Moderators: Michael Bogdanow, Merit Systems Protection Board
Speakers: Judge Elaine D. Kaplan, United States Court of Federal Claims
Robert E. Kirschman, Jr., United States Department of Justice
Robert M. Tobias, American University
Summary: The Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) of 1978 made some of largest reforms in the history of Federal personnel management. It replaced what the Supreme Court called the civil service system’s “outdated patchwork of statutes and rules built up over almost a century” with “an elaborate new framework for evaluating adverse personnel actions against federal employees,” and it created new agencies such as the Merit Systems Protection Board and Office of Personnel Management. Forty years later, have the original goals of the CSRA been realized? What will be the CSRA’s legacy? Does it still address the needs of today’s Federal workforce and management? This panel will explore these and other questions about the past, present, and future of this landmark legislation.
Virginia Practitioners: This webcast will not qualify for Virginia CLE credit for the current reporting cycle ending October 31, 2018. If this webcast receives CLE accreditation in Virginia, and you attend this event and submit your CLE Request form for Virginia within 3 days of the event, your CLE credits will be applied for the next reporting cycle.