Federal Government: A Model Employer or a Work in Progress. Perspectives from 25 Years of the Merit Principles Survey

摘要

As the guardian of the merit systems under which Federal employees work, the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) adjudicates appeals filed by Federal employees and conducts studies relating to Federal merit systems. Those functions are intended to ensure that the Federal workforce is managed in accordance with the merit principles (Title 5, U.S.C., Section 2301) and is free of prohibited personnel practices (Title 5, U.S.C., Section 2302). The Merit Principles Survey (MPS) is an important component of MSPBs research, yielding insight into employee attitudes on a variety of topics since 1983. Data from the survey have served as an indicator of agency adherence to merit principles and have been used to support MSPB recommendations on many aspects of Governmentwide and agency personnel policy and practice.