Office of Personnel Management

The Office of Personnel Management or OPM is the United States government agency which serves to manage the civil service of the United States by the recruitment of qualified personnel into and the administration of their careers as part of the United States Civil Service.

Related Topics:
United States - Civil service

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The OPM was originally founded as the United States Civil Service Commission by the Civil Service Act of 1883. It became the OPM by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.

Related Topics:
Civil Service Act - Civil Service Reform Act

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