The United States federal civil service is the civilian workforce (i.e., non-elected and non-military public sector employees) of the United States federal...

The United States Civil Service Commission was a government agency of the federal government of the United States and was created to select employees...

The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and...

The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a position classification in the United States federal civil service equivalent to general officer or flag officer...

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law passed by the 47th United States Congress and signed into law by President Chester...

The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is also "the federal...

Civil service reform in the United States was a major issue in the late 19th century at the national level, and in the early 20th century at the state...

definitions of an agency of the federal government of the United States are varied, and even contradictory. The official United States Government Manual offers...

States government that manages the United States federal civil service. The agency provides federal human resources policy, oversight, and support, and tends...

provincial and territorial levels. In the United States, the federal civil service was established in 1871. The Civil Service is defined as "all appointive positions...