 Official seal | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 3, 1871 |
| Dissolved | January 1, 1978 |
| Superseding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | U.S. federal government |
The United States Civil Service Commission was a government agency of the federal government of the United States. It was created to select employees of federal government on merit rather than relationships. In 1979, it was dissolved as part of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978; the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board are the successor agencies.