The Tennessee Valley Authority and the Merit Principles

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Abstract:

This report discusses the results of a study by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board MSPB of selected aspects of human resource management in the Tennessee Valley Authority TVA. Established as a Government corporation in 1933, TVA is required to adhere to the basic merit principles characteristic of Federal civil service agencies. As a corporation, however, TVA is excluded from most of the specific laws, rules and regulations which govern the content and conduct of personnel programs in other executive branch agencies. Compared to these other agencies, therefore, TVA has much greater flexibility in its human resource management systems and its ability to tailor those systems to its unique needs. This report describes some of the major aspects of TVAs merit system, compares and contrasts them with those used by most other Federal agencies, and assesses how well TVA meets the requirements of the underlying merit principles.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF POLICY AND EVALUATION
Descriptive Note:
Special study
Supplementary Note:
A Report to the President and the Congress of the United States by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.
Pagination:
0071

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_5.1.1_Establish and Maintain Unity of Effort with Mission Partners; JCA_5.1_Organize; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand
Modernization Areas:
Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
*GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Keyword(s):
MSPB(MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD), TVA(TENNESSE VALLEY AUTHORITY), HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, MERIT SYSTEM
Report Date:
1989 Aug 17