Developing Future Executives: an Assessment of Federal Efforts in an Era of Reform

Abstract

This study examines the status of executive development in the federal government since the passage of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. A preliminary assessment indicates that encouraging ini tial steps have been taken in many agencies to establish executive development programs that in clude a range of work related experiences and formal training to prepare individuals for the Senior Executive Service. However, the next few years will be critical to the long-term effort to institu tionalize executive development programs on a government-wide basis.

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