Government

Labor/Mgt Relations & Civil Service Reform Act

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

The Civil Service Reform Act, which was signed into law by President Carter in 1978, constituted the first comprehensive revision of the civil service system since its inception in 1883. The case examines the reorganization of a military base,...

Johnstown Department of Purchase

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case details the 1971 federal investigation into the Purchasing Department in Johnstown, a medium-sized industrial city in the Midwest. Prior to the investigation, there had been extensive restructuring of the city government after a series...

Department of Public Welfare

Publication Date: January 02, 1975

James Pierce, formerly an accounting executive in the Evaluation and Audit Division, was appointed director of the District 14 office of the Public Welfare Department of Minnesota. During his tenure, the department initiated a mass restructuring...