Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
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The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, (October 13, 1978, Pub.L. 95-454, 92 Stat. 1111), reformed the civil service of the United States federal government.
The central change embodied in the act was that under the rank-in-the-person provision agency heads can move career executives into any position for which they are qualified. In short this means that political appointees can get anyone they want into any position
One provision of the act was the conversion of the United States Civil Service Commission to the Office of Personnel Management. Another provision of the act was the creation of the Merit System Protection Board, which reviewed complaints about unjustified or unduly actions taken against well qualified workers.
It is codified in scattered sections of Title 5 of the United States Code.
