of an ideal : a history of the federal civil service.
United States.Office of Personnel Management.
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Civil Service Commission : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,
[2003]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215) and index.
Introduction -- Ninety-six premerit years -- The merit system is born -- The first fifty-five years : 1883-1938 -- The beginning of modern personnel administration : 1938-1958 -- From administration to management : 1958-1977 -- The second civil service reform : 1977-1979 -- Post-reform : gains, losses, and constant change --
Civil service