OPM's Initial Attempts To Implement Demonstration Provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

GAO observed the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) initial attempts to encourage and evaluate proposals for demonstration projects authorized by Title VI of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. These projects are intended to determine whether a specified change in personnel management policies and procedures would result in improved Federal personnel management. They can involve waivers of certain existing laws, rules, and regulations. For that reason, it is required that project proposals proceed through a process of public notice, public hearing, and congressional review.