Federal Employees Excluded From Certain Provisions of Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

The Civil Service Reform Act protects most Government employees from specified prohibited personnel practices such as discrimination, political coercion, and reprisals; however, this protection does not apply to employees in Government corporations. According to the Merit Systems Protection Board's Office of the Special Counsel, there have been many complaints of personnel abuse within Government corporations. A review was performed to determine the justification for excluding all Government corporations from the provisions of the Act.