Ingraham, Patricia Wallace <br/><br/>
Building bridges over troubled waters: merit as a guide 

 -  2006 
 - p.486-95. 
 - Jul-Aug 
<br/><br/> The federal civil service has developed in fits and starts, with specific reforms fashioned in reaction to the particular political considerations of a given time. Yet the concept of merit has remained a central, allbeit malleable, sometimes neglected, and perhaps quaint ideal. Reinvention, efficiency, and effectiveness must honor excellence and the notion of public service as a calling. - Reproduced. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil service