PADP 6910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Civil Service Retirement System, Gs1, Merit System
16 Dec 2018
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Lecture 8 : the personnel function civil service: civil service system, characteristics. Position classification > defining positions & pay based on occupation (position difficulty & responsibility: clerical : gs-1 : gs-8, professional : gs-5 : gs-9 (master"s degree : g-7 : g-9, managerial : gs-10 and above. Staffing > standardized tests vs. resumes: rule of three as an external selection mechanism, veterans preferences, diversity, & internal promotion within and between government agencies. Compensation: more problematic for subnational governments than federal government. Restrictions on political activity: political management, campaigns, advocacy > hatch act, 1939) 2: revolving door restrictions > need to balance talent acquisition with career flexibility. Human capital: case of michael brown > fema administrator (4/2003 - 9/2005, challenges, human capital accumulation. Turnover at all levels (most striking for appointees) Mismatch between needed skills & available skills. Government reforms to streamline recruitment & retention: political appointees vs. careerists. Political appointees > short tenures, decreasing through time.
